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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-06-27
Tapping the Fertile
Canadian Northwest

Duluth. Mimi, June l5.-James J.
Hill recently made the startling state.
ment that, in his opinion. BY 1910. only
Tour years from now, the population OF
the United States viii be 100. 600 900
and that when that time comes this
country will consume all the wheat
raised within its borders. The man
VINO makes this prediction belongs to
the modern race of discovery, the rail
road builders. Once it was the North,
east passage to Cathay which fred the
ambition Of the explorer. Now it is
the avenue to new fields of production.
The twentieth century industrial ex
plorer Is the man who seeks sources of
supply for breadstuffs, ores, timber
and other material of varied character
on which depends the complex life OF
nation of many millions of people.
The railroad magnate who spends
his working days in an Office hidden
away in mammoth skyscraper seems
far removed from the race of hardy
discoveries who five centuries ago
made America known to the old world
But, excepting, perhaps, Ponce de
Leon, who sought here the spring of
eternal youth. the pioneers among the
discoveries of the Western Hemiphere
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-06-27
THINGS TO THINK ABOUT.

Last years production Of oranges in
this country was 100000 boxes, or
probably 6OO.OOOO0O oranges. That
is an allowance Of twenty to each in
habitaut.
German firms are ,mabie to fill all
foreign orders for automobiles. Vice
Consul Schlemmer OF Mannheim
writes that the German motor produc-
ton for 1905 as $1O,0000O0, the ex-
port to England and France increasing
900 per cent
1t is calculated that England loses
over 1900 acres yearly through the
sea eucroaching upon the coast
The British government recently
held a nag-painting competition open
TO an ightship men on the British
coast The prize went to the man
who furnished the most accurate pic,
lures OF the union jack, the naval en-
sign and the war flags for fifteen for
eign nations
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-06-27
JeIIieS and Preserves

And now the women get some sea
sonable receipts from the agricultural
experiment station. IN bulletin mum,
Der 1876, Mrs J.. II. Adams and PROBES,
scr +. p. Sandsten give a large mum
her of receipts, largely relating to
iellies and preserves. They are well
worth tie reading aud keeping.
Directions for Making Jelly.
Jelly making is the most interest
ing and the most uncertain Of any Of
the ways Of caring for fruit I'm
certain because so many conditions
must he watched but nothing adds to
the finish Of table like perfect jelly.
Fruit for jelly is best gathered a lit
tie unripe Jelly made from fruit
gathered after heavy rain will re-
Quire a greater amount of boiling and
in some cases viii not jelli" at all,
owing to the lack of the starcby prop
critics contained in fruit. This,
however, may be put into jars and
sealed and used for mince meat Great
care should be used in, shmming
Jelly The juice should not be stir.
rcd, but the scum skinned off care
fully If allowed to boil over. the
Jelly will not be clear.
In putting the jelly into glasses,
sterilize the glasses. and drain them
thoroughly as otherwise air bubbles
are apt to be in the jelly When fill
ing the glasses, fill each glass full
before attempting 10 fill the next as
jelly will slide off in layers when turn
ed ont If put in little at a time Boil
only a small amount Of juice at one
time, and use a shallow pan as the
water evaT crates faster in a shallow
pan allowing the juice to Cell" in less
time Some people think that fruit
that Is not fit to can or preserve is all
right for jelly, but th.s is not true.
Perfect fruit is more essential for
jelly than any other way Of caring for
! fruit Soft ripe fruit may be used for
/ jams or maTmalades.
Fruits such as strawberries, asp.
/ bcrries. peaches. which win MT jell
easily make beautiful jelly If o,e-third
Irhubarb juice is used and tie flavor
| is not harmed by such addition
Old Way of Making Plur Jelly.
| The old way Of making plum jelly
lis to almost cover the fruit with cold
water Cook until soft. but not into
a lulpy state, strain and let stand
over night. carefully pour off the
juice so as not to mix the settings
and strain through flannel bag
eMasurc the juice and an equa
amount Of sugar but do not add the
sugar until the juice has boiled ffteer
minutes. Then add the sugar and
boil slowly from three to five minutes
or until the Juice viii cling to the
spoon in thick jelly drops II is then
ready TO put into glasses.
New Way of Making Plum jelly.
A new way to make plum and other
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-06-27
Transportation Then and Now

CtiSHDf kdhtOU men ana NOW
kipling has drawn a picture vibrat-
Ing with movement and color. fairly
pulsating with the essence of human
life, when he describes in kim" the
great trunk road of India. Thousands
OF bare or sandled feet polished the
stones of the footways that converged
at city gates; the endless grinding of
the roughshod wheels wore deep and
everlasting ruts in the stone pave
ments. Yet not so many people. In 9
month of thirty days, entered or left
any of the old walled capitals of
Greece, or Rome or India that, like
our modern pOpulOus centers, depend
ed for their very life on the outside
country as now, between sunrise and
sunset hurl themselves back and
forth, in and out of New York alone.
Transportation is the problem; the
ways along which people can move
and the means to move them. are the
great questions Of the hour, and al
roads lead to Town
We have tunneled beneath the
ground and the river: we have thrown
great fl ing arches over our interveu-
ing waterways; we have netwOlked
the surrounding country with lines OF
humming trolleys, and the ferry-boats
swing with the regularity of pendu.
lums, from pier to pier. Incoming or
going armies of men spend large frac
tions of their lives upon the road
They have Travelled many times the
distance to the moon and back. The
steam, fetch them in and out. The
same unyarying number Of footsteps
have brought them to their homes
and offices, The same unvarying re-
volutions of whirling wheels have
carried them from the journeys he
ginning and to its end Far above the
level Of the roofs of the dwelling
houses, We have built great cities,
peopled by transieuts. The metrop-
polls is like the feeding ground OF
great migratory flOcks who come in
the morning to pick up their living. to
fill their mouths and fill their pouches
and retire at night to their home
nests and roosting places.-James
Barues in Metropolitan
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-06-27
a spREAnINe nlsEAsE.

New York Sun.-The Sunday rowdy
is one Of the most pestiferous Of the
minor nuisances in New York. He
makes life miserable for many per-
sons whose only holiday is Sunday,
and whose only means of escaping
from the heat and noise Of the city
is the public transportation system.
It Is impossible to find any defence
for the Sunday rowdy He may be
explained as an oyer-develoDed ply
sique with an under-developed mind.
This year the transportation man
agers-whose failure to perform their
duties in the past is largely respon-
sible for the conditions that exist
appear to be making a real effort to
suppress the young toughs that abuse
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-06-27
INCIDENTAL INSOMNIA.
You May Get Sleep by Taking a Series
of Deep Breaths.

of Deep Breaths.
1t commonly happens that persons
otherwise apparently in good health
find a difficulty in sleeping without a
break, their nights rest being inter
rupted by turns of wakefulness. After
falling asleep for an hour or two they
awaken-a modified Or incidental in
somnia takes the place of normal re
pose, says a correspondent of the Lon
don Lancet. | believe, and | suggest,
that this may be due to a disturbance
Of the equilibrium of the cerebral circu-
lation. The cause Of the disturbance
may he very various | do not pro-
pos 20 enter into the question of
cause, but l have in many instances
successfully counteracted the result
by forced respiratory movements. by
assisting and encouraging the return
flow Of blood to the heart; by a rapid
and thorough expansion of the chest
cavity, by the vacuity produced, the
blood in the great veins of the mech
and upper thorax is sucked in and has
tened on to its ultimate destination.
The large serrati muscles (costo-
scapulares) are more especially called
on for this duty. The serratus, by is
hindermost attachment to the posterior
border Of the scapula as a muscle OF
extraordinary inspiration, requires
for its action in this capacity that the
scapula should be steadily and firmly
held to the spine by the muscles alIo-
Gated to this end-in other words, by
the shoulders being vigorously held
backward. The deep breathing thus
carried out for eight, twelve or fifteen
inspirations usually suffices to induce
the wished for somnolence. Anyway,
it is an experiment easily tried and
without risk.
The influence Of respiratory move
ments is demonstrated by the effect OF
a prolonged and forced exploratory &C,
ton The impediment to the return
flow of blood is easily to be observed
when a vocalist with an uncovered
neck is singing a long-sustained high
note; the external jugular veins will be
seen in their course across the sterno
mastoid muscle in a state of extreme
distension, accompanied by congestion
Of the veins of the head and face in
dicating hindrance to the blood current
toward the heart
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-06-27
eooseberry Preserves.
What the Alpine Hat Means.

If the Turban is the Maiden Aunt
among hats the harsh Alpine is the
blatant Womans Fighter. Beware
the woman who wears an Alpine. She
has sharp elbows, and sharper
tongue. and she VIII iostle you in
crowd, or render you uncomfortable in
the street-car with a sang froid born OF
selfshness and the belief that all the
world and all that is therein was made
to accommodate itself 10 her wishes.
The woman Of the Alpine hat suspects
everyone Of wishing to cheat and de-
caiye her. and she haranguea the
ticket agent and the conductor with
freedom and earnestness that is only
equaled by their rage. Yet she is not
wholly to blame for this state % mind
Is unquestionably caused by the hat
After she had been cajolod into buying
an Alpine and has seen what she looks
like in it. she naturally feels bitter
and tries to avenge her wrongs on the
rest of the world The Alpine is the
last evolution OF the Hat JTnbecoming,
the Hat Uncomfortable and the Hat
Accountable. Until you have knocked
its stiff brim against the car-seat all
during a hurried, tourist-ical continent
tai trip. YOU do not know what real
misery even remotely resembles. A
has rAlpine. Kerr Under
wood I'm Woman's Home Companion.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-06-27

eastern markets, it is significant that,
in the opinion of the railroad builders,
the best route is that which is afforded
by the great lakes. This means that
these inland waterways are to see
still further increases in the amount
of their commerce. The lakes have
for two centuries played an important
part in the upbuilding of the north.
west. In recent years, the traffic on
Lake Superior alone mas grown so
rapiu.y that the commerce of the 500.
many times exceeds that of the Suez
canal A recent government bulletin
shows that through the canals of the
500 during April of this year there
passed 2,513,267 tons of freight, as
against 1,300,166 in April, 1905. Last
year there passed beneath the aerial
ferry at the entrance to the Duluth
Superior harbor a total of 1859 yes
sells with a registered tonnage of 90
216,154. In the same time, there
passed the Statue of Liberty in New
York harbor bound to and from foreign
ports about 5000 vessels. New
Yorks great coastwise trade gave ner
first place, Duluth ranking second
among American ports That many
OF the modern lake carriers rank in
size with ocean-going steamships is
shown by the fact that the average
net tonnage of the vessels which en-
tered and clearned at Duluth in 1905
was 2.166, With the deepening Of the
Erie canal on the east the products OF
the northwest can be carried by water
for three-quarters Of the distance to
the Atlantic coast and this fact has
evidently not been overlooked by the
men behind Canadian railway projects.
The fact that American waterways
will thus be utilized by ths men who
are back Of the projects to tap the
Cana1;an northwest adds to the inter
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-06-27
A RAILRoAp CURIOSITY.

The Hartford Courant.-The finan-
cial papers have at last caught on"
to the remarkable railroad cOnstruc-
ton that is going on across Virginia
and I'D into the coal regions of West
Virginia. 1t is all there. Travellers
the "Deepwater The work goes
along the Chesapeake & Ohio have
the line pointed out to them. At the
east end it is called the Underwater"
line, at the western end It is called
steadily on. and the market has not
yet heard Of a share of stock or a
dollar Of bond belonging to the enter
prise. The road Is laid out with a
view to getting rid Of grades and it Is
said that except across the Alleghen-
les. where the maximum will be
twenty-five feet to the mile. there will
be no grade exceeding ~ feet to the
mile It Is understood that H. II.
Rogers IS building the railroad on his
own account To furnish superior
route for shipping coal from the
mines to the ocean. Once at tide
water, the coal can be shipped in any
direction. 1t Is expected that New
England will benefit By the new enter.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-06-27
GreenIand,s Icy Mountain

The largest mass Of ice III the world
is the one which nearly fills the in
terror of Greenland, where ii has &C
cumulated from time whence the
memory of man runneth not to the
contrary. 1t is believed now to form
a block about 100000 square miles In
area and averaging a mile and a half
il thickness. According to these
statistics the lump of ice is larger in
volume than the whole body of water
in the Mediterranean.-New York
Tribune.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-06-27
Where There's a viii.

They were discussing the things
which help a mar to obtain success in
the world, when one young man said
There's nothing like 'orce Of character
Now, there's Hunks. He's sure "a
make his way in tie world He's 1.
viii Of his own you know "
But Brown has something better in
his favor" argued his friend
What's that?"
- will Of his uncles.'
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-06-27
$4,000 miles of railway.

$4,000 miles of railway.
That time. Of course, is still far
distant, but the present growth of
population in the northwest country
indicates that the men who are year
by year adding to the railway mile
age are making no mistake. And
should the time ever come when the
population of the northwest equals
or exceeds the present population CT
the country, the proportion of the
traffic on the great lakes can only be
conjectured, for they will then be one
of the chief means of communication
between east and west, as they have
always been since the days when only
the birch bark canoes Of the Indians
were seen upon their waters.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-06-27

prise. But the interesting phase OF
the affair is that a great trunk line
can in these days Of enormous for
tunes be built without going to the
public for any financial assistance,
and simply ont Of the pocket Of one
great operators in the market.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-06-27

Truth crushed to 18th will rise
again" said the earnest citizen.
Yes" answered Senator So ghum'
The only trouble is that it sometimes
doesn't get to its feet until after the
referee has counted ten. Washington
Star.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-06-27
Man and His Walstceat.

Mems minds are much troubled
about waistcoats just now The man
ner in which they criticise each
others clothes is very edifying
What a poisonous waistcoat that
man has on" DO look at that fell
Ian weird studs" and so on.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-06-27

their lines. In this they should have
the active and hearty cooperation d
the city authorities a dozen or 50
disturbers of the peace sent TO jail
would stop many of le most acute
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-06-27

jellies, is to place the fruit dry in
jars. Two-quart jars are good for
this purpose Either place the jars
in the oven in asbestos paper or in a
fruit steamer and cook till fruit is
tender. Take out and strain through
a flannel bag. Add as much sugar as
Juice, and str until the sugar is dis
solved. Pace on the back of the
stove and heat slowly until it forms
Jelly drops on the spoon. During
boiling skim carefully. It will take
but little boiling as this is pure
Juice. This process produces the
clearest and finest plum jelly
The pulp may be used for jams or
butter by straining through a sieve
and adding equal amount of sugar
and heating slowly till thick enough.
Place in jars and seal az usual
Making Apple Jelly.
Cut the apples into quarters. They
should not be cored or peeled. Cover
with water and cook till tender and
strain. Let stand an hour or more
and strain through flannel bag.
Measure out the same amount of
sugar as juice, boil the juice fifteen
minutes before putting in the sugar
Stir until the sugar is dissolved and
boil slowly till it iellies in a spoon
Plum juice may be added if a plum
flavor is desired Apple jelly often
lacks a decided flavor and this can
be enhanced by adding a small guam
tity ri plum juice.
Strawberry Preserve.
1t is very important that the Der.
res be fresh and firm. Fo, this reason
they should be picked jusl before they
are to be utilized Carefully remove
the stem taking care not to bruise the
fruit. If dirty the berries should be
washed before stemmiug. For pre-
serves use as much granulated sugar
as fruit. If for sauce, one-half to three
quarters the amount of sugar will be
sufficient Place a layer of sugar
and then a layer of fruit. Let stand
la half day or over night and can
early in the morning Take the
juice and bring to a boiling point.
skimming carefully. Add the fruit
and let all heat through and can hot.
No water is used. BY this method the
berries will keep their color and the
preserves be richer
Red and Black Raspberries.
Fill the sterilized jars with the
fresh dry fruit and either place in
ia steamer or use the cold water
method When the fruit is soft. fill
up the jar with boiling syrup and
seal This way of canning red rasp-
berries if once tried will always be
used as the fruit retains most of the
natural color and flavor.
Gooseberry Preserves.
The berries should be picked when
they begin to show signs of ripening.
Stem carefully, drop them into cold
water and let come TO a boil Re-
move from fire and pour off the water
and when the berries have cooled
drop them into boiling syrup made by
using just enough water to liquefy
the sugar, and seal The berries will
stay quite whole and If the operation
has been C@rlf1,y done, will keep for
years Gooseberry preserves as
above may be used in the place OF
cranberry preserves.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-06-27

One OF many.
rs Mr.. Lushleigh good-natured ?"
He's always jolly while setting EN- up
for the boys, but gets frantic when his
wife asks him for money to pay the
butchers bill"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-08-17
ENCYCLICAL
CAUSES GREAT STIR AND RUM
ORS OF RELIGIOUS WAR.
Pope Refuses 10 Listen 20 Moderation
Concerning Principle Of
Church.

Rome, Aug. 1.-THE publication
of the encyclical condemning the sep
aration law seems likely to cause a
sudden rupture OF all relations be-
tween the vatican and France and to
lead to greater difficulties in the fu-
ture for the Catholic church in the re-
public. which is left entirely in the
hands Of the episcopate.
The encycicsl did not have the APP
proval Of a number of cardinals, who,
while sympathizing with the Arm and
energetic attitude Of the pope. fear re-
prisals from the French government
possibly leading to the disorganization
Of the French church. Their counsels
Of moderation and forbearance. how
e,er, failed to move the Holy Father,
who was determined to make a sand
for the trampled rights of the church.
He trusts in Providence for a future
solution Of the problem
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-08-17
MYSTIC NUMBERS
IN POLICE COURT
Thirteen Dollars Fine for The
Number Thirteen.
+. ID. Fitzpatrick First Victim of the
Speed Ordinance--Had First
License.
OWNER OF "as" TOLD TO GO

Police court loungers crossed
their fingers this morning when p.
ID. Fitzpatrick, whose automobile
bears the "hoodoo" No. 10, was pre-
sented on the charge Of fast riding.
and they looked wise when he was
fined $40 with 80 costs annexed.
Their eyes nearly popped out Of
their head when Henry Arena was
told he could "skiddoe." Henry Ar
enz' machine is numbered 20, and
the police said they couldn't identi-
fy him or his machine as the one
they vainly chased on South Tenth
street at l O'Clock Wednesday morn
Ing.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick was the first per-
son in Paducah to take out license
tag when licenses we're issued for
the iirst time in Paducah two weeks
ago. He chose No. IS. He was fol-
lowed into City Clerk Henry Bail
ley's Office by Henry Arena. In spirit
of fun Mr.. Arena said: II will take
No. 49,"
The two automobile enthusiasts
walked together into the ONCE Of
City Treasurer Dorian and waving
the mystic numbers, exclaimed. I'VE
are going to tempt fate"
They are the frst persons ever ar
rested in Paducah on the charge OF
violating the speed law with automo-
biles.
There were two charges against
Mr.. Fitzpatrick but only one Of
them was ubstantiated to the salts
faction OF the court
On the testimony Of Mr.. Ed Nance
that Mr.. Fitzpatrick exceeded the
local speed Of eight miles on Broad
way and narrowly missed small
child. Mr.. Fitzpatrick was assessed q
total OF $1S.
Patrolmen Terrell and Alexander
preferred charges OF violating the
speed ordinance against both Mr..
Fitzpatrick and Mr.. Arena. 1t was 1
O'Clock Wednesday morning. ac-
cording to the patrolmen, when they
saw two machines dashIng along
South Tenth street so fast that they
soon lost their blue-coated pursuers
In the rear. The darkness and dust
prevented the patrolmen reading the
numbers. They were unable to iden-
tify either of the prisoners.
The prisoners were dismissed on
this charge.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-08-17

New York, August IT. Private
adylees from Valparaiso. Chile. this
morning report that by the terrific
earthquake last night many build
ings were wrecked. Fire broke out
and throughout the city it is feared
were many casualties.
The cable operator at Valparaiso
says all the land lines are down and
the disaster probably is a repetition
Of the San Francisco calamity.
Advices from Buenes Ayres via
London also state that a terrible
earthquake was felt in the Cordesia
DE Leos district. lasting FIVE min
utes. Kingstown. Island of st. Vim
cent, also was affected BY the earth
quake Tuesday night. Shocks were
also felt in Island st. Lucia the
night of August 2.
In all 81 distinct shocks were felt.