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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-18
CORN AND cos MEAL.
II Goes as Far in Feeding as Pure
Corn Meal.

Corn Meal.
Pure corn meal is a heavy coneeu,
trated feed, which usually passes
through the digestive tract of the All
NAL without having all of its nut-l.
ment distracted from it. Usually II
Is much better to dilute this heavy
meal with some other material of
lower feeding value. Through thus In
ereasing its volume. or diluting it. it
is possible that the juices of the stonl-
act more freely and completely upoa
the food material of the meal. SAYS
the Indiana Farmer. Whether this
explanation be the correct one or not,
it is certainly fact, that experiments
have shown that the cob of corn when
ground with the grain growing on the
cob, in some way added to the use.
tulness of the material AS evidence
on this point We have the experiments
conducted with fattening steers BY
Shelton at the Kansas agricultural
college. There were two experiments
In each of these one lot of steers re-
ceived Oat straw, orchard grass, hay
and clover for roughage. One OF the
two lots received corn meal as the
concentrated food, while the other
lot was fed corn and cob meal. ThA
'eers in each bunch were Of the same
quality. the feed and care were alike
excepting the grain foods, which were
as noted; otherwise the quantity OF
grain food received by each lot for
the period was the same
In both cases the steers getting corn
and cob meal made little better daily
gain than the steers getting pure corn
meal, aud the total gains for the lots
were about the same. Shelton con.
cludes as a result of these trials,
that pound of corn and cob meal for
steer feeding purposes is equal to a
pound of pure corn meal. Corn ana
cob meal as a feed for fattening hogs
has been tested at three of Che agri-
cultural colleges, namely, New Hamp-
shire, Missouri and Kansas. At tie
first two. corn and cob meal proved
superior to the same weight of corn
meal while In the Missouri trial The
corn meal was the more valuable.
For the present, and until we have
more experiments to guide us, we
may hold to the statement made by
Shelton. above referred to, that a
pound of corn and cob meal goes as
far in feeding as a pound of pure corn
meal
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-18
Making a Maehinist.

There is perhaps, no other trade
and very few professions, writes VIM.
Haddow in the Technical World Mag
azine. that require the high order Of
intelligence, the study, the application,
the real hard-headed common-sense,
the surgeons delicacy of touch-for in
stance, in fitting of fine work-thAt
the machinist trade demands TO give
the excellent work and the inter
changeabil!ty of parts found in the
common rife or sewing machine The
range of his work is from q needle to
a baJuleship; from automatic machin,
cry that would talk French had it one
more movement TO measuring ma
chimes guaranteed not to vary more
than I've fifty-thousandth part of IN
inch fl5m The absolute. This precision
will perhaps be better appreciated
when il is remembered that one humid
red and fifty times this limit of vari.
alton is only equal to the diameter OF
the average human hair Standard
plug and ring gauges, to take a specl-
fic example, are so accurately fitted 10
each other that the expansion due to
the warmth of the hand, If the plug be
held in it for few minutes, will make
it impossible to insert the plug in the
ring; while If the ring be expanded u
the same way, the plug will drop
clear through it.
When The machinist has become
shillful enough to fulfill the above
requirements, he may receive from
$3.50 per day up to whatever he can
make himself worth and prove it"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-18

rights of persons and property. II f.
be true that congress can destroy the
power OF the circuit court to grant in
functions 70 restrain wrongdoers il
will not be easy to persuade the Amer
lean people that such action would
not be most unwise and mischievous
1t is the first step that costs, and such
legislation would be a stupendous
stride toward lawlessness and anarchy,
no matter how specious may be the
arguments in its favor-Philadelph
Record.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-18
ROMANCE OF WHALE HUNTING.

san Francisco ArgOnaut-The whal-
ers are in anu are again fitting out for
the winter cruise. In the past month
half dozen have come to port wealth
er-beaten, redolent of the uttermost
seas, their bearded and deep-eyed
crews still counting from Java Head
and La Perouse. More than the out
ward sign Of ancient vessels long
known to the business is the fact that
they never lack for crews. though sew
eral ships came in clean and their
men were paid for months OF hard
labor and toll with one dollar and a
piece of paper stamped by the ship
ping commissioner. Men do not
work on shore for cent a day and
three meals of salt beef. with curses
and kicks for sauce 1t is the old
hankering that men have obeyed
since time began and the sea rolled to
the horizon The Gotama is Just in
after eight months cruising from the
South Seas TO the Arctic and the Ok.
hotsk Her crew got nothing. But
the tale of a sea covered with floating
pumice-stone, of DAYS chasing a
whale, Of watches when The sails
glared with the reflection Ct some dis
tant and unnamed yolca ac, waken a
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-18

George A. Wright. clerk OF the cir.
cult court of La Crosse county. a
member of Company B. first Wiscon.
sin cavalry during the civil war. re-
flutes the claim of a Kokomo. Indiana.
writer that David Jones of that city
who died a fortnight ago was the last
of the squad who assisted in the cap.
ture of Jefferson Davis. says the La
Crosse Chronicle.
Il thought you We're a member of
the squad that captured JEFF Davis"
was asked of Clerk Wright. few
days ago.
We'll, you just bet was and a live
one. too" replied the clerk.
why. here is a claim that an Indi,
ana man was the last Of the squad
and he died a few days ago" was the
reply of the clerk who took on the at,
titude of the soldier of the civil war
which action resulted in saving the
union.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-18
Little Boy Blue.

Little Boy Blue. come blow your
horn.
The cats got out OF the bag this
morn.
Your stock it is falling down lower
and lower
So tune up your trumpet. o Little
Horn Blower
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-18
EccIeslastIcaI EmsroIderIes.

OF white brocaded satin, embroider
ed with gold, the vestment measured
about feet by 5.
1T Is $500. he dealer said at is
200 years Old"
He torched the heavy and bright
embroidery. This gold work, he
said, is fresh as tho new and it
will always stay fresh, for it is work
ed with Holland gold thread-a
thread Of silver, gold-plated. such as
only the Dutch can make.
with these stiff threads of silver
plated with gold only strong men can
embroider The task IS beyond the
strength Of women. All good eccle.
siastical embroidery is mems work"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-18
Accilmated

Explorer-But have you had any ex
perience that would tend to fit you
for the hardships Of an arctic exDedi.
tom
Would-be member OF the party
Have I? Why, lived two winters
in an apartment house where | was
at odds with the jantor
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-18
One stride Toward Anarchy

1t will go hard If the senate of the
United States should fail to convince
the country of the dangers involved in
the threatened breach of the admirable
judiciary system for protecting the
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-18

William Billsbaek
William Dezer
John Huntnamer
Herbert shelter
Christopher Steinbrook
Gottlieb hleinlein
Sidney Leonard
James McStilson
George W. Silsbee.
Company B
Luther L. Blair. sergeant
Melvin T. DIN, sergeant
John Clark, sergeant
Thomas p. Culbertson, corporal
James H, McCrary, corporal
Privates.
Ezra H. stewart William Matski
A. L. Beardsley John l. Nolan
Thomas Coleman John w. norton
r. P. Franklin Warren P. Otterson
Sylvester FairbankStephen Poquette
William Gill Frederick Steinfeld
William Grimes Joseph Smith
Lewis Jacobson George d. Wright
Honore Leverner John Wagner
Ira AAiler W. A. Spangler.
Company d
George q. Hussey, sergeant
}. NJ Wheeler, sergeant
g. w. Sykes, corporal
L. p. Pond. corporal
Joseph Myers, corporal
George d. La Bordle, corporal
Privates.
Nelson Appley n. NJ. Hephner
z. H. Anderson Henry Hamilton
Donald Brander C. Helgerson
F. a. Bublitz A. f. Johnson
j. s. Burton John Ludwig
Lawrence Bird NJ. F. Nickerson
Joseph Beugen Z. W. O'Heron
A. J. Craig J. A L. Pooch
Thomas Day Alexander Pengilly
Thomas Dixon Arne Renom
Jerrod Fields Jerome Roe
James Folly Herman A. Stone
jacob Gusch John Spear
d. H. Goodrich Henry Seidenburg
Lewis Hartung J. A, Warren.
&C. w. Seely
Bill, colored servant, private Company
ID.
H.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-18
a CHICKEN c10l

The M.l.oualre--i Glscaars d. my
last chauffeur because he got drums.
The Chauneur-Y0u won't have to
discharge me on that account. | can
drink all day ana never feel IT,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-18
Willie Winkle

Wee Willie Wrinkle runs through the
town
Upstairs and downstairs in his night
gown.
Ism, he the eleverest Of all the kids
yet
Fast asleep and smoking on a big
ciearet?
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-18
TsftyWafty.

Tafty Walty put on a shelf
Better look out and take care Of him
self
All the Kings horses and all ,he
,ings men
Couldn't get Tafty down again
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-18
THE NEW MOTHER GOOSE
Handy Andy.

Handy Andy spick and spandy.
Made a speech that was a dandy
Showing that if treated right
Little yellow Dogs can bite
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-18

Nose Johnson-Does yo' believe in
hypnotism?
Pete Jackson-Shuahly shuahlyl
Many's de time Abs bin hypuotze bah
a chicken coop,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-18

Bill. colored servant private Company
ID.
The first Wisconsin cavalry was
mustered out Sept. /, 1865.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-18

Landlady-I cannot accommodate
fou, take in only single men
Wigson --What makes YOU think I'm
twins?
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-11-21
MT. ZION NOTES.

Harvest time will soon be over.
Sweet times out here; every
body is making syrup.
Mr.. Eugene Montgomery visit
ed home folks Sunday.
The turkeys are trying to hide
the ir heads, because Thanksgiving
is drawing near.
The primary grades appreciate
the prize they won for Normal
Training at the State Fair.
On account of the unpromising
weather, only a small crowd at
terlded church at Matthews Chap
ell Sunday.
For the last week our school has
increased steadily in attendance
under the guidance of Miss EN-
mie Greer, as principal. and Miss
Lottie Mason, primary teacher.
a Thanksgiving entertainment
lis billed for Wednesday night,
Nov. 28th, at Mt. Zion school
building. A short program will
be rendered by the pupils, after
which other Interesting features
will be furnished. The proceeds
are to be used for school pur.
poses. A PUPIL.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-11-21
Mrs Jefferson Davis Will Prebated.

Vicksburg, Nov. 49, Today
the will of Mrs. Variana Jefferson
Davis, wife of the President of
the Confederate States, was fled
in this city at the Office of the
Chaneery Clerk of Warren county
in solemn form for probate.
The will leaves to Mrs. Davis
daughter, Mrs. Margaret Howell
Davis Hayes, of Colorado Springs,
all the estate, with the exception
of $4,000 life insurance.
''Of this sum, says the tesla
|trix, i leave Mrs. Auna Davis
Smith, $1,000; Miss Margaret
Green Davis, $1,000; my nieces,
Varina Davis and Mary Peacock
Howell, the orphan children Of
my brother, $1,000; to my faith
ful old nurse, Mary A. Hern,
81 900; to my sister, Mrs. Mar
garet Stoess, So, 900; to DIR. James
Shorter. Of Macon. Ga, in memo
ry of bis professional services,
$500; to my faithful maid, Mar
garet Josephine Connolly, 81, 900:
to Mrs. Elizabeth Hooks, Of Lees
Station, La. $500. .
In her will Mrs. Davis refers to
her residence away from the
South, saying she considered the
South her home.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-11-21
Gov. Davis Of Arkansas Coming.

10 the Farmers Union and all
the Citizens of Lincoln and Ad-
joining Counties:
You are hereby invited to meet
at the court house IN Brookhaven
on Saturday, Nov. oath, 1906, at
10 O'Clock a. IN. at which time and
place Gov. Jefferson Davis, of
Arkansas, will address you as far
mers on the needs of organiza-
tion, and a County Fair. | have
received positive assurance from
the Governor that he will be here
at the appointed time. We hope
all our good citizens will come out
and give the distinguished visitor
a warm reception, and you will
hear warm speech. We hope
our farmers will come out with a
determination to join the progress
'siye business men Of Brookhaven
in organizing for County Fair,
which is one of the great needs of
Lincoln county. Nothing could
do more in building up our agri-
cultural interests than we'll or
ganized and we'll managed Coun-
ty Fair. A. w. MEYERS,
Organizer T. E. & G. U. of A.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-11-21
PAYMENT OF SOUTHERN WAR CLAIMS.

A special from Washington says
prospects are bright for the pas
Usage, during the approaching ses-
sion Of Congress. of the omnibus
claims bill carrying large amounts
for the payment of war claims in
Ievery State in the South. The
Iiustice of these claims is not de-
Inied. Many of them have been
lpassed upon by the Court of
Claims and the amount due from
the United States adiudicated by
that tribunal. The failure to pass
the bill at the last session was due
to the efforts of the Republican
leaders in Congress to keep down
the total of appropriations as
much as possible for effect in the
congressional campaign. They
piled up extravagant appropria-
tions for other objects but refus-
ed to authorize the payment of
the just debts Of the government.
The Southern men in Congress
will also make determined effort
to secure the passage, during the
approaching session, of the bill
providing for the refunding of
the millions of dollars illegally
collected in the Southern States
during the war through the cotton
tax. This money is IN the treas
ury, but it cannot be restored to
those from whom it was wrongful
ly collected CT their heirs without
special authority from Congress.
The passage of this bill will be
an act of tardy justice to the
South.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-11-21
The Art Exhibit.
The exhibit DOZENS to-day

The exhibit opens to-day.
The pictures will be on display
in the primary rooms of the
Graded School Thursday, Friday,
Saturday and Monday; afternoon
and evening of each day; also Sat
urday forenoon.
The Thursday nights program
will be in charge of the music and
elocution departments of the
school. Nothing elaborate but
certainly enjoyable.
Friday evening the program
will consist of solos, readings,
etc., by ladies of the town who
have kindly consented to lend
their assistance.
Saturday night the literary SO
cieties of tue school will entertain
their friends with a program.
The pupils. of the first, second
and third grades will entertain
their mothers Thursday afternoon
from to $3.50 O'Clock. No charge
for this, but none but mothers ad-
mitted.
Miss Lucille Harris is the "offi-
cialn ticket seller for the up stairs
grades, while Miss Arcola Higdon
represents the lower grades. Buy
your ticket in advance from these
llttle girls. The tickets are good
for nine admissions and are trans
terable.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-11-21
Negro Shot White Resisting Arrest.

Arthur TiIlman, young negro
about IS years old who has been
working for the Pearl River Lum-
Der Co., became drunk and disor-
derly Sunday afternoon at the
home of his mother, Maria Till
man, who lives in one of the
houses on that part of the Red
Star road known to the negroes as
Greasy street. She was SO dis
turbed by his conduct that she
went 10 a neighboring telephone
and telephoned for an officer to
come and arrest him. Acting City
Marshal j. M. BIeecker respond
ed and carried along with him
Lieut.. Robt. Scott, of the Stone,
wall Guards.
When they arrived on tho scene,
the negro, who was still drunk,
resisted arrest and was shot, the
ball entering his breast below the
heart, passing through the left
lung and then downward into the
back. causing his death on Mon.
day night.
The first report current in re-
gard to the affair was that TlIIman
had been shot by Marshal Bleeck
er while the negro, crazed with
liquor or cocaine, was endeavor.
ing to strike him with bottle,
but it was afterwards learned that
the shooting was actually done by
Lieut.. Scott, and that only one
shot was fred.
The mother Of the young Negro
admits that her son was drunk
and disorderly and that she sent q
message for an officer to come ano
arrest him, but alleges that wher
he was shot he was doing nothing
more than refusing to 60 with the
officers, and was not displaying {
bottle or any other deadly weap
on.
It was learned that the matter
will undergo a full legal inyesti
cation when all the facts will b'
brought out.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-11-21
ANOTHER JAIL DELIVERY.
-Four Negro Prisoners Make Their Es
cape Sunday Afternoon.

Dave Lyons and Andrew Dix
on, held for burglary, Bob Davis,
confined for drunkenness and pet
lit larceny, and another negro
brought here from a Norfield on a
charge not learned BY the report
er, made their escape from the
county jail about dark Sunday
evening. These prisoners made
their escape in the same way as
the lot which escaped a few weeks
ago-by using ladders and climb
ing out of the transoms in the
cupola, then descending from the
roof to the ground by an impro-
ii e rep 1t il believed by the
]ail.r that thev had key to un-
lock the door from the jail hall
way into the room through which
they passed on their way to the
top of the Jail, but there is no
conclusive proof of this.
Walter Blue and Frank Smith,
the two young negroes in jail for
purglarizing j. M. Woods store
a few weeks ago, did not attempt
to get away. Blue, however,
accompanied the four escapes
down to the ground and then went
and reported the affair % Sheriff
Applewhite, who was at home at
thetim sick.
This only re, emphasizes what
The Leader has called the atten-
ton of our Board Of Supervisors
to several times before, that no
body is compelled to stay very
long IN our new $4,000 Jail, un-
less it suits him to do so.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-11-21
R. F. McGiII Dead.

Mrs. Dora NaIty received the
sad intelligence Sunday that her
only living brother, Mr.. Richard
F. McGill, of Jackson, was dead.
Mr.. McGill was, also related to
the writer, he having married his
first cousin, Miss Mary E. Boyd,
of the Capital, in 1879:
When the chiyalrous spirit of
R. F. McGill took it's flight from
the shores of time, earth became
poorer and his home desolate.
He was a gentleman of the highest
type, the soul of integrity; his
name being a synonym among his
fellows for honesty and upright
ness. Although more than seven
ty years of age, he was never old
and always maintained that he
never would be. Cheerful, brave,
bearing up with remarkable
equanimity under trial or disap-
pointment, his strong individual
ty marked him a true soldier on
llfe's battlefield. When he could
no longer fight tile good fight, by
Gods omnipotent power his ready
hand was stayed, and he sunk to
rest, because there was nothing
else for him to do. We believe
his spirit, buoyant with love and
the Joy of living, shines on re-
splendent among the souls re-
deemed from sin and suffering.
The funeral took place in Jack
son Monday at II o'clock at the
First Methodist church, of which
Mr.. McGill had been member
ever since he was a youth Of sew
eLteen, and which be served many
years on it's Board of Stewards
during his mature life. A true
and eloquent tribute to his splen-
did character was paid by his
faithful friend and pastor, DR.. La
Prade, and then his pulseless form
was laid by loving hands to rest
beneath a mound Of rarest autumn
roses in Greenwood Cemetery un-
til the resurrection of the just.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-11-21
A DISASTROUS STORM.
Visits North Mississippi and East Ten
nessee.

i A disastrous rain and wins
storm visited portions Of Nortl
Mississippi and West TENNESSEE
Saturday aud Saturday night, be
ing heaviest in the neighborhoot
of Memphis.
! Creeks and small streams arr
leaving their bauks and many O
the poorer white persons, as wei
as scores of negroes, have beer
forced from their homes by ths
rising waters seeking refuge, il
many instances, In trees.
| Every effort is being made TX
remove them to places of safety,
but because Of the continued rain,
fall the work of rescue is proceed
ingly slowly.
The weather is becoming bite.
cold and much suffering is antici.
pated.
From Winona, Maben and
| Mathiston, Miss, more complete
reports increased the damage Il
1.-THE three towns to $500, 900.
Many small settlements have beer
destroyed and historic plantation
homes were either completely
wrecked or badly damaged.
Wreckage of cotton gins, saw
mills aud, in fact, every planta-
ton structure is strewn through.
out this district. What unhar.
vested crops were in the fields are
now believed to be a total loss.
In Memphis the precipitation
from Friday until Monday after
noon reached a maximum of 7.42
inches.
Miles of railway trackage and
bridges have been washed away,
telephone and telegraphic commu-
nication demoralized and street
car traffic on several lines has
been temporarily suspended.
Wolf river is out of its banks,
the overflow having already car
ried with it ten thousand logs val
ued at 100000. Rossville, a
small town on this stream, is COM
pletely submerged.
1t is believed that fully $10O, 600
damage has been done to the road
and turnpike systems of this coun-
try by the floods. Up to tonight
fourteen bridges had been report
ed destroyed, and about nine miles
of levies washed away. The
monetary loss to the farmers
throughout the submerged district
will reach many thousands of dol
lars from the loss of live stock
drowned and unharvested crops
destroyed.
Besides the loss sustained by
the county leyees is estimated that
leyee outfits have been damaged
to the extent of S25, 900.
Probably never before has
traffic on the railroads centering
in Memphis suffered such COM
plete Generalization.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-11-21
Farmers Union Meetings.

] will meet the following named
Local Unions at their respective
school houses and address them On
the following dates:
Confederate Grove, Monday,
Nov. Goth, at 7:30 p. m.
Edwards school house on Tues
day, Nov. 9th, at 7:3O p. M.
Pleasant Grove, Wednesday !,
Nov. 28th, at 7::30 p. M.
johnson school house on Thurs
day, Nov. Goth, at 7::30 p. m.
These meetings will all be open
meetings for the public to which
every body is invited, and as I
expect this to be the last time for
few a months to meet with these
people / would love to see q good
turn out.
A. ". MEYERS,
Organizer.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-11-21
BIG FIRE AT FAYETTE.
Busiaess Part Of the Town Laid in
Ashes.

Jackson, Nov. 10. Practically
the entire business section of Fay
ette was destroyed hy fire to-
night, which has been burning
about two hours, entailing loss
Ct about $75, 900, partly covered
by insurance.
The fire originated in McGin-
ness cafe about $50 o'clock,
which was destroyed, the flames
spreading to the adjoining build
ings rapidly. The telephone ex-
change was destroyed, while the
Western Union wires are ground
ed about six miles this side Of
Fayette, making It imp ible -
get details.