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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-25

Persons desiring to spend their vaca.
ton at pleasant and convenient sum.
meT resort, can do so by going to Trout
Falls Wis, The Falls are eight miles
from Sparta. There Is good trout
fishing, beautiful scenery, with twelve
feet OF water falling over the roeks.
Bnildings are on the groands The falls
are IN charge OF Willett Morrison, for,
merly resident OF Vernon County.
All Viroqua guests will receive the best
Accommodations the place affords Fnrth-
er particulars can be had by calling up
Trout Falls, Sparta, Wis. care Willie
Morrison. Arrangements can be made
TO meet parties at the Ida House or
Milwaukee depot, Sparta, in an hour
and half from time phone lie received.
C o. Andrews came from Mime.
apolis on business erran3
It q. Smell the butcher has pur-
chased the f. V. Wolfe residence prop.
erty in third Ward.
The Bowman residence east of the
school house is receiving q new coat of
paint. Mr.. B. +. Norris is the artist.
We are better prepared that ever
before TO satisfy your wants in the wall
paper line. A. J. JOHNSON, Druggist.
-MrP. E. V. Wolfe will sell at pub
lie auction at the Boston Store, on Sat.
urday next, her household goods
-viroqua and every other community
in Vernon county should send liberal
contributions 70 the California sufferers.
Lost, between Dregne's hotel and
Ed c0rsline's, on Liberty Pole rad, a
black overcoat Please leave same at
CENSOR Office
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-25
EXPERT AcTUARY AS POET.
Literary Bent Hardly to be Looked for in
Mathematical Expert

The Man about the Hotel writer in
the Milwaukee Free Press speaks OF a
former Viroqua boy, son Of a promi.
nent and longtime resident ''One
would hardly look for literary bent in
life insurance actUary--a mathematical
expert-and least of all a poet. Yet
such an unusual combination is ex.
emplified in Miles NJ Dawson the ex.
pert actuary who rendered such valua-
able assistance to the New York state
legislative eommitte in its investiga.
tion of the New York insurance com
mittees, who is now working for the
Wisconsin legislative committee on IL.
surance
Mr. Dawson is not only literary ia
point of original composition ia English
but IL also something of linguist and
translator of Scandinavia works
Twenty years ago DO translated a fam.
0us ChIistmas storv. entitled Elsie "
by Alexander /. klsllAnd. q novelist.
gvho died lsst week Mr. Dawson has
also translated poeies by EjIinsti8rne
Biorpson. Then he surted his attention
TO the great Scandinavian dramatist,
Henrik lhsen, his first effort being a
translation Of that powerful play,
"Brand
There is no Scandinavian blood in
me, said Mr. Dawson yesterday My
ancestors were mostly Irish I was in
duged GO learn the Norwegian language
before was 2 years oil by Prof
Anderson f the Wisconsin nujversity,
who gave ms several translator made
oy hrn Of Norwegian WORKS. ani
learned he languages by persUlnE these
works and their liberal tFaaala'joas,
rather nan studying dictionary.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-25
LFrom the HlIIsnoro santru1

Mrs. E. L. Newkirk and family laft for
Belolt expecting to make her home In
Beloit where she has two sons working
in the foundries
Al meeting of officers of the Triple
Fair Circuit held at Reedsburg, the iate
OF tne hillsboro fair was set for August
Ia toi7 's
A. n, Hargrave of Union township
brought over part of the product Of his
sugar camp last Friday. He had TWEEN.
~ gallons of fine maple syrup and he
had no trouble in disposing of il In a
very short time.
Martin BeraDek died in Union with
pneumonia. He leaves a wife tan
children and many relatives and friends
to mourn his death.
Roger Williams who spent uart of the
winter In Florida, and other southern
places, returned to Hillsboro Mr.. vii.
lisms says he enjoyed the trip immense.
~, and hopes he may be able to go south
again next winter.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin
Harrison died yesterday morning.
f. e. Mohs, who has been attending
business college at Milwaukee, return.
cd to Hillsboro, having finished the
course.
Andrew w. Straw one of the Oldest
residents of this village, died from can.
Ger of the stomach.
Ten persons took the train here Mon.
day afternoon for the Dakotas to remain
during the summer.
William Baldridge and family, Chaa.
Vaningan and family. and Henry Tracy
left Monday WIFI car of household
goods and STOCK for Bowbells. N. OAK
The Triple Fair Circuit, composing
the fair OF Hillsboro. Elroy ana Reeds
burg, has arranged to have seven bar
ness races. three troting and four pacing
The trotting will be the 2 90 6,25 and
2 80 classes The pacing races are dxsd
for the 2 TO- 217, 225 and 22O classes.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-25
John as Boy Saw he First Fair.

E1itor CENSOR I see hg late iBsue
o. your paper that Secretary Alexander
viii give free ticket to all those who
were ri the first fair held ia Vernon
county don't Femem her the year,
hut any waY. I was at the fast fair ever
h-id ia Vernon or fadax remember
that two of our neighaoring boys and
myself went afoot and il rained and
the roads were awful muddy It was
held in Virequa The only thing that /
remember OF seeing was al big red bull
ii was tied mp j7st acroes the street
from X -aIeT * Foglsr'3 store think
that bs belonged to our old friend, An.
s"is- Smith / mt remember who the
eliisers we're. nor, do / recall buying a
ticket don't tbIak 8here we're any
more at the fair Il a you viii see now
on any day Of the week en- the street ia
Vircqaa ! think that / have been ct
every fair but three.
JOHN SN0pGRAss.
Bl0omingdale. April 10. 1865
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-25

Inst week marked a change in our
city administration and ID IL no more
than lust that mention IL made of
what has been accomplished in the past
four years during the administration
of MIR Cofil and, which we give below
South Main street was widened and
new cement walks and cutters have tax
en the place of the old plank walks.
This together with other cement walks
on Main street. makes continuous ce-
fDent walks on ali the business portion
of Main street., besides this q goodly
u1rtioB Of south Main eireet There are
now cement walks as we'll as @ ment
walks and CUTTERS on portion of Deck
or. Court. IeffersDn aud Terhune streets
aud cement walks in many at the other
strfet4 cf the city. kis streets and
Hickory Htreets wer" improved and made
two of the tiGe streets OF the city. Brick
and cement crossings have taken the
place OF the old plank aud stone cross
ings nearly All through the city. The
Carnegie library was secured, worth a.
least El3. eco, and the grounds for same
purehased and ali paid for The cream
ery was secured, one Of the most sue sesi
| ful institutions of ifs kind ia the state
! The Southeastern railway came into the
city during these four years The Preiz
I field tobacco warehouse has been secured
for the citv The water syetem has been
/ greatly extended as also the electric
| lighting in the city. The Barney Olson
Judgment Of several years ago 81 0o0
was paid. g., 600 Of the bonded in.
debtedness was paid, the first since is'
sued
With all these Improvements the rate
of taxes was reduced lest year about
one fifth and from the treasurer report,
April 10, there was balance ON Of -,
| 700
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-25

NOlSu TO Ine crop billS season.
The Edgerton Reporter says that
veteran leaf dealer was heard to remark
the other day that not within the thirty
years thst he had been engaged in tn:
business has the country or local market
been so thOroughly cleaned ont of to
bacco ss at the presert time This Ii
especially trus of the low grades which
So often go begging. that an unusual
demand has been taken up. even to tbs
scrap and sweepings The odds and
ends, the broken packl ges, the discard.
ed samples and in fact all the accumu-
iations of years have ali been cleaned
mp for once something that has never
before occurred IL affords the packer
a chance 10 balance his government
book aud convert bis assets into cash
once more He can wipe off the slate
and start ia fresh with the 1906 crop
when it comes into the market with a
satisfaction that has seldom bsen ex.
perlenrea. The fact too that nearly
everybody will be without stocks OF
old leaf when the new crop comes on
the market gives promise that there
will be hungry lot of buyers only
waiting for an opportunity to invest
There is likely 60 be nothing dull about
the market Of the coming crop
Tobacco growers experience great
trouble from weeds owing to seeds in
soil of new plant beds In old plant
beds when the weeds are about cleaned
ont the young tobacco plants often
damp OF and destroy stand while Civ
ing ont Of these remaining plants with
soTe.shin sickness These disease con.
ditiona arise from parasitic fungi
which develop in the soil and accumu.
late from year 10 year until plant grow.
ing becomes difficult in the old beds. A
similai difficulty c0nfronts greenhouse
lettuce growers and infests both the
plant bed aud the house beds or areas
in which the crop is brought to final
development The difficulty has been
greatly reduced, or overcome, by ster-
liZinR the soil of these beds While
steaming is 3 most excellent method of
tnis. z solution Of formalin in water
applied TO the soil by sprinkling with
this solution hes also been fairly effect
i've For this reason it seems worth
while TO try the formalin method on
old t)b4cco plant bed, at least in an ex-
perimentsl way One and one-half or
tND ptL - VI plunus u AOruhAiH ls 10 DC
added 10 so gallons of water (or in like
proportion to smaller amountsl and
thoroughly stirred The solution thus
obtained ia to he applied upon deeply
stirred bed soil until the whole is thor
oughly wetted to depth of six to eight
inches This will require approximately
three fourths to one gallon of water So
lution per square foot of surface area.
After the treatment the soil is allowed
to dry for longer period after which
the seed may be sown in the usual man
ner If sown too soon after treatment
with formaliD, seed termination may
be impaired. The treatment is simply
to destroy the fungus parasites contain.
ed In the soil.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-25

A combined effort should be made by
be citizens Of this city, this spring, to
AXE it "Waupaca the Beautiful,
with our excellent system of water
worSs, every door yard can be made in
to a veivet-like lawn, with the use of a
little wol9 and a little grass seed. Every
shade tree should he trimmed, every
rose bush carefully nurtured and flower
gardens should he made TO blossom, so
that the stranger within our gates dur
ing the summer season which approach
es may 20 away with the brightest,
prettiest city Of its siGs in Wisconsin. 49,
WaupAca Post
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-25
Announcement.

After deiiberation ana having consulted
with friends throughout the county, bslisg-
lag thai nay Candida will be faVoFably re-
ceNed, ! nave determined 10 stand for the
uomluAtlUn for sheriff subject to the decision
OF my party Ia September primaries. Am
serving my second term as under sheriffs II
nOmiuated and elected II will be my ambition
10 discharge the duties OF the Office with
credit 10 the people, my party and myself
Very Truly,
Firoqua, April II, 1906. W. l.. GARRETT
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-25
ANNOUNCEMENTS

4 FrER CAREFUL l. DELIBERATION AND
n consultation with my friends have de.
termined 10 stand for nomination as sheriff
subject to decision of September primaries OF
5y party-that Is, the Roosevelt La Toilette
Davidson party. should receive the nom
tuatlnn and be elected. my ambition would
be 10 discharge the duties OF the Office To the
best OF my ability. Yours respectfully,
fufdyt April 10, e. o, HELOESON,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-25
ESTABLISHED 1855
WHIT OUR NEIGHBORS ARE DOING
Cuttings From the Press of Surrounding
Towns.
tFrom the oashton Recnrd

B. d. West Of Cataract. filed a peti-
tion in bankruptcy in u. s Court at
La Crosse last week Liabilities Al O00
and as cts are said to be nothing ont.
ssde of usual exemptions.
Mark Hanson met with a painfuI az.
cident last Saturday While attending
to his cows he got his right arm caught
between stall and a cows horn
spintering one of the bones. which
necessiated surgical attention.
Mr. Nels Holman of Deerfie.d, who is
an agent Of the Madison sugar refinery
was In tLs village looking after the
matters cf that concern. He rsnorts
that MF. Geo. Seiiz has done wonder.
tully la promoting beet culture in this
section. A good many acres ID is claim.
ed wiIl be raised in this neigh borbood
the coming summer '''o'
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-25
HORSES WANTED
APRIL IS AND so.

/ will be in Viroqra on above dates
for the purpose of buying 100 horses and
mules; horses weighing from 300 to 2.
600 lbs, four years and up. Can use
good horses in any class if in good flesh
and we'll broken. Highest market prices
paid. JAMES GILLEPSIE, Chicago
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-25

pr G.. Ii.-Ns,. wife aud lit.le child
uf Vlpia. spant Sunday visiting the
fmily o., Dr J, ii Cbasc.
N-s Figra Berre who ha- been
eupjayr I'll s-.yit the plst winter. l.
ag1in 1T n,r Newton hcme
Ca.d bave been received by friends
In tblscity announcing the marriage of
Glenn @. Wed TO y 'ss Francis e Saint
~ Sa,or3sy. Apnl / 3 "a Lisbon, North
y kptg. Mr @1od WAS for several years
resident 9f YirCqua aud his host of
.r 81. 4 atle will extend congratulauors
The members OF the Regina lodge
NJ %. 100 F, are cordially invited 70
attend asryice held ia honor Of Odd
Fsllow.hiu et the NJ E church on Ss. =
urday, April 2gsh % lo3)'s. IN R.v.
J. sarles will preach All Rsbekah4
are requested to NEE; al the hall at ten
O'Clock
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-25
AnnauncemenA.

l hereby aunouce that ! ,ill be candidate
for the position OF clerk 0. he court at the
Se eotemUer tmaTles- Au serving InT I2tn
term as ei5iE Of the Town OF Sterling.
solicit the support u All ms friends FOR tns
rcpubIicsu nomination
N:rCcua, Route NO = l. ". DAVIS,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-25

C. P. Aiken was in town from
Chaseburg, yesterday.
Captain jackson Silbaugh is in
Milwaukee in attendance at a meeting
Of the democratic state central com.
mittee, of which he Is member.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-25

B & Brown returned, Tuesday
morning. from an extended trip to
various points in Illinois, Michigan and
Ohio in the interest Of the Brown Music
company
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-25
GOOD MARKET ALREADY ASSURED
Likely to be Nothing Dull About Market
of Coming Crop.

The past week has been favorable for
the laying of tobacco seed beds and
farmers generally have that portion of
the work finished. The prospects are
that an increased acreage will be de-
voted to the crop this season.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-25
From the DE Soto A

}
Friends of John Corr 2 and F,ov5
Emberson are informed ettsr- that
each secured good Jobs t 9 ext dav af.
ter arrival in Granite, Ii 3
Obsrt Everson, Of Rec g ind ia homa
from Westby where he heen nndar
the care of DIR. Schrein- % Tho fonnd II
necessary to amputate Eve of his foes
as a result of having them frozen Iast
winter
J. l. Davis, of Retreat, brought down
a load of thirty cases Of eggs, II took a
four horse team, and then one of the
horses got down IL. the mud.
Little Brice, the three-year.old son
OF M: V. West, of Asbury ridge, died of
membraneous Group and was buried AT
Retreat To MIR. West misfortnnss
certainly do not come sinRly and he has
the sympathy of everyone in his be.
reavements
A peculiar and expensive circun.
stance was that of the spreading apart
of the two sections of David Adams
home at Victory. When the frost Ieft
the ground under the ell part of the
house the foundations settled. allowing
the ell and main parts to draw naarjs
TWO feet apart, making extensive rs.
pairs necessary.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-25
New Educational Staff.

Our school board at a meeeing last
week, received and accepted the follow.
ing designations: Mr.. August Smith and
Miss Veda Wykoff, high school assist.
ants; Miss Grace Hannah, sixth grade;
Miss Mable Peterson. third grade; Miss
Lenys Buck, second grade. Mr.. Smith
goes 20 Cashton as principal of schools
at salary of 81, 100; Miss Hannah will
attend school Miss Peterson goes to a
much higher sslaried position Miss Buck
will rest for year and Miss Wykoff
contemplates change in occupation.
The following teachers have been
elected for the ensuing year
Pnncipal-w. 2. Colburn.
AsSistant-~lNAte Goodeil.
Assistant Lewis Kollock
Music and Drawing-Kate Mccormick
Eighth Grade-Ella +. wilson.
seventh Grade-Georgia Weliers.
Fifth Grade-Rieka speth.
Fourth Grade-Mma r.. Coye
Third Grade-kAtherine Joyce
Second Grade-Lydia Schumacher
First Grade-Alice Richards.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Cobb.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-25
,FFom the la Farge Kutsepr,se


N A Ferlen has closed BUSINESS hare
anu departed for Belmont. at Whicb
p,lacs,t will again engage ia the msr.
chant..e business
The two-year-oid son Of O @ Rarn.s
fell from chair striking against go
snsiP s4P pfolectiie and cutting his lip 80
doctor TO take stitch to close the woand
Ansther migration for Dakota wss
made from this place And this tina
the company consisted with the excsp-
lion OF agent Lombard of women. who
are going to Join their husbands and
make their homes in this fair land
Ihose who went We're Mesdames A. w.
DeJean, ID. A. Lombard, W Bean and
Err Steinmetz.
a. y. rIiIi ptoh mas sold furniture
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-25

a y. nm pton mas sold turnitu
burg, of Viola. Mr.. Plim, ?. viii
main with Mr.. Oldenburg z condu
the undertaking departm 8 or a Tin
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-09-25

of clouds below, and l noticed for the
first time that l was ascending almost
as rapidly as the professor was de-
scending.
The balloon. relieved Of his weight,
shot upward like an arrow and 1 did
not know how to stop 1t. In my excite
ment | threw out several bags of sand
and suddenly realized that l was as
cending faster than ever. l sat down
for a moment, and tried to collect my
self. 1 remembered that the professor
had said something about valve and
pulling cord if 1 wanted to descend,
but with my usual recklessness l had
pretended that balloon ascensions were
an everyday occurrence with me and
did not listen.
l thought Of descending with the re-
naming parachute, but my courage fail
ed me. l determined to wait until the
gas grew cold, and when the balloon had
descended to a point 5000 feet above
the ground 1 would take the parachute
and make the jump. But the balloon did
not descend and soon the air became so
rarefied that / found it difficult to
breathe. 1t was icy cold, and even
though the sun was shining brightly
and the only clouds in view were those
thousand feet below was almost fro
zen.
stood in the center of the little car
and waved my arms about, but had to
breathe so hard that the exercise was
painful. My head grew light as 1 still
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-09-25
NOT MANY DOGS ARE MAD.
\ Cleveland Physicians Detailed
symptoms of HydrOph0bia.

Cleveland Physicians Detailed
symptoms of Hydrophobia.
For the information Of people owning
dogs DIR. W. G. Fair has given the fol-
lowing information to enable them to
distinguish hydrophobia from the more
harmless ailments, says the Cleveland
Plain Dealer:
"The symptoms in a dog" he said,
ARE any sudden change of habits-for
instance, dullness, restIessness, watch
fulness. tendency to pick up and swal-
low small objects, licking cold stones or
smooth surfaces, rubbing the throat or
chops with the forepaws, pain endured
in silence, rubbing or licking of a scar
the seat of the bite. Making attempts
to bite at sight of another dog or cat
may be looked on as very suspicious, es-
pecially If rabies exist in the country.
Soon the characteristic howl Il emit
ted. the voice Is low and muffied and
there is one loud howl followed by two
or more successfully diminishing In
force and uttered without closing the
mouth. Some dogs appear unusually
fond of their owners and fatally inoc-
ulate them by licking their hands and
faces. Others turn their head and eyes
as if following imaginary objects and
snap as if at flies. barking without OBJ
ject constant searching and carrying
of wood, a seeking of darkness and Sc
clusion and a disposition to resent dis
turbance, or pilgrimage of several
days absence from homes are the most
common precursors of the disease Flu
riouS rabies: There is more redness
and fixed glare In the eyes, squirting
and rolling of the eyes after fancied
objects, more frequent bowling and in
creaSing tendency to worry all animals
that come in their way, as we'll as bit
ing their former friends. The victim
can no longer rest, but undertakes long
journeys at a slouching trot, ready to
fly at ali that cross his path, especially
if they make any noise or cutlery. From
the fourth TO the eighth day paralysis
sets in, first in the hind limbs. then in
the Jaw and in the whole body, the
certain precursor of a sudden death.
Paralytie rabies: In this case paraly-
sis with dropping of the lower jaw, is
shown in the outset, and gradually ex-
tends In the whole body. The animal
cannot bite. eat or drink. rarely banks
and dies early"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-09-25
Found a Father.

Mrs. Ed. Roop had two turkey hens
to die of cholera. They left twenty
three little turkeys that did not know
what to do with themselves. In their
distress they turned to the old COB
bier, who at first treated their ad-
vances with scornful indignity. But
the kept after him, as he looked
more like the real thing than any
thing else in the neighborhood, and
almost tormented the life out of him.
Finally his masculine heart melted,
for the motherless brood began to
droop and grow faint for the lack OF
sympathy, and he did the handsome
by squatting down and lowering them
beneath his big wings. Once done
it was easy to do it again, and when
night came his majesty did not fly
I'D to his lofty perch, but he wander
ed away to a secluded spot with his
gladstone brood and lowered them in
the most approved manner. Since
then he has been unfailing " his at
tentions to his adopted family, tax
ing them olt each day to the pastures
and teaching them how to find the
tenderest and best bugs and grasshop-
pers. And woe be it TO any other
turkey, male or female, who comes
near. He can whip anything in the
EMBARRASSING (Mo.) Star.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-09-25

I PERS Fl efnE PEOPI
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useful, being the common literary tongue OF Europe
and spoken well read. BY the most unspeakabls
cruelties in his depored by young Agrippa
dAubigne sensitive boys goaded up the path 10
Parsassus But sturdy boys will endure great deal or
pain stoically and they did learn The professional
teachers took their speciality Greek and Latin for things
universally necessary to mankind. Beyond bodily exer-
cses there nothing else to teach Yet the Greeks
themselves barbarans they had little literary edu
cation compared with their physical education
Years Of empty grammar make youth wreched II youth
is sensitive Those who not sensitive rub along as
they may the system Of intellectual truanty The
grammar is applauded in itself education In logic;
at best it is education of the memory Boys have al
ways this and have said exactly what their elders
saying had invented all the arguments against
compulsory Greek before 1 IA, when we took up
Homer and launched into literature that was good
enough and there grumbling. But many boys
at present travel far Homer Meanwhile
parents coming to with the boys and things
stand boys and parents In the right