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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-12-25

In the spring or sooner. But what of
God? In his sight l should be guilty
of suicide if l anticipated by but lit
tie what seemed my DOOM
/ half rose In this new agony and
put my right hand among the bushes,
meaning TO lean and peer over the
cliff. Now the moon was clear. NV
hand hit something hard. With q loud
cry Of joy, was grasping my hunting
knife! This had slipped out of its
sheath during my sliding and lodged
among the bushes.
praise God, from whom all bless
ings fowl Ny heart was nightly
cheered with the sense that he had not
forsaken me. AS | turned to the steep
slide and brgan hacking out holes for
climbing lad little thought of, how
small was still my chance of escape.
But was very careful, working
there In the moonlight Should my
knife slip from my hand it would hard
ly be stopped again by the fringe OF
bushes. Should hands and feet fail of
their hold on the slope 1 might slide
aside from that fringe and go over to
death.
l picked and dug until I had three
pairs of holes extending as far up as
l could reach. Then when l had
moved my feet into the lowest of
these holes and was cutting a fourth
pair at my full reach my new strength
left me suddenly. There rested, face
down, for many moments.
Again l set to work; again DIR,
myself up; on l went as far as my
strength would allow, and again ex-
haustion forced me 10 rest. But now
was up twenty-five or thirty feet from
the clump of bushes. and the fear that
| might slip, slide down and miss them
in sliding became extreme horror.
could not endure this. Very cautiously
let myself down again till lay once
more among the friendly bushes.
The tale would be long to tell how
| went up again and again, each time
gaining short distance and each time
compelled to descend by the fear of
losing my grip or fainting and sliding
aside from the bushes. My weakness.
probably from loss of blood, was such
as cannot describe to the understand
ing of one who has never felt the like.
My limbs trembled as with an ague.
And all this time had to work with
and place my main dependence on my
awkward, unwounded left hand and
arm
After long time reached the stunt
ed pine against which my Winchester
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-12-25

side of backbone, just on the edge OF
a guleh. This was about 3 o'clock in
the afternoon, and the sun was already
low.
The doe had not seen me, and l did
not mean she should till l could got
close enough to make sure of this
steak. So | worked over on the eat t
side of the backbone and went along
till got right on top of slope direc :
iy above a great wall of mountain ths
l had admired on the way up. / was
then watching for the doe more than
for my steps, and that carelessness
nearly finished me. Suddenly my feet
slipped, and | went sliding down the
sloping mountain side.
/ was not more than fairly on my
back when / understood what had hap
pened. had trod on the old drifts Of
snow which had been melted on the
surface by the Chinook winds a few
days pre- iousiy and had then frozen
again hard slope of ice This was
covered by the fresh snow of the night,
and so / had not noticed the danger.
The fresh snow went with me. / could
not hold on by It Mt all, and was max
ing quick trip down. The slope was
about $50 feet long. Where it stopped
the straight wall began. 1t was about
400 feet high. / slowed round some
how and went heels first, then head
first. fat on my back.
You may suppose l had not time to
think much on my way down, but l
saw great deal. l saw Nelly and the
baby all alone in the house waiting for
me / saw what / should look like aft
er falling 400 feet on powders. saw
Nelly's people a thousand miles away
and more, and she with the baby in
her arms and without $40 In the bu-
reau drawer. hoping many 4 day and
night for the bundle at the cliffs foot
to walk in ,.live. II was hard to see
oil that and feel myself sliding to de
struction.s
As l slowed around a second time
and found myself going on my stom-
sch. head first. / saw stunted pine
close ahead My winchester was still
IN my right hand. Somehow had
clutched 1t by the muzzle In a flash I
threw out my hand, hoping to fling the
gun round the little pine and stop
myself, but the hammer of the gun
struck the pine. and the charge was
fired into me. The bullet plowed
through the muscles Of my forearm.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-12-25

THEN NELLY CAME. strong
wind had risen, and expected d reg
ular Montana blizzard. But 1t proved
to be only a squall. and again turned
to my work.
To let go of the tree and turn round
safely put me to an agony of doubt,
but / did 1t and lay trembling, face
down, with my feet against the tree,
till | found strength to hack and dig
again. can remember little of what
did after that till at last drew my
self up and lay on top of the noun
tain.
For some time could not move, and
when l did stand up doubted wheth-
er / had strength to escape, after all.
Ny steps were feeble, and my brain
reeled, but still staggered on toward
Nelly and The baby. 1t was not till l
had passed most to the foot of the
mountain. keeping always In my morn
ing tracks, that sank down and found
myself unable to rise.
Then Nelly came That brave little
wife of mine had actually left the baby
sleeping and set out all alone across
the snow In the moonlight to track me.
She had come two miles. She had be-
gun to climb the mountain when | saw
her suddenly but few yards away.
The bottle of tea she carried wrap
ped in a cloth was still warm when
she knelt beside me, and It reused me
quickly to some strength. Certainly
she saved my life, for could not have
risen again and should have been
frozen to death but for her bravery.
How we got home to the baby is
81 DRY need not dwell on.
What Nelly did with all that Christ
mas dinner / do not know, for | was
sick and senseless for more than two
weeks. But In the end | was as well
as before except that had paid a good
Winchester and belt of cartridges for
venison steak that the fat bl.tck
tailed doe continued to carry where 1t
grew.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-12-25

Who is rich? Rockefeller? Not by
any means. Rockefeller cannot digest
mis- food; scalp disease has robbed him
of his hair. How then can such man,
even though owner of all the gold in
the world, berich? Money is not riches,
but that which conduces to happiness
is riches. The day laborer on the street,
who possesses good health is infinitely
happier than MIR. Rockefeller who is in
constant fear If arrest or assassination.
Men of immense wealth are not the
happiest men in the world because
wealth connot be exchanged for health
and without health happiness rarely ex-
lists. The young men and women of
today who are madiy striving to be-
come rich will learn when they attain
the object of their ambition that they
are furthur away from happiness than
they were when they began their quest
for wealth. Elk.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-12-25

The deposits in all the banks of the
United States today amount to about
$13, 900, 100000. The total amount of
actual money in the United States out
side of the nationa; treasury, amounts
to abont $4,000, 000, 600. Furthermore.
the loans ard discounts Of the banks of
the United States amount to about ST.
DOC, 900, 900. A wonderful tale of the
industry of the dollar do these figures
tell They show that every dollar of
the bank deposits of the United States
has to do the work of four men at once,
and in fact. When it is considered that
81, 700, 0OO, 900 of our money never gets
into the banks, it will be seen that the
dollars that are deposited have even
harder tasks than these figures would
indicate.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-12-25

eping 4 THREW OUT MY HAND"
my right side to the bushes, for fear
Ell that | should go through If
lay uphill and pressed against them
with only the breadth of my feet.
Then / lifted up my wounded arm,
hoping to stop the flow of red. Per-
haps the loss of blood had helped to
break down my nerves. At any rate,
shuddered and shook and thought
was about to faint. 1t seemed a great
time before l could control myself suf-
cape. But | did not look down over
the cliff 1t seemed that one more
sight of that abyss would lure me to
jump over In despair. l looked up the
slope.
The track | had made was as If a
very wide broom had swept snow of
hard white Ice. But rejected that
this was only thin sheet of ice COW
ering deep snow. / could not break
through the slippery crust with hand
or foot, but / might cut holes In 1t
with my. pocketknife and climb by
these.
So / put my hand in my pocket to
search for the knife. 1t was not there.
1t was not in any of my pockets.
suppose it had slipped out during my
head first sliding. For a moment hope
went out of me. Then it sprang up
fresh. My hunting knife! How could
1 have forgotten it? l put my hand
to the sheath. The sheath was empty!
Now it seemed certain that l must
desc certain that the raying spirit
of protest was stilled in my heart 1
resigned myself to God There was
nothing to do except go mad or accept
my fate, and to accept is to be calm.
[ think l then had the very feeling
with which so many OF the dying turn
their faces silently to the wall when
told that death is near. Evening had
now come on.
To the bushes l turned my face. let
ting my wounded arm, which panied
me little, come to the snow. With that
movement of resignation my thoughts
flew again to my wife and child. 1t
was as if my soul sought communion
with them for the end. Then the ques
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-12-25

made a flesh wound in my right side
and cut away my cartridge belt.
/ had slid about $50 feet when this
happened. The shock of the noise and
the bullet stunned me, l suppose, for
the next thing / knew was that lay
in clump Of small bushes.
The sun had gone down, but there
was still clear sstergIow when !
game &c my full wits, in surprise to
find myself alive For an instant i
wondered IL had dropped over the
cliff. ] tried to rise, but In doing SO
looked through the bushes.
There was nothing just in front of
them. They grew on the cliffs top for
about twelve feet wide along its very
edge. ] had nothing but those frail
bushes between me and the powders
far below.
Seeing this, trembled and crouched
down. Then noticed the blood from
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-12-25
A Notre Dame Lady's Appeal

To all knowing sufferers of rheumatism. whether
muscular or of the Joints. sciatica. iumbagls
backaehe pains in the kidneys OF neuralgia pains
to write to her for a home treatment which has
repeatedly cured all Of these fortunes. She feeis
il her duty to send it u an sufferers FREE. You
cure yourself at home as thousands will testify
no change Of climate being necessary. This sim.
pie discovery banishes uric acid from the blood
ioosens the stien n joints purifies the blood and
brightens the eyes giving elasticity and tone Il
the whole system. II the above interests you. foI
proof addres sirs NJ Summers. Box 4. South
Bend. Indiania
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-12-25

Madison Democrat: Two thousand
boys under sixteen years of age in the
public schools of Minneapolis admit that
they use tobacco. The youngster may
not be blamable but the fact is dis
closed that something is lacking in the
home life of the flour city.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-12-25
GOOD PLAcr To INVEST.

Wanted. $50, 900. 90 as a loan at 6 per
cent interest for period of from two
to four years, to the wish of the lender.
Note Of reliable party with first mort
gage on $500 acres of good Mussel-
shell valley land to sell, in town and
county,. If interested write, l.. d.
GLENN, Hallowton, Montana.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-12-25
First publication December II. 1913.
PROBATE NOTICE.

Notice of sale Of Real Estate.
I ERNoN COUNTY CoURT-IN PROBATE
In the matter of the estate of VIM. Erickson.
deceased.
Notice is hereby given, that by virtue and in
pursuance OF an order of license made in said
natter on the 4Ih day of December. A. ID. 1907.
the county court of said county, the undet-
signed WILL on the 4th day Of January 1905 at 40
O'Clock in the forenoon, at the office Of Proctor a.
Procror in the city of Viroqua Wisconsin offer
for sale at public auction the following described
lands to wit
The southeast garter of the southeast quarter
of section 3d. and the southwest quarter of the
southwest quarter of section "a, township II.
range in Vernon county, Wisconsin.
Terms of sale. cash.
Dated, December 4th, 1907
C. L. BoGGs Administrator.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-12-25

The Wisconsin state board of assess
ments announces that it mas fixed the
valuation OF the property of the rail-
road companies in this state at $26S,
961, 500, an increase of s13, III, 500 over
that of last year. The taxes of the
roads during the coming year win be
about 81, 945, 262, an increase of $14S,
r--
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-12-25

Madison Democrat: 1t is estimate
that two-thirds of the present cost CT
hauling farm products can be saved b :
road improvements. Thus the tc tai
cost Of these improvements as an in
vestment, world not be more than the
average farmers loss for three or four.
years by bad roads. 1t is also est.
mated that good roads would increase
the average selling price of farm lands
between six and seven dollars per acre.
Thus farmers have an immediate in
terest in good roads. Smooth. hard
rural highways means to them the
checking of waste, and therefore more
prosperity, not to mention the solid
personal comfort of easy access to
neighbors and the trading places near
bv.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-12-25

t u + n e d
around on
the back
bone of the
mountain
and went
back near
ly in the
sa m di-
rection I
had come,
only about
a thousand
feethigher.
1t was here
l sighted
my game, "a
fat doe, on
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-12-25
Notice to our Customers

We are pleased to announce that Fo-
ley's Honey and Tar for coughs, colds
and lung troubles is not affected by the
national Pure Food and Drug law as it
contains no opiates or other harmful
drugs, and we recommend it as a safe
remedy fer children and adults. A. j.
johnson.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-12-25

Capt Fred H. Magdeburg, of Mil
waukee, has been appointed by Presi-
dent Roosevelt as United States pension
agent at Milwaukee to succeed E. D.
Coe, who has held the office for about
ten wears,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-12-25

ton as to
h o W j
should be
found set
me again to
trouble.
/ was ly-
ing on a
place sci
dom see n
b y "a n y
hunter on
the noun
tain. If i
should re-
main there
NY BON s
W o u | d
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-12-25

There is nothing better offered the
public today for stomach troubles, dys-
pepsia, Indigestion. etc, than KODOL.
This is scientific preparation of natur-
al digestants combined with vegetable
acids and it contains the same juices
found in every healthy stomach. K0-
DOL is guaranteed to give relief. 1t
is pleasant to take; it win make you
feel fine by digesting what you eat.
Sold by o. +. Davis and A. J. johnson
It's no use trying to drive folks to
heaven when your feet are making
tracks the other way
Happiness is never found by running
after pleasure.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-12-25
Good Winter READING

The CENSOR has for free distribution
a number Of farm bulletins, latest edi-
ton, which can be had by calling at our
office. Also other public documents
that make instructive and valuable win
ter reading.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-12-25

Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup
causes a free yet gentle action of the
bowels through which the cold is forced
out of the system. Children like it.
Contains no opiates nor narcotics. Solu
by 0. E. Davis AID A J Johnson.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-12-25

A man should be as careful in the
expenditure of his thought and words
as in that for his money. All are too
valuable to be wasted or m;sused.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-12-25

Lay wound
ell arm. 1t
was drip
ing to the
S snow at
roots ofthe
b u $ hes s,
a nd NJ Y
III o V e
nlents had
alre "a dy
sprinkled
many red
s p o t S
around.
l lay a
long time
i n t h e
s n o w
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-12-25

Talks DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder
Pills; they are for weak back, inhama-
ton of the bladder, headache and weak
Kidneys. Sold by o. f. Davis and
A. j. johnson.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-12-25
First publication December IL. 1914.
PROBATE NOVICE


Notice of application for final settlement.
VERNON COUNTY CoURT-IN PROBATE
In the matter of the estate Of Hslvor o Mueller.
deceased.
On reading and fling the application OF Nett
johnson Engh administrator, representing arnons,
other things that he has fully administered the
said estate and praying that time and place
be fixed for examining and allowing his account
Of his administration and that the residue Of the
said estate be assigned To such persons as are
by law entitled % the same;
1t is ordered. that said application be heard be
fore this court, at a regular term thereof to be
held at the probate Of}se. in the city Of ViroQua
on the TIN day OF Jan uary. 1905. at 10 O'Clock
Ii is further ordered that notice Of the time and
place q examining al d allowing said account and
OF ass tninsy the residue Of said estate. De given to
all persons interested by publication Of copy Of
this order for three successive weeks in the YER
NON COUNTY CENSOR. newsDAper published II
said county. before the day fixed for said hearing.
Dated this Sfd day Of DeceEnbeT. 1901.
By the Court d o. MAHoNEY. County Judge.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-12-25

had been
exploded
in my de-
scent and
+ e s ted,
straddling
the tree,
hold ing
my arms
around it
and Look
ing down
toward the
cliff. Now
the moon
was often
obseured
by clouds,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-12-25

DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel
Salve. Get DeWitt's. Sold by o. E.
Davis and A. J. johnson.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-12-25
Letters addressed to 'Santa Claus

Letters addressed to Santa Claus
will not longer go to the dead letter
office. For several years the post Office
department has received numerous re-
quests from philanthropic societies and
individuals just before the holiday sea-
son, that such missives be turned over
to them. Until this year the depart
ment denied theses requests on the
ground that correspondence of i'm
portance might be classed with the
Santa Claus letters through error,
that it would be exposing to private
parties secret correspondence, that the
letters might contain valuable enclos-
ures, and that such a practice would
violate the principle of the sancity of
the mails. The new postmaster gen
eral, Geo. Won l.. Meyer, has adopted
a more liberal attitude towards the
thousands of children who, in perfect
trust that their Christmas wishes will
be fulfilled, are now sending letters to
Santa Claus, and the letters will be
turned over to regularly organized char
table societies. The Woman's Nation
al Daily.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-12-25

1t is expected that aftel January !,
fewer tramps win attempt to bresk
into warehouses; by committing trifiirg
offences and gain few days of free
lodging. The new state law whie h
goes into effect on January provides
that offenders must be set to work en-
the stone pile. This includes all PEI
sons who are committed by justice Ct
the peace and police justices. Mary
counties in Wisconsin have been over
run with tramps during the winter
months, who found the shelter of the
Jail, and the idieness, to their liking
The law is expected to provide grea t
elief to Taxpayers
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-12-25

First publication December H. 1907-e.
STATE OF WISCONSIN, IN CIRCUIT COURT
- Vernon County.
SUMMONS.
Halle Lull. Plaintiff, w. Jesse Lul Defendant.
The state of Wisconsin. to the said defendant:
You are hereby summoned TO appear Within
twenty days after TIE service of this summons.
exclusive of the da, Of service, and defend the
above entitled action in the court aforesaid and
in case of your failure so to do Judgment will be
rendered against you according TO the demand of
the complaint: of which a copy is herewith served
upon you j. HENRY BENNETT.
Plaintiffs Attorney.
P. o. Address: Viroqua. Vernon county. Wis
consin.
Note: The original summons and complaint IN
this action are file in the office of the clerk Of
the court aforesaid. Viroqua. Wisconsin.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-12-25
First publication December IS. 1875.

STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT CoURTFcR
~ Vernon County.
Mary E. Bush, Plaintiff, Va. John Bush De-
PENDANT.
The State of Wisconsin to the said Defendant:
You are hereby summoned to appear within
twenty days after service of this summons e;s-
elusive of the day of service and defend the above
entitled action in the court aforesaid; and in case
of your failure so to do Judgment will be rendered
against you according to the demand of the conf
plant which is filed in the Office of the clerk
of the circuit court for Vernon county.
d. o. MAHoNEY
Plaintiffs Attorney
p. o. address. Yiropua, Vernon county Wseon-
sin.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-12-25

Whitewater Register: Michigan Uni
versity has one professor too many
the fellow who breaches that it would
be a good thing to turn this country
into monarchy with Col. Roosevelt
for king. The fellow is serious; he
means it. He should be hustled out of
that place where young men go to get
good ideas. By the way, it is a no
torious fact that good many similar
cranks have found their way into or
great institutions of learning. Weed
them out. They are worse than poison.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-12-25

lANAAS AZ tic 4 AAChlJ
Pear canyon, twenty,
five miles northeast
of Helena, Mont, my
wife said to me:
Charley. wouldn't
it be nice If we had a
venison steak too2"
The "too" meant in
a edition to a turkey.
a pair of chickens, a
bOssaH ham n Mum
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-12-25

All poisonous serpents have movable
fangs. which are found in the upper
Jaw and when not In use close up
like the blade of a penknife At the
base of every poison fang there are
numerous germs of others, and the
fang. If broken or lost, is replaced In
few weeks by the growth of another.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-12-25

N the morn
ing before
Christmas
day ten
years ago,
when Twas
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-12-25
VERNON COUNTY CENSOR
OLIVER c. MuNsoN. Editor and Proprietor.

WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 25. 1907.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-12-25

Polishing the spigot does not fill the
barrel