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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-20

ADVANTAGE os several trapdoors and
secret closets and lookout a; each
window The cashier was there all
!ight, but he was just the machine
he couldn't help it About the sixth
day | made a scientific dash from
the rear-got clear through the back
hall and into the presence OF the
manager. The cashier was there,
too
Good morning, sir, said l with
CLEAN of triumph in my eyes.
why, hello. says the manage,
cordially poking out his hand
That's tough luck for you, old man,
he continued to me.
Cashiers here yet. amt he?' says
| in alarm.
Eyes, cashiers here all right, bu.
:ook at the checkbook'
Il looked at the checkhook, and
looked again; nothing hut stubs. LII
be blessed it the last check wasn't
used that morning for the managers
salary Kansas City Star.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-20
ANEcpoTE OF JAPAN.

Marian Bonsa1l, writing in The
Housekeepar on the influence o.
flowers upon the Japanese nation
explains by an anecdote the feeling
of the common people toward dumb
animals. The story was told to her
by Miss Helen hyde, the artist, and
the hero is her famous cook.
One day when Miss Hyde was en-
tertaining some friends in the garden
of her Nikko home, some of her
guests spied large snake, and fright
ned called out for it to be killed
Uchiama was summoned to dispatch
it. Taking the serpent iii his hand
and looking about quickly to assure
himself he was not seen, he threw it
into the air, and announced to the
company that he did NOT know where
it had gone. The snake was soon
discovered wriggling on the top of
camelia bush where it had landed
and Uchiama was commanded to do
away with it Immediately. Providing
himself with long bamboo pole, he
poked at the snake. which soon
wrapped itself about the end OF It.
Uchiama, holding the pole far from
him. at the end of which the snake
stuck out its tongue yenomously
thus addressed it:
Snake San, l will let you go this
time; but if you come again, like a
potato all the same US, into little
pieces l will kin you: Chop! Chop!"
and so saying, threw it into the
river.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-20
A CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY
Such at Last Persia Seems to Hava
Become

Become.
Persia. the ancient kingodm of Cy
rus and Darium, a kingdom renowned
in history both sacred and profana
has been from time immemorial one
of the most despotic governments. n
the world Especially has this been
true under the Mohammedan rule
which began about the middle of the
seventh century.
The law of Modes and Persians
which changeth not" is a familiar
phrase, and the ancient dread of
change has been a marked trait OF
modern Persia, which of all countries
might haze been least expected to ae
part from it's traditional hidebound
policy and recognize the rights of
the people.
We learn from a recent dispatch
that on the eleventh day of the cur
rent month the new shah granted the
popular demand for a constitutional
government. with but one reserva-
ton. This was that the monarchy
still be preserved, as he feared that
the next demand would be for a re.
public.
This action. which was in response
to the wishes of his parliament and
enforced BY revolutions in various
parts Of his realm, for the moment
quelied the popular tumults which
were growing more violent in conse-
quence of the rulers delay and nigh.
have overthrow his government.
It is hoped that this change in Per
sian political affairs. which is in
line with the progressive spirit of our
time. may be permanent, and that
Persia may win race among the
most advanced nations.
The Christian car an autocrat OF
all the Russias would do well to imi-
tate this Mohammedan ruler of de
cadent kingdom by giving his people
the constitutional rights they have 50
long demanded
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-20
Decent Voters in the Majority.

In every great city like Phila
delphia there is large body of men
who for one reason of another are
practically bound up with the organ
lied and generally ruling political
machine. Some of this force is cor
rupt some of it has an interest not
venal. but still personal and pecuni-
airy, and some Of it simply goes along.
But strong as is this body it is de-
cided minority of the people. The
great majority are honest well-mean~
ing men who want good government
and who are personally in a position
to follow their own judgment. They
may sometimes be misled; they may
be Indifferent. but they are free to
act as their conscience may dictate.
1t is upon these upright and indie
pendent people that the hope of saw
ing the city from the rule of the con-
tractors now rests.-Philadeip
Press
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-20
The Law and Fox Hunting.

it seems there is bill before the
Massachusetts Legislature to protect
foxes in the interest of fox hunting,
1t is an amusing example of The
American propensity to ask for legis-
lation The bill is absurd. Foxes
are vermin and kill chickens. IL
they are wanted in any community
for hunting purposes, the way to
save them is by awakening a public
sentiment in their behalf In Eng
land, where for generations fox hunt
ing has been an institution of vastly
more Importance than it is likely
ever to attain in Massachusetts. there
is no law that we ever heard CT for
protecting foxes. In the hunting
districts the foxes are projected by d
cultivated public sentiment, which
makes it an awful social crime TIC
poison a fox. That is the way. and
the only proper way, to protect foxes
A great many other things vastly
mere important than the protection
sof foxes must be accomplished by
public sentiment if they are to be
accomplished at all--Life.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-20
HOW FAST HlAwATHA RAN.

Determine how fast. asks Prof
Greenhill, Itwatha can run from the
following data:
Strong of arm was Hiawat-a;
He could shoot ten arrows upward
And the tenth had left the DOW
string
Ere the first to earth had fallen.
Swift OF foot was Hiawatha;
He could shoot an arrow from him
And run forward with such swlftness
That the arrow fell behind him.
Neglecting the resistance of the air
and granting that Hiawatha could
shoot one arrow second, the solu-
ton is as follows:
The time Of flight of the arrows
shot upward must have been nine
seconds. Therefore the velocity with
which they We're snot, being equal 10
the time multiplied into half the
value of the constant of gravity was
144 feet a second.
Now, in shooting an arrow from
him, Hiawatha, to obtain the further
flight. would let fly at an angle of
40 degrees, and by a simple trigo-
nometrical calculation we therefore
arrive at the fact that the horizontal
velocity of the arrow would be rather
less than 144 feet a second, and
would in fact be 102 feet a second
or 70 miles an hour. Hiawatha
would therefore have to run faster
than this. Could he do it on a
sprint?
Again having recourse to calcutta
ton we find that an arrow snot at
IA feet a second would fly PIG
yards or nearly furlong. Hiawatha
would run that distance in about
seven seconds, SO that he would be
able TO give the present holder Ok
the record some 145 yards start
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-20
ole EARL'S HEIR !
........ By CHARLES CARvIcE !
Continued.


He took CyriPs letter from his
pocket. and spreading it out on the
table. pored over it word for word.
He would be absent for months; ne
had gone without word-other than
this letter-of explanation to Norah.
They wer virtually separated, with
this ietter-while he held it!-as
the only link between them.
Let Norah be inced that Becca
had flown with Cyril Burne, and the
separation would be complete.
She would be too proud 10 write
to Cyril for an explanation, and he,
Guilford Berton, must by hook or by
crook intercept any letter from eyril
to her.
The mental exertiOE served to dis
pei something Of the horror that pos
sessed him. He was fighting now
not only for Norah and the Arrow
dale wealth, but for his own life.
He must guard every look, every
word of his own must watch and
weigh every look, every word OF
others. Was he equal to the task, OF
should he seek safety in fight?
AS heasked himself the quest.'n
eAe next one, Where should he fiji "
arose to answer the first.
There was no place now where a
murderer could be beyond the reach
4 the dread arm of the law.
No, he must remain and fight the
battle to the end If he could divert
suspicion for two months, much
might happen to render discovery i'm
possible In two months me might
even succeed in winning Moran. la
two months Cyril himself might be
dead. He shuddered as he remcm-
bered how the longing to kill Cyril
had come over him the last time
Cyril was IN the cottage. Was he a
homicide by instinct?
The hours crept by as he sat in
the silent room in the tomb like
house. scheming and plotting and at
lasl. unable to think any longer. he
took the lantern and Went upstairs to
his bedroom.
The room was at the back Of The
house and instinctively he walked
to tbs window and peered down no
the garden.
How long he looked at the heap o:
leaves which mid its awful secret he
did not know, but presently he felt
the rom spin round, and, staggering,
he fell full length across the be-.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-20
A Wild Animals Hotel.

ITO run a wild animals hctel-for
what is ZOO but that?- eQuies
lot of special knowledge" sa.. Keep
er John Lover. How would you
for instance, know HOY g. provide
Tor a rhinoseeros or atap If you
don't cater right for your animal
guests-if you don't give them wnai
they want-they pack up and quit tae
hotel, you know That is to say
they die. 1t amounts to the sane
thing.
Yes. 1t takes special knowledge to
feed a zoo. You wouldn't know
would you. that an elephane required
$50 pounds daily-no more, NJ loss
of rice, hay, straw, roots. bread
and biscuit?
"A hippo wants more. Give him
roots. hay and grass, 200 pounds Of
them, and he won't register a Single
kick
"A giraffe, with it's dainty appetite
asks only for fifty pounds a day Of
cover chafr. salad grain and clover
But don't offer vegetables to lions
and tigers. Eight pounds apiece o.
raw horsefesh, with plenty Of bone
and gristle, Is their ration. year II
and year out.
1--WE have our farms, too, to sup
ply our table Just as lots Of othef
hotels do. Only our farms are
queer ones. One IL a mouse farm
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-20

BARD ON iaLEs OF THE AEGEAN.
He, / suppose. with such a care to
carry,
Wandered disconsolate and waited
long,
Shifting his breast. wherein the notes
would tarry,
Gliding the slumber of the seed of
song;
Then in the sudden glory of a minute
Airy and excellent the proem came,
Rending his bosom, for a god was in
it,
Waking the seed, for it had burst
in flame.
IF. w. H. Myers.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-20
Platform Meeting on child labor.

A symposium of immediate interest
to the public on the subject of Child
Labor will be held at 8 o'clock to-
night at the Baptist church. Pro
fessor E. A. Ross, the best authority
on the subject of the university. will
speak on the phase, Who Foots the
Bills of Child Labor? Carl d. Thomp-
son, social democrat, will speak On
Forces that can Regulate the Child
Labor of Our State Miss Odessa
Krrz will give with the aid of Ian
tern slides her observations of actual
conditions in the state as state fac.
tory inspector. The public is cor
daily invited to attend. A dinner
will be served at 6:3O to the speakers
and those who wish covers reserved.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-20
Yorkshire Pudding.
Recipe.

One cup flour, one-fourth teaspoon
salt, seven-eights cup milk, one egg,
one-half teaspoon melted butter.
Turn into kissing hot iron gem
pans and bake 80 to IS minutes in a
hot oven.
Beat eggs very light, then add milk
-four, salt and butter. Beat the
whole mixture two minutes with a
Dover egg beaten. This is to be
served with roast beef. Very often
the pudding is baked with the roast,
but prefer to bake it in gem irons,
as the pudding is not so greasy.
Sift the -four once before measur-
ing for everything. For fancy cakes
we St it several times. Fill the
cup lightly; do not shake the cup for
the -four will settle and consequently
get more than should be.
These measuring cups I think are
indispensable. You can purchase
them at any good department store.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-20

Hartman sat with clasped hands and
an anxious look on her face. but Berton
stood grave and impassiyely cool.
She was coming away. looming
homer" said Moran. why did she
not come with your
L don't know, my lady. I did not
ask her, but
Was she alone?" asked Guildford
Berton.
No, sir replied the girl. There
was a gentleman with her"
To be Confined
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-20
To Roast Beef.

Wipe, put on rack in dripping pan,
rub over with salt and dredge meat
and pan with -four. Place in hot
oven, that the surface may be quickly
scared, thus preventing escape OF in
ner juices. After -four in pan has
Drowned, reduce heat and haste with
fat which has tried out; If meat is
quite lean, it may be necessary to
put trimmings of fat in pan. Basic
every 10 minutes. When meat is
about half done, turn it over, dredge
with -four and brown on the other
side.
Roast Beef Gravy.
Remove some of the fat from the
pan, leaving three tablespoonfuls.
place on front of range, add three
tablespo onfuls of -four and stir until
well Drowned Add gradually one
and one-half cups boiling water, or
stock. Cook five minutes. Season
with salt and pepper and strain.
Soup Stock.
Take the soup meat, having bones
broken and meat cut into pieces, add
salt and cold water. Let stand about
80 minutes. cover closely and cook
slowly, keeping fellow the boiling
point from three to six hours. The
last hour, the seasonings should be
added Strain and cool as quickly
as possible. Do not remove fat
that has formed on the top of stock
until you are ready to use stock. 1t
excludes the air and keeps better.
You will notice in making stock we
add salt and cold water at first, for
the reason that both extract the
juice which is desired. In boiling
meat, the salt is not added Until the
last hour, for the juice is to be re-
tanned in the meat.
To Clear Soup Stock.
Remove fat from stock and put
quantity to be cleared in stew pan
allowing white and shell of one egg
to each quart of stock. Beat egg
slightly and add to stock. Place on
front of range and stir constantly
until boiling point is reached. Boil
two minutes Set back where 1t may
simmer 20 minutes; remove scum
and strain through double thickness
of cheese cloth placed over g fine
strainer.
Meat broths are not considered
nutritious thew pre- Simnly Stimu-
lants. Properly made stock contains
very little nourishment. The prin-
cipal extractives and the proteids are
stiIl in the meat, but the havoring
matter having been drawn out, it is a
| tasteless mass.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-20
Nothing New.
inquired

ANY new resolutions?7 inquired
Mr.. Klose
Mrs. klose placed her mover on the
table and glared at her husband.
New resolutions?" she snapped
Something new for your wife? No,
most liberal and generous of nus
bands, I do not intend to have any
new resolutions. The expense would
be too great. | shall content myself
with making over a few Of last years
resolutions. You may have the new
ones"
Mr.. Klose timidly remarked that
perhaps he'd drop two or ehree of his
clubs the coming year. The dues were
pretty heavy for the value received,
anyway.-Perrine Lambert in wo-
mans Home for January.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-20
CHAPTER XIII.

Norah woke with a bad headache
and worse heartache; and, as is
the way with women. she began to
make excuses for the lover whom
she had treated so coldly the nj Int
before.
There may have been soree reason
for his long absence and silence
She had treated him so coldly thar il
was little wonder he had avoided
her; and as to the scene between him
and Becca-well, Norah found it i'm
possible to explain that away, bit
as Lady FernGale's maid brushed the
long red-gold tresses, Norah tried 10
find some excuse even for what she
had seen pass between Becca and
Cyril.
Becca she knew was hirt and
the love-making, If loye-making 1t
was. must have been altogether On
her side
In short. her love, strong and pas
sionate, overcame her Jealousy AID
resentment as all true love must
ard by the time the breakfast bell
rang she had gone a long way to Tor.
giving Cyril, and was simply longing
to see or hear from him
The house was full Of visitors, and
their talking and lrughing seemed to
fill the place
My dear, said Lady Fecndale
as she put her arm round Norah and
kissed her affectionately no need to
ask how you are You lock as
bright and fresh as one Of the roses.
Are you quite rested? Come and sit
near me"
Exchanging salutaticAs, Norah
went to her place. and. amid the
chatter and laughter Of the Young
people breakfast commenced.
Norah looked toward Lord Fern
dale's place to see if there were any
letter beside his plate, thinking. hop
ing, that Cyril might have sent her a
line; but Lord Ferndale did moi
hand her a letter, and her spirits De-
gan to droop, Notwithstanding. thai
she. assured herself that Cyril would
be certain 70 can early in the morn
ing.
But the morning passed. and NJ
letter and no Cyril appeared. anG
long before noon the roses had di 3.
out of her face and she became de
voured by an anxious longing t.,
reach home. 1t was just possible
that he had written to the Court. he
thought.
The young = ople had broken III
into groups some To play tennis and
others TO ride or drive. and Lady
Ferndale pressed Norah to join them
and was filled with dismay wher
she declared that she must 20 bqcl
TO the Court before luncheon.
But why should you go so soon
dear she demonstrated. Stay Will
us for day Or two; I'm sure LORD
Arrowdale win not mind"
Norah declined; and Lady fern
dale. seeing that there was som,
reason for her persistence, at las
yielded and ordered the carriage
and Norah started.
"Good-by dear" said Lady Fern
dale Il didn't know what your hos O
admirers viii say when they call thi
afternoon and find you have flown
What shall ] say to them? Oh. b.
the way, Norah we have decided T.
ask Mr.. Cyril Burne to paint a DIG
ture for us. l wonder whether b
viii call today"
II was an innocent remark, bu
Norah had h ardwork to keep IT,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-20

In it, with the help of traps. we
raise a tremendous annual crop. An
other is a worm farm. where we
produce yellow meal worms by the
thousands for our birds
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-20

Friend-Do you think that the wild
over will pay the bill for attending
his wife?
Doctor-At once.
Friend--oh, how they must have
hated each Observation-Disclosures
Blaetter.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-20

When Maxine Elliott completes her
bookings for this year she will have
covered approximately % 900 miles,
one Of the longest tours on record for
any star
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-20

Shoemaker's boy Ito college stu
dent angrily)-Father told me
should not leave her until collected
the bill for your shoes!
What's the matter kid. Have
you got Fliegenoe
Blaetter.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-20
HOUSEHOLD NOTES.

Ihey come in tin, glass and granite
and are divided into thirds and quar-
tiers.
Stuffed Onions.
Recipe.
Remove skin from onions, and
parboil 10 minutes in boiling sailed
water to cover. Turn upside down
to cool and remove center with
sharp knife. Fill centers with bread
crumbs and finely chopped onion
which has been removed, seasoned
with salt and pepper and moistened
with cream or melted butter. Place
in buttered shallow baking pan;
sprinkle with buttered crumbs and
bake in moderate oven until ten
der. This may be served with white
sauce and is very good served with
beef or fish.
Another filing that is very good is
two tablespoons finely chopped ham,
one tablespoon butter, one egg,
speck cayenne, three tablespoons
bread crumbs, three tablespoons
milk, one-half teaspoon salt.
Snow Pudding.
Recipe.
One and one-fourth tablespoons
graduated gelatine, one-fourth cup
cold water, one cup sugar, one cup
boiling water, one-fourth cup lemon
juice, whites of three eggs.
Soak the gelatine in cold water for
10 minutes. Pour over this slowly
the boiling water and stir until dis
solved. Add the sugar and lemon
juice. When this mixture begins to
thicken, beat until frothy; add whites
of eggs beaten stiff, and continue
beating until stiff enough to hold its
shape. Fold or pile by spoonfuls on
a dish, serve cold with boiled custard
A very attractive dish may be pre-
pared by coloring half the mixture
with fruit. red.
chose this recipe because 1t is
the foundation for so many desserts.
Question-What kind of gelatine
do you use?
Miss Sater-T am using Knoxes'
graduated today. II using In large
quantities. there is sheet gelatine
that is much cheaper.
Some time ago. gelatine was sup
posed to contain great deal of food
value Gelatine is not a substance
which is capable of building tissues.
but it is as a sparer of proteid,
however, that gelatine is chiefly of
Importance in the food.
Pineapple Sponge.
This is another variation to the
Snow pudding. Make jelly as above,
! not using more than one-fourth cup
i boiling water, and three-fourths cup
! chopped or grated pineapple and one
half cup phi .pple juice, and one
tablespoon lemon juice.
/ Question-In making Snow pudding,
,, II YOU had no lemon juice could you
use lemon extract.
Miss Sater-No; l should not try
extract, little acid is necessary.
Question-Supposing you were on
the farm and got out of lemons.
Miss Sater-You could substitute
strawberry juice, raspberry or grape
juice; in fact, any fruit juice that is
not too acid
IL you do not have gelatine, corn
starch may be used, but it is not quite
so palatable
Boil one cup sugar mixed with two
tablespoons corn starch and one cup
Of water until clear and transparent.
When slightly cooled add to the stiff
ly beaten whites Oh three eggs Add
onefourth cup lemon juice and beat
until cold. Set in a cold place until
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-20

thefe Mr.. Befton, TOO. III be bound
he'll find her if any one cant"
Norah looked at the people with the
same half absent half troubled ex-
Ipression The vague, indefnabe
fear of presentiment was weighing
upon her more heavily each minute.
suddenly she pulled up the ponies.
There are some girls those stand
ing outside the inn-whom l saw at
the fete VIII you ask them if they
know anything please?' she said
Berton walked to the knot of girls,
the phaeton following.
Can any of you tell Lady Nora
where Becca South is?"
They looked at each other shyly.
and shook their heads.
You were at the fete lasc night, "
said Norah Did none of you see
/ her when you were coming away?'
The girls looked at one of the party
and whisperel to her. evidently urg-
ing her to SPEAK and s',e stepped for
ward little ami dropped a courtesy.
1t was the girl wno had wished Becca
good night as Cyril was writing the
letter.
I saw Becca last of any one, my
lady" she said, timidly.
'Yesl" said Norah. gently and en-
couragingly Will you tell us when
and where you saw her?'
II was when I was coming away
from the big tent, my lady. Becca
was coming away, too. She was stand
ing just a little way from the tent
near the shruhbery,"
Norah leaned forward Gag " and