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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-11-06
TIE PLANTATION.
Pennsylvania Railroad Company To
Grow It's Own Timber.

Grow Its Own Timber.
The Pennsylvania Railroad company
has gone into the business of tired
planting on scale which must be a
perfect delight to those tree enthusi-
asts who are constantly fearing
not without abundant reason-that
our greet forests are in danger of be-
ing depleted.
In the last five years the Pennsyl-
vania company has planted no fewer
than 2,127 ,466 trees of various kinds.
OF this number the vast majority
1878, 320-are locust.
The next greatest number -252, 1854
are red oak.
From 1890 to 1000 each have been
planted of pine, oak, Scotch pine, tam
arack, chestnut, European Iarch, and
arbor vitae.
Many catalpa trees and Norway
spruce have also been planted as ex-
periments.
The purpose of all this tree planting
is to supply railroad ties for the Penn
sylVania company.
The 2,127, 446 trees now being grown
is only start, of course. but it is a
very fine start, toward supplying the
100000 ties which the railroad uses
annually.
The oldest plantation is at Vineyard,
fifty miles east of Altoona. It is now
five years old and the trees are now
two to five inches in diameter and f..
teen feet high. They were spaced
10x10 feet apart, and the tops are now
just coming together to form com
plete crown cover.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-11-06
now's This 2

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward fes
any case Of Catarrh than cannot be cured
By Halls Catarrh Cue.
+. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known r. J.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable In all business
transactions and financially able to carry
cut any obligations made by his Arm.
WALDING, KINNAN 4 MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system. Testimonials sent
free. Price 75c per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-11-06
POLITICAL.

William ]. Bryan declared the be-
liefs of the nation must come from the
middle class, not the wealthy or the
poor.
For Inc purpose of systematically
pushing the candidacy of Senator R.
NJ. LaFolIette for the republican NOM
nation for president committee rep
resenting all the congressional dis
tricts of the state was formed at a
conference held i'll Madison.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-11-06
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

Roosevelt's proclamation admitting
Oklahoma 80 a state will be issued No
vember 16.
President Roosevelt celebrated his
forty-ninth birthday. King Edward
through Ambassador Reid. sent con-
CALCULATIONS.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-11-06
hnG0T For Indigestion.
~ a Relieves sour stomach,
ofthe heart. Digests what you eat
Acted Lie 4 cliant

Young Lawyer-Is it a creditor or
a client who is waiting to see me?
Clerh-It must be a client, sir,
thinl, as he was just putting your
silver inkstand In his pocket as
camel n.-Simpliscissimus.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-11-06

viii increase the prohibition majority
to 1900. The effect of the election
viii be to close ITO saloons in Biz
mingham on January l next, twenty
-four in Bessemer. and about twenty
in Ensley and Pratt City.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-11-06
Made Themselves Great.

From the ranks of the poor and
loWly and the despised have come in
tellectual giants who, by head and
hand, have enriched the world and at
the Same time have reflected ever
lasting luster on themselves.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-11-06
OBITUARY.

Charles II Deere, manufacturer Of
agricultural implements, mainly plows,
It Moline Ill., where his father, John
Deere. established the industry died
in Chieago
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-11-06
leWITT'S GARBOLlzED WITCH HAZEL
SAEVE For Piles, Burns, Sores.

He who invades the strong shows a
courage which does something to re-
deem his violence! but to tread on the
neck of helpless, friendless fellow
creature is to add meannes to
wropg.-William Ellery Claiming.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-11-06

slavery curse. 1t is one of the fayorite
sayings of the progressive d,.wn there,
that they will repay the north for
what it did in the Cos. believe it
will
There can be no reasonable doubt
that the south will be prohibition.
Conservative men say it will be so
within three years. With the south
solid for prohibition, the north will
be forced into line.
THE enthusiasm which has pre-
vailed in the south in regard to this
prohibition campaign Is not under
stood in the north. In Birmingham
the largest meetings ever held for
temperance have distinguished this
election One week ago Sunday, at
one meeting in that city, 6,LJC were
present and $1,400 was raised for
campaign work.
THAT was only one meeting-all
over the 3ity meetings we're being
held. The liquor men put up a big
fight, but they couldn't win. The best
people of the city were out and out
for prohibition. Two of the three
daily papers worked for our cause in
cessantly.
"Why is the south coming out so
srrong for prohibition? There are a
number of contributing causes, but
the labor and the negro questions are
the ones which have done the most
The labor question in the south is a
serious one, for there are not workers
enough In Birmingham this need is
felt especially. for it is known as the
'Pittsburg of the sorth' and is full OF
factories. Sober workmen and the
owners of factories and mills are
coming to understand that. >,
THE race question is an%t1er aid.
There are so many negroes in Ala
bama and they are so unmanageable
when they drink that the wise men
have seen that one way to hold the
black men in check W2s to keep IL
quor away from them.
"The stories OF the terrible crimes
committed and the race riots have
made many people think the south an
unsafe place to live. The southeners
are trying to correct that opinion and
they are FAIRS eeing enough to see that
by enforcing prohibition they viii
make their section as safe as any
other"
Big City Goes Dry.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala, Oct. 3l.-Revised
returns from the local ontion election
held in this county show a majority
Of 1.C57 for prohibition with eight
rural boxes vet to report. The total
vote in the boxes reported was S.4Ss
for prohibition and S,SS2 against IT,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-11-06
THE CHILDREN LIKE 1T
KENNEDY'S LAXATIVE
COUGH SYRUP
Truth at Second Hand.

Heard in the Calcutta Police Court
Bengal pleader to chief presidency
magistrate. in informing his honor
that one of his witnesses was absent.
"The man has fallen unwell, your
honor; and he has sent man here
to say that he is dying and cannot
come. "-Allahabad Pioneer.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-11-06
r. ". EXERT, nj. D.
Retreat, Wisconsin
Graduate of Milwaukee Medical COIIese

Will attend promptly all calls either
by day or night. Telephone communs-
cation with Office and residence. Office
at DR.. Mellen's old place, Retreat, VIA
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-11-06

The village. Of Newry, on the Mil
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-25

discovered that the cartridges had been drawn while
the gun lay my bureau IN my room. This con-
WINGED me there trouble afoot but decided to
carry the game through and trust to outwittng the
srnugglers. The only way can explain the action
of these men in planning violence when they could
that they loyal to their confederates, and,
thinking was the only in possession of evidence
against them, figured that they would escape if |
out of the way.
Arriving at the point of enbarkation, cast about
for plausible subterfuge with which to gain
time for my to catch up. At last [ dropped
my diamond stud in the grass and began a search
with matches, which | figured would serve as a
guiding signal to the agents. Finally of the men
found it, and there further excuse for delay.
We were half across the river while away off
in the distance could be heard the of the falls,
when one of the suddenly called me vile name
and raised his to strike me | drew my revolver
and commanded them to throw up their hands.
Believing they did that the revolver
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loaded. this struck them as very funny, and they
trigger, firing one shot over their heads | never
more astounded pair in my life, and in a daze
they lifted their hands to the requested position.
Then | began to call for the assistance of my
confederates and when reply was forthcoming
my feeling of exultation began freeze away into
horror. We were drifting rapidly down stream and
| realized that If | did not allow the to
should soon be in the clutches of a current that
would inevitably sweep all the falls. At
the same time | knew if | allowed them to lower
their hands they would probably shoot me. | kept
calling, and despair clutchng at my heart,
when answering shout came. y moment later,
up came the delayed boat, and the smugglers
our prisoners beyond hope OF escape | never
discovered how they to suspect me: but | do
know that but for the stable boy | should have had
short shrift.
Within few days the net had been drawn about
Others concerned in the plot and more or less drastic
punishment eventually meted out to all
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in the Of the captured men that | was on my
way to Montreal, and that they should return with
me to Malone to arrange further details | found
the men in a peculiarly friendly frame of mind.
which, however, did not strike significant
until later. They agreed to go back with me; but
steadast their refusal to to the United
States by any of the regular highways, the ground
that they both known to the Government
at night at point above Niagara Falls provided We
set out from Montreal without delay.
y few minutes before started stable boy
whom had beriended told me he had overheard the
men plotting against He had not heard all the
details; but it something about tossing out of
a boat and letting drift Niagara Falls, and
also something about fixing my revolver. Hurrledly,
| penCIlcd a note to our other agents stationed IN
Montreal, with instructions to shadow every step
and to provide boat to follow across the river
;d "a o1+bo,0b ca,,id fea1 i reSt;,1T on nv
hip | drew the weapon for examination Then
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Tgress on the foam to leeward and soon after
began roll broadsde
The rolling brought everyone deck The
engines started. In time, after walowing
fearfully, the grooming ship was brought round to
her old position facing the seas. She lay as close
to the wind possible, with a reefed staysa for
ward. and the spanker half way brailed up; the
gines being kept going to hold her. All might have
been well enough then, if, to the ds1nay of all, the
foretopgallantsail had not blown adrift The big
canvas threShng in the northeast gusts endangered
the mast Every bound of the sail shook the mast
like whip. All hands watched it, hoping ferventy
to see it blow away from the yard for good and all
At the Mercy of Wind and Sea
LIEUTENANT WHITE, the executive officer had
- taken his station by the mainmast. The hurri-
cane gusts now drove the waves the length of the
deck sometimes the and smoky clouds of spray
mingled in dense fog that it was impossible
anything The Lieutenant grpped the life line and
listened to the fearful noise of the fercely Tapping
sail. The men could not possibly handle it. he said
to himself. 1t would be easy enough to shout
through the trumpet, In to gallan 81! Lay out and
furl, But who would obey the order? Anyhow,
it would only send brave men to their destruction.
AS he stood there hooking his arm through blight
of rope, one of the men came slowly toward him.
The sailor worked his way along the frozen life line.
stopping occasionally to duck below the rail
avoid the boarding At last the man hauled
himself up. 1t Willis
Mr.. White, he said, touching the rim of his cap
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At War with the Elements

nNE afternoon this strange existence came
~ to an end with Suddenness; the horizon
thickened, fresh wind sprang up. followed by a
smashing and growing fog. The violent wind and
mighty currents joined forces in a way that caused
the Tigress drift incalcuably. 1t was discovered
that her engines not working satisfactorily
When the next morning, it that the gale
increasing, the Choppy waves frothing wickedly
under sky dark Cinders, the commander at
turned southwark His stanch vessel driven and
blown, he forced his way into Cumberland Gulf
which afforded a meager shelter.
As the gale essened tri1e, the engineer
made ready to repair his machinery and boilers
Accordingly the heavy weather anchor was sunk
and, with the vessel facing the winds eye, and be-
having quietly the engine room force got the forge
in place by the fire room hatch. However, the
sky still ugly, they did not Immediately bank
the fires. The wisdom of this precaution
proved. During the night it began to snow The
fell fine and dry and it seemed to grow much
colder. At the same time, the wind renewed the
shrill piping in all the ropes, and the vessel laid
down her nose to the gale, which blowing
again, violently than before. Daylight
revealed only too plainly what wild and terrible
storm raging; the swift, lowering clouds, the
snarllng abrupt seas, which shook the vessel in
all her timberS.
The Tigress tugged heavily at her chain,
suddenly followed out, causing her to thresh down
bottom. All at once a loud, sharp clang resounded
through the ship. The anchor chain had parted
With kissing roar, the wind caught her, and the
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THE barkentine rugged steamer Tigress
L was a British sealer before our Govern
1nent bought her; a stanCh, stout ship, hay
ing a record of many hundreds of miles in
dangerous Arctic seas. In 1873, the TIgress
was fitted and equipped at the Brooklyn Navy
Yard and despatched to Baftin Bay an
unusual and hazardous mission. Some of the
members of the tragic Polars expedition were
believed to be alive and adrift on the float
ing ice Commander Greer of the TigresS
was ordered to cruise in the ice pack through
out the summer, and as late as possible in
the autumn, to search every bay and inlet
vivors and the wrecked vessel With him
were Lieutenant Commander Henry c. White
and Engineer George Wallace Melville, the
last named becoming known subsequently
as one of the heroes of the Jeanette eXpedl-
ton. and as Rear Admiral
Before the mast a petty officer named
Willis, veteran of the Rebellion, Scared
weather beaten, powerfully built fellow, pos
sessing the savage pluck which makes the
true seaman. Had Willis not bunkcd in
the Tigresss forecastle, or hal he been less
than the man he was 1t Is scarcely probable
that a single one of the forty-four men on
board would ever have come back
After rehttng at Disko late in August, the
east, crossed Davis Strait, and. pushing her
way into every lead or river of blue water
which afforded passage, made persistent,
but unsuccessful, search for the castaways
This continued for several weeks. A strange
cruise but uneventful, save when occasion
ally there came a terrific crash from a
Crumbling berg. quite near at hand, or the
danger of collision with the towering ice wall
sent the crew rushing to their stations.
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coolly, if We don't get in that sail, the mast
will 90
. It may hold, Willis, the officer answered.
" Anyhow, it would be useless to send men
alOft in such gale.
Some one must do it" said the sailor
80 1t cant be done | would simply be
sending you to your death
Suddenly both men ducked involuntarilv
and crouched against the mast. \ high,
dark wall of water was approaching the RAIL-
it crashed upon the deck and swept over
them; the vessel careened frightfully.
Once more Willis touched the rim of his
round cap. Mr.. White, it means forty
four lives. If you won't send me, he NUT
tered, i am going anyway"
Struggling with the wind, he made his way
to the weather shrouds and determinedly
hauled himself upward. He was blown like
a leaf against the ratlineS. All hands watched
him, vet in their anxiety there was scarcely
a tinge of hope. They thought him half
crazy to attempt such thing. Suppose he
passed the foretop in safety and reached the
topgallant yard-he would instantly be blown
into the sea When he was not completely
hidden by clouds of salt spray, it could be
seen that Willis was slowly and persistently
crawling aloft, paying no more attention to
the fearful lunging and leaping of the Tigress
than to the shadowy abyss of boiling foam
below him He mounted the shroudS of the
topgallant mast, and after clinging there for
a few minutes, wormed his way along
the spar until he reached the weather ear
ing and then laid hold of the dangerous sail
The wind shrieked and howled 1t seemed
an lmpossibility for the man to keep this place
on the foot ropes of the veering yard and
it seemed incredible that he should be able to
do anything with the boardlike, frozen canvas,
which constantly bounded out of his grasp,
and then leaped toward him in an attack
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-25
A Perilous Position

NEVERTHELESS his pluck, wariness, and great
strength served him well Keeping clear of the
waste of sail which blew off to leeward he managed
to fur the canvas, inch by inch An hour-two hours
passed Finally he reached the mast. Should
he venture out to the end of the spar on the
other side, he could escape, felt the
watchers anxiously. with thought. They
shouted to him to come down. Willis however, did
not answer them. He rested for perhaps quarter
of an hour, and then attacked the canvas once
more, furlng from the mast to the cupboard. thus
keeping safely to wlndward of the Tapping belly of
the sail.
After five mortal hours, Willis lowered himself to
the deck Exhausted as he was, that he could
scarcely stand, he made his way aft, and reported
to the Lieutenant, with the formality of old
man-of-wars man. All secured aloft. sir" Then,
ignoring the cheers of the crew he to his bunk
the fOreCaStle.
The storm had not yet done its worst; but the
Tgress rode it out in safety. Her engines
paired and word having been received that the lost
members of the PolariS expedition had been picked
up by whaer the vessel proceeded to the States
There, of the first official of her commander
was to write to the Secretary Of the Navy an &C
count of Willis heroic action.
AS a result, Willis made boatSwain in the
navy and received besides a cash present. the
Medal of Honor awarded for unusual and unCalled
for daring and devotion to duty
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that was terrible in its grotesqueness.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-26
CASSEROLE COOKING.
The Most Popular Dish Cooked In Thia
Fashion Is Chicken.

Inc MOST Popular Dish Cooked In Thia
Fashion Is Chicken.
The charm OF cooking en- casserole Is
In the delicious blending of flnvors
that 1t accompllshcs. And one can
have meat as well as vegetables, all
from the same dish and with equal
good flavor. Perhaps the most popular
casserole dish is chicken. To prepare
this the chicken should be washed and
wiped very carefully ana thoroughly,
then huttcrcd all over and dipped in
flour. The chicken is then laid I'm the
bottom of good sized casserole and
two cups of soup stock are added. If
vegetables are desired with II. Il dozen
small onions are put in whole, with Il
couple of large potatoes cut into about
two dozen small balls. one carrot cut
into fancy shapes, two handouts of
string beans, two stalks OF celery.
Glove of garlic. whole: salt and pep.
per, sprig of parsley and one turnlp
cut into fancy shapes All these are
laid around the chicken, ana the cas-
scrolc is then put In the oven To stay
for an hour and II quarter If the veg
etablcs are young ana frcSl' then Il Is
best to put them in after the chicken
has cooked for twenty minutes. But IL
they are old then they can lie started
when the chicken is. and both will he
come tender and done at the same
time.
Devilcd chicken is another savory
casserole dish, which Is better known
Mt restaurants than 1t Is ut the family
table. 10 make this the chicken is
first broilcd. Ten minutes before 1t Is
time TO serve the chicken Is removed
from the broilcr. laid In the casserole
and the following sauce poured over
II: Take Il little mustard, two or three
tablcspoonfuls OF worcestershire, pep
per, salt and stir. After the same IS
poured over the chicken breadcrumbs
are sprlnliled on II. and then the cas-.
serolc. with Its contents. is put In the
oven to braise for Il few minutes.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-26

ana fled to seclusion. leaving the four
TO carry their burden to Mr.. Wae.
ncr's bedroom.
a short time later Mr.. Wagner him.
sen sober. as he has always been
waiked into the midst of his aggriev,
ed family. He gathered n bit of
what was doing and went upstairs
liiree steps at time. He came down
slower, dragging an unconscious
drunk. The soft bed was soon replac-
Gu ny the hard side of police sta
.lon plank. and Monday morning the
man who sad he came from New
hochclie. paid n S. fine and went
Al efforts to keep the matter ouiet
laiied. and today the story was told
all over town.-New York American
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-26
LOVERS KNOT IN rAnsIsuED GOLD.

into shape as you go along. Next
comes the decoration. The bag IL
Illustrated is sewn with Jewels. with
the lovers knot in furnished gold
braid. The jewels are very close to-
gether, and 1t is a good plan to follow
the pattern of the brocndc or else use
n simple gcometrlcal design. When
the embroidery is finished slipstitch in
silk lining. which will hide all the
stitches. Several bags too dilapidated
to use were renovated In this way and
realized considerable sum each for
charity.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-26
mot rakina ANY,

An amusing story Is being told con-
corning certain duchess and little
Prince Henry of Wales. The duchess
was staying at Sandringham, and tea
was being served In the big hall.
Prince Henry, who was present, was
made much of by the ladies'. and the
duchess. in her sweetest tones, said to
him:
Come here, dear. and give me n
kiss"
Prince Henry came. gave good
look Mt her and then said In his shrill,
childish treble:
THANK you,- some other day"
1t was quite irresistible; no one could
help smiling, and happily the duchess
sense OF humor was sufficient to per-
NIT her to enjoy laugh against her.
self.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-26
Rained Cocktails.

blshop Berry is properly .rebukei
by Mt Loeb for intimating that Willis
guests OF Mr.. Fairbanks. either the
president or himself presumed to or:
aer forty cocktails without their ss
teemed hosts knowledge or consen,s
VI course, the mystery is only deep.
ened by Mr.. Loebs statement. but he
is not his function evidently TO show
VINO did order the cocktails or where
they came from. 1t must have t,s
rained cocktails on that festive o
SION for they can be accounted
In no other y.--Springfield Re1Gsj..
lican. -