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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-01-29
WHO ARE pEppLERs UNDER THE LAW.

There has been much speculation as
to Just what the natural and lawful
rights of farmers are in selling their
products through the cou.try districts
without procuring state peddler' S
license. The CENSOR believes the ques-
ton and answer herewith subjoined will
be of interest. A special treasury
agent at city in the northeastern part
of the state not long ago wrote the
following inquiry to state treasury agent
Edward Pollock:
Certain persons have demanded that
put stop to the selling from house
to house in this city by farmers of the
products of their own farms. They
advised that confer with YOU regard
ing the matter. wish to know if such
acts are violation of the peddler law"
Following is a copy of the answer
made by Treasury Agent Pollock:
In regard to your inquiry as to the
right of farmers to dispose of the pro-
ducts of their farms by calling at house
to house without having peddler's Ii
cense. reply that my Interpretation
of the law is that il is not meant to APP
ply to these people. Farmers are a
necessary part of the community. Their
business is to produce what will feed
the town. They pay taxes on their
farms, on their stock, and all else that
they have, and they pay it where they
live. 1t is r1ore natural for them to
take their products to consumers than
for the consumers to go to them for
what they want. The farmer must sell
or he has no income. The selling is
part of his business as a farmer. If
the buyer does not go to him he must
go to the buyer. His house to house
calls are not like those of men COM
monty regarded as peddlers. He doesn't
invade the house or the premises,
make display Of his goods, and impress
sing the attention of the man or woman
of the house or their servants, offer I'M
necessary articles and tiresomely per-
sist on sales until the house people buy
what they had not thought Of wanting
and did not need, to get rid Of the in
truder.
There are other reasons why the
farmer should not be regarded as a
peddler. These are only suggestive.
But it shouldn't be assumed that
farmer cannot be a peddler Men who
make peddling a business, who buy to
sell, who have no place for buyers to
go to make purchases, who never have
a taxable stock of goods on hand to
tax, but who buy a load or pack and
then go to find buyers, these are strictly
peddlers and should have license.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-01-29
WEALTH IN PROPHETS AND LIVE srocK

The vastness of Wisconsin's wealth
is in a measure shown by the forth
coming report of Secretary of Agricul-
ture ]. M. True, who is compiling stat
istics to be issued soon. According to
the reports he has received as a basis,
from the different county clerks of the
state, of statistics on crops, las, CAB
acres of wheat were grown IN Wiscon-
sin during the year 1907. Number of
acres of corn 1927, 766, oats 2,106, 76S,
barley 74y, 1877, rye 252,054, potatoes
227, 613, sugar beets $500, beans 1,471,
cranberries 1850, grapes LOG, hops So,
cultivated hay 2,054, $50, tobacco Al, 676,
strawberries 1918, raspberries 891,
currants 495, blackberries 270, and apple
orchards 40, 156 acres. 1t is also esti-
mated there are l, 3S7, OS3 growing apple
trees in the state.
A report of the number of acres this
year shows little increase over last
year, except there are more acres of
sugar beets than before and slight in
creases in the other figures. Figures
on the number of bushels grown will
not be available for nearly year hence.
The assessors reports also show that
there are 1,143, sos mich cows in the
state; 799, 104 head of other cattle;
511, 091 horses; SOS, 156 sheep and 665, las
swine. The assessors figures as to the
value of the different animals are con-
sidered generally low. The mich cows
of the state are valued at $24, 1874, 465;
other animals at 50, 1874, 1888; horses at
1913, 653, 400; sheep at 81, 624, 237, and the
swine at s4, 136, 159. These figures are
considered in a general way by the state
tax commission when estimating the
value of the total property of the state.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-01-29

Some lis, 600 tons Of the wool from
farms and sheep ranches as far west
as Rocky Mountain slopes cutiolsly
enough was whirled past Chicago in
1906 to mills in the east, where sit
went right in and turned around and
came right back west again, st least
25. 900, 900 yards of it did. 1t just shows
that this country is still young, hash t
got down to business yet, for the mat
ter of freight on the wool to eastern
mills and on the cloth marketed from
Chicago is an item of 1862, 500 for that
year. The total production of wool in
the United States in 1906 was 298, 915,-
$50 pounds, of which II per cent was
shorn in the west and southwest. The
fact that no big wooden mills have been
started near the big wooden goods mar
ket was recently Commented on by w.
H. Manss, industrial commissioner of
Chicago. Wool freights from Bill
lings, Montana, to Boston are 81. 70, to
Chicago 81. IS, a difference of 80 cents
a hundred weight, he said. Cleaning
reduces the weight of wool about one
half, so there would be profit to wool
growers and manufacturers of S29 ton.
which is per cent on $6.051, 667, in
just the saving of freight. -
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-01-29

Evidence accumulates as the days go
by that in the wake of the recent finan-
cial panic the country is face to face
with an unemployed" problem of seri-
Gus proportions. For several weeks
there has been steady influx of idle
men in all the great centers of popula-
ton, overtaxing the various agencies of
charity, while local labor bodies have
taken notice of the clamor for relief in
their own ranks. Socialist agitators
have been quick to turn this situation
to their party account by holding public
meetings and insisting that it was what
they had all along predicted as a conse-
quence of the existing system of CAPT
talism. -Ex.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-01-29
To Farmers and Tohacco Growers.

| have determined, if it is desired by
growers, to open my Viroqua ware
house for sizing and packing tobacco
| cen do this only when | ascertain that
sufficient number want me to do so.
1t will therefore be necessary that those
who think favorable of this plan to
advise me at once. will charge only
sufficient to pay the actual expense and
compensate me for my services of
overseeing the work
0. II. HELGEsON, Viroqua. Wis.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-01-29

In a general discussion in the House
ii Representatives, Congressman Kues-
termann of this state, walloped the
long-minded lawyers of that body, tel
ling them it would be more profitable
for the country to permit the business
men and farmers in the house to formu-
late legislation. In figures Mr.. Kues-
termann demonstrated that it costs the
country $l45 per minute to MAINTAIN con-
gress
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-01-29

Solomon expressed an opinion that
there was nothing new under the sun,
but an Alabama newspaper reporter
has discovered that he will be paid off
five times during the forthcomming
February, which he thinks is novel
enough, if not altogt ther new.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-01-29

State Fire Marshal T. M. Purtell has
issued warning to the public and to
managers of theaters and halls of
directing attention to the
great danger of fire arising from the
multiplicity of moving picture ma
chimes now in operation.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-01-29

In Kentucky, last Friday, a county
grand jury returned an indictment
against the International Harvester
company of Milwaukee, charging that
the company had combined with other
companies to regulate and control the
prices of harvesting machinery. The
fine for such offense under the Ken
lucky antitrust statute is from 81, 900
to 5000.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-01-29

AT La Crosse, on Monday, Hon. A.
E. Bleekman, for many years one of
the leading lawyers of western Wiscon-
sin, died at the age of sixty three.
MIR. Bleekman represented Vernon
county in the state senate years ago
when he was resident of Sparta. He
was man of force and ability and dur
ing his political days was a power.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-01-29

The year 1870. was the banner year
of philanthropy. Tie total benefac-
tons by donations and requests to
educational institutions, charities of var
ious kinds, religious OBJECTS, museums,
art galleries ana libraries amounted to
the extraordinary total of $149, 903, 1870.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-01-29
SWEDEN.


The Motgeublader. the big Christi
ania daily, in discussing the crops for
1917 gives statistics showing the value
OF the crops in Norway the past few
years According to these statistics
it appears that an average crop Is
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-01-29
NORWAY.


Copenhagen gets an immense bust
ness from southern Sweden. There
are some weeks thousands of Swedes
IN Copenhagen. who come there to do
business. AIalmo, while a very active
town. cannot hold her own with Copen-
hagen and the trade That the Danish
metropolis has received from Sweden
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-01-29
NEWS OF SCANDINAVIA
Recent Occurrences of interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
KIPLlEGs VISIT TO SWEDEN
EngiishnIan the CenOer of Interest at
the Distribution OF the Nobel
Prizes-Pleased at His
Reception.
DENMARK.
Copenhagen.

Rudyard Kipling has paid a visit to
Sweden and has expressed in glowing
terms his great appreciation of the
hearty reception accorded him there
At the distribution of the Nobel prizes
at the Musical academy he was the
center of interest and it was evident
that Kipling was deeply appreciative
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-01-29

Horace Greeley once said: A small
library of well selected books in his
home has saved many a boy from
wandering into the baleful ways of the
prodical son. Good books and pleasant
surroundings have weaned many
youth frot. his first. wild impulse to go
to sea or across the continent.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-01-29
A FEW LITTLE BUMPERS.

The editor of the Superior Telegram
is impressed with the thought that after
nineteen centuries of the gospel, there
yet are men who would rather be the
prodigal son than the fatted calf.
The Minneapolis Tribune tells an old
story of a Minnesota lawyer who said
to his aggrieved client: ''The supreme
court did well TO turn us down. We
had only the law on our side; the de.
PENDANT had justice. 2"
Americans spent s., 600, 900 for auto
mobiles in 1907. In the present post
panic year this speed limit of expendi-
ture win be considerably reduced.
To hug half-truth is to be bigot:
to half-know great deal is to know
very little. If you want motto for the
year, here it is in a word Thorough. +"
The man who went out to milk and
sat down on boulder in the middle of
the pasture and waited for the COW to
back up, was brother to the man who
kept store and he wouldn't advertise
because he reasoned that the purchas-
ing public would back up to his place
of business, when it wanted something
A goose, a lamb, a turtle, a frog,
and skunk presented themselves to a
place of amusement. They all had the
price. The goose had bill, the lamb
four quarters, the frog had a green
back, the turtle shelled out and the
skunk was let in on the strength of
scent he had with him.
As some one has well said "a mans
wife should be his partner, comrade-
friend. And the man who has found
such wife, wants no other-the rela-
tionship is complete, and God smiles in
benediction. Men and women so mated
do not and cannot stray whatsoever
God has joined together no man can
put asunder."
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-01-29

Americans spent So, 600, 900 for auto
mobiles in 1907. In the present post
panic year this speed limit of expendi-
ture win be considerably reduced.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-01-29

To hug half-truth is to be bigot;
to half-know a great deal is to know
very little If you want motto for the
year, here it is in word Thorough. +"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-01-29

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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-16
,,,y KIND OF PUMPKIN PIE.
:. with ingredients That Ado
''' Greatly to Its Flavor.

.,1fd meated, golden, glossy
elect a SOLID ine"'sU' 5C Th s'onSs
|snpsin, not too l@' ~ aro ma,'al,,.
i fat at Ill' 'u'' . ..ht
,,stest CuI UP inv I' .
.f1g reJecuilS '''' , 0ls>'0 '''.1 a ll'l:I'
s.sis Put ln,0 '"'9 ,s,,, -
N kettle VII" ,''"' s, " rtio,-.
|dBng water u nv ",I hoc,, Of tho stovo
i6g and SET Oh '''' .. J ~ i,s on,,,
l1sp It Will o -, ,,a,,,ra fTo ~ civ
lie TINS WIZ vh ,,n+i, ruaat
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-16
GIRL WAS DELIRlOUs
With Fearful Eczema-Pan, Heat,
and TinsIing Were Excrucating-
CutIcura Acted Like Maac.

An eruption broke out on nv
daughters chest. | took her to a
doctor, and he pronounced it to be
eczema of very bad form. He treated
her, but the disease spread to her back,
and then the whole of her head was
affected, and all her hair had to be cut
Off. The pain she suffered was excru.
ciating, and with that and the heat
and tingling her life was almost I'M
bearable. Occasionally she was deliri-
Gus and she did not have proper hours
sleep for many nights. The second
doctor we tried afforded her Just as
little relief as the first. Then I pur-
chased Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and
Pills, and before the Ointment was
three-quarters finished every trace of
the disease was gone. 1t really seemed
like magic. Mrs. T. w. Hyde, Brent.
wood, Essex, England. Mar. s, 1907"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-16
uplEY SOUP FOR WINTER,
}. e.ir to Be Popular During the
Cold Weather.

hiring the hot summer "a great
,nher Of people found that barley
I, eooing and nourishing as a drink.
h they are preparing to use it as a
1, for the winter. 1t is said to be
En- as beneficial in cold as in hot
|esther
me- Of the best recipes for it is to
/, tVo pounds of shin Of beef in a
|sTm Of water. A teacup of pearl
lrsy is added with three large
Ems cut small, a small bunch of
',slsy and a few potatoes. These are
BIZ sliced.
. % season it a little thyme should
,aded to the pepper and salt. Let
simmer gently for three or four
sES 1t should be frequently stirred
fas meat will burn. 1t should never
] Flowed to boil.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-16
Hreshen Winter Clothing.

lasd day when the sun shines bright
sa The trunks that contain the win
.sldhing and hang them on the line
"a thorough airing. Next look after
{. buttons and pockets (black denim
acellent for everyday poCkets(. If
sMttOn on a coat is missing and can
q be replaced buy new buttons, as
thing mars a garment more and
tas It look old than ,nismated but
b Sometimes sleeve is frayed:
I lot bind it, but cut with a sharp
sos all around, then turn hem
Shali inch and sew up in fine stitch
kdA silk thread. Next press down
ma damp cloth and the sleeve will
gar new again.
V spool of black knitting silk
sGten buttons on coats and trous-
a il will not turn gray and is
s as strong. Put fresh newspapers
1Tnk again and replace mended
aants
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-16
Even to China Land.

The equalrights wave has reached
the shores of China, and it is reported
that number Of wives in Canton
have left their husbands. saying that
they will no longer be subject to them.
The wives have had the worst Of it,
however, as the law gives power to
1mprlson them, and they have had to
suffer the consequences of their rash
resolves.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-16
Miuht Have Been

When Shakespeare said: "Aye,
there's the rub" we do not know for
certain he was thinking Of the itch.
But one thing we do know-and know
1t twenty years worth-Hunt's Cure
will absolutely, infallibly and imme-
diately cure any itching trouble that
ever happened to the human cuticle.
It's guaranteed.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-16

mere is the fashion now of serving
aloes in long ribbons. These are
Rparates or crossed to form lat
9 WORK. They look much daintier
sleaeOn than the whole vegetable.
'fsl wash and peel half a dozen
4 potatoes and let them lie in cold
fGlOf a few minutes. Cut them up
moons, round and round like an
and keep the strips of one
Ial make them too thin or they
NaS. Fry them in plenty of hot
'lal they are lightly Drowned.
1aem on a wire sieve and sprin-
k'altle pepper and salt over them.
ny should be fried for about
MINUTES and served on a very
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-16
Imaginary HOLIDAYS.

know a man who cannot AFFORD to
'FaVel, and yet has a delightful way
OF decelving himself. He learns about
t"e cost Of travelling, the proper cloth
ing TO he worn, gets time table, and
arranges excursions for himself to
various places, and then reads about
1hem in books of travel. To the man
WIN imagination it is a captivating
occupatfon.-Hearth and Home.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-16
Goldfish Dinner

y ne Goldfish and set it in a
water on the back of the
let 1t simmer, changing the
q. @seral times, until the fish is
\. lfeshened. Let it boil five
Never use lard, but cut
la' salt pork into half-inch
ad fry out over a slow fire.
IL, you take up the fish, have
=. yisa potatoes and beets ready,
b. ase a hash of three-sixths fish,
laS chopped potatoes and one
\. Wiped beets. Turn the pork
ssue nash, mix thoroughly and
~. ssa' Boiled onions will make
4sal Side dish for this dinner
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-16
Certainly air

Or all troubles humanity is subject
to none perhaps causes more acute
distress and more frantic efforts for
relief than many forms of itching skin
troubles. We will tell you remedy
that rarely ever fails-Hunts Cure.
One box is absolutely guaranteed to
cure any one case of itching trouble
no matter what the name. If it
fails, your money is cheerfully re-
funded.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-16
Never Disappoints

Many extensively advertised rem.
edles are failures when put to the test
hunts lightning Oil is an exception.
confidence in it is never MISPLACED
disappointment never follows its use
1t is surely the grandest emergency
remedy now obtainable. For cuts
Durns' sprains, aches and pains, |
know no equal"
GEORGE L. PADDOCK,
DOniphan, Mo.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-16
An Ambitious Mother.

Hubby said the observant wife,
"the janitor of these flats is bach.
elor."
What Of it,"
81 really think he is becoming in.
terested in our oldest daughter"
There you go again with your pipe
dreams! Last week it was a duke.
Everybody Magazine.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-16
y loea for Apple Potnie.

,S., deep dish with sour ap-
y, .Iea have been quartered,
is ~ cored. Pour over them a
3 water and place in a
s aatll tender. Make a crust
n =, powder biscuit, roll out
|ss,. lsR; lay it over the apples
Il 70 the oven for about 40
i until the crust is done.
ass cook together two table
g. y butter and one teaspoon
w. ADD half of a cupful of
81 and a tiny pinch of mace
until clear and smooth,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-16
HOW'S This?

we oner one Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case OF Cat&rrh that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
-, F. J. CHENEY & Co, Toledo. o.
. We the undersigned. have known F. J. Cheney
lot the last 10 years. and believe him perfectly hon
oraDIc IN all business transactions and financially
"o'e u carry out any OBLIGATIONS made by his firm.
MALDlNG kINNAN & MARVIN
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. o.
iialiS Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system testimonials sent free. Price IS cents per
bottle. Sold by all Druggists
lake Halls Family Pills for constipation
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-16
The Last Straw,

Caesar was about TO enter Rome in
triumph.
Just as he was climbing into his
chariot Cicero yelled in his ear: Step
lively, please!" Angri!v tearing up his
transfer, the great conqueror got out
at the next crossing .-lllustrated Sun
day Magazine.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-16
Sottle Mint Sauce,

m lA' leaves, wash and CHI.
IN s ~ glass jar half full of
s. 81 with cold water. Seal
q M y dark cool place. This
a an su and green when opened
81 a las picked from garden.
n - se havor and is always
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-16
Advice from a Wise Man.

After getting the best of man in
one deal steer clear of him, for he
will begin to sit up and take notice.
Exchange.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-16

pack was weak and
rheumatic. Pains ran
through my back,
hips and limbs. l
could hardly get
about and lost much
sleep. The action of
the kidneys was
much disordered. I
began using Doan's
Kidney Pills apd tho
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-16
Hicks Capudine Cures Headache.

Whether from colds, heat, stomach or
nervous troubles. No Acetanilid or dan
gerous drugs. It's liquid and acts imme-
dately. Trial bottle 10c. Regular 25c and
SOC at all druggists.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-16
u Fire Kills odor,

lung vegetables or other
i. Ose Or furnace, throw a
ss :, into the fire and there
pheasant odor.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-16

result was remarkable, The kidrov
acuon became normal, the backacbe
ceased and my health is now IN.
usually good"
Sold by all dealers. so cents = box
foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, n, Y.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-16

Feet Ache-Use Aliens Foot-Ease
Over 600 testimonials. Refuse limitations. SendEol
free trial package. A. s. Olmsted, lie Roy, n. I.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-16
Instant Relief for All EYES,

that are irritated from dust, heat, sun or
wind, PETTIT'S EYE SALVE, 25c. All
druggists or Howard Bros, Buffalo, n, Y.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-16
DRAGs YOU DOWN.
sackache and Kidney Trouble Slowly
Wear One Out,

MRS. X. Grouse, Fayette St., Man.
chester, Ia, SAYS: For two ,oona
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-16

A successful man isn't necessarily
contented man.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-16

The wise man who has good opin-
ion of himself keeps it to himself.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-16

Sometimes Peppery.
Spicy conversation should be
handled gingerly.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-16
ALL HIS OWN,

my, What big figure you are
getting."
We'll, what does that matter? |
haven't taken yours, have T."
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-16

A woman says that all men may be
equal, but none are superior.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-16
Mrs, Windows Soothing Syrup.

For children teething, softens the gums, reduces In
ammation, allays pain, cures wind collie CSC bottle