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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-03-18
.eviroaua,, cigars are the best.

Western seed oats, White Silver
King. Oderbroker barley. Two best
varieties for our section. See growing
samples at Thompson's grocery.
New line of the famous Senator
Trousers, the very latest with and
without cuffs. Cut in the latest style.
The Blue Front Store.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-03-18
TO MY PATRONS.

On and after April 1st, l shall corn5
mence to do business N cash basis.
All book account is subject to cash
settlement on or before that date, so II
YOU owe me, come forward and settle,
Positively no longer time than April
LIST CHRIS. 0. HELGESoN.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-03-18

&C. j. Smith spent Monday at La
Crosse on legal matters.
Mrs. Ailard Smith of Chicago is
visiting Viroqua relatives.
&C. w. Graves was at Sparta Tues
day at the opening of circuit court.
Mrs. l.. H. Miner of Baraboo is a
guest of her friend Mrs. c. w. Franklin
Mrs. C. A. Nelson moved into the
Slack house in the Second ward this
week.
Miss Minnie Fay was down from
La Crosse to spend Sunday with her
friend Miss Anna Gohde.
Henry johnson, one of SeversOn's
clerks, is taking vacation and Andrew
Mellem is substituting at the store.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-03-18

FARM For SALE-192 acres. Adjoin-
ing DIR. Christensen's farm on West
Prairie. About 140 acres improved,
balance pasture and good timber. Will
sell everything with farm. Terms, part
cash, balance on time to suit purchaser
at low rate of interest. Write, or call
on A. j. BoIstad. West Prairie.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-03-18

FoR SALE Cottage with all modern
improvements, good barn in con-
nection, 7 rooms, besides pantry and
three large closets, hot and cold water,
COOK cistern, furnace or stove heat. A
good hard coal heater for sale at bar
gain if taken soon. Inquire of John
NJ, White.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-03-18

For SALE-I offer for sale either one
of my two stations, if taken before the
breeding season opens, these horses are
perfectly sound in every particular, and
will be sold reasonable. They are sure
breeders and registered. These ami
mails can be seen at my barn 4 miles
northwest of Viroqua on route 8. A.
]. FAVOR.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-03-18

For sALE-Good room house, good
cellar, cistern, city water with acre
rich garden. Price reasonable if taken
soon. Inquire of Robert j. Arnold at
Tibbit- Cameron Office.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-03-18

For SALE-A good lot and seven room
house located in one of the finest resi-
dence districts of the city of Viroqua.
Price very reasonable. Inquire or write
to Capt. H. Conner, Hotel Fortney,
Viroqua, Wis.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-03-18

For SALE-Corn, oats, tobacco, clio
yer and timothy seeds. o. H. johnson,
De Soto.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-03-18
For Sale

For SALE-Several head of good
work horses; also farm for rent. In
cIire of VIM. Webb.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-03-18

The inquisitive visitor to the studio
of the famous but crochety artist pro-
pounded the query, what do you mix
your colors with?'
with brains, sir" replied the paint
er in dignifed tones
"Ah," commented the visitor, 80
you paint miniaturgs!"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-03-18

For SALE-9 room house, corner lot
on Court St., one block east of high
school buildings. One lot adjoining on
the west, AXIS I1ds. Call or inquire of
Mrs. II. Bellows.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-03-18

Leo Page. the youngest son of Mr.. and Mrs
Hiram Page, died March 10. Leo months,
weeks and one day old. The cause of death
was whooprg cough and spinal disease. He was
only sick about two weeks before death called him
away to thet brighter and happier land where
there Is no sorroE sickness Little Leo leaves
a father. mother and brother Donovan; he has
also some half brothers and sisters to grieve over
his death. The funeral was held at Bloom City
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-03-18
MARRIED

In the village of Viola, March 5. Mr.. T. L.
Davis and Mrs. Lottie Shear both of the town of
Forest, at the residence of Robert Praker. Justice
of the peace.
At La Fargo, March g. by A. F. Drew court
commissioner Mr.. John Reed and Miss Dora
Granger both of La Fargo community.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-03-18
DIEDa

March g. after prolonged illness and at the age
of fifty-one years of life, Mr., Enock Evans of
Stark town passed to the great beyond. Almost
since infancy Mr.. Evans resided in Vernon county.
Internent took place at Rockton.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-03-18
Wanted

WANTED Girl for general homework
Good wages. Inquire at the Fair Saw
ing store.
WANTED-Girl for general bl.z,
work Inquire of Mrs. C. S. Slack
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-03-18
WANT AID. COLUMN

Insertions Under this Head 5 Cts
per Line. No AID. Taken for Less
Than IS Cents.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-03-18

Special value in Ladies' suits,
$1,000 We have arranged to
make your visit to our suit and
cloak department worth while
by offering a modified Prince
Chap suit in striped panama,
full plated skirt, at $1,000
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14
HIT HIM IN TWO PLACES.
The Way Cicero Treated His Devoted
Admirer Petrarch.

In the early autumn Of 1853 Petrarch
suffered an accident which may be
narrated In his own words. "You shall
hear" he writes to a friend, what a
trick Cicero, the man whom l have
loved and worshiped from my boyhood,
has just played me. ! possess huge
volume of his letters, which | wrote
out some time ago with my own hand
because there was no original manu-
script accessible to the copyists. Ill
health hlndered me, but my great love
Of Cicero and delight In the letters and
eagerness to possess them prevailed
against my bodily weakness and the
laboriousness OF the work. This Is the
book which you have seen leaning
against the doorpost at the entry to
my library. One day while going into
the room thinking about something
else, as | often do, / happened mad
vertently to catch the book In the
fringe OF my gown. In It's fall 1t struck
me lightly on the left leg little above
the heel. What! My Cicero quoth
/, banterlng him, pray what are you
hitting me forr He said nothing, but
next day as ! came again the same
way he hit me again, and again
laughed at him and set him up In his
place. Why make long story? Over
and over again went on suffering the
same hurt, and, thinking he might be
cross at having to stand on the ground
l put him up shelf higher, but not
TIL after the repeated blows on the
same spot had broken the skin and
far from despicable sore had resulted
despised 1t, though, reckoning the
cause OF my accident OF much more
weight than the accident itself. At
last. when the pain was too much not
only for my wit, but for sleep and
rest, so that to neglect the thing any
longer seemed not courage, but mad
ness, was forced to call In the doc
tors. who have now for some days
been fussng over this really ridicu-
lous wound, not without great pain
and some danger to the wounded limb,
as they insist, though think you know
Just what reliance / place on their
representations either of good or evil.
SO this is how my beloved Cicero has
treated me. He long ago struck my
heart, and now he has struck my leg"
From III. G. Uollway- -Calthorp's Pc
trarCh."
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14

70 exhausted when they got Oh land
that they made no resistance TO being
captured. The bears, before they aban-
doned the ship, climbed the masts OF
the vessel and, as 1t was presumed,
from that outlook saw what their fin
lsh would be anyhow and then deter
mined to take the chances Of getting TO
land, slim as they were. The raccoon
ran up q mast and remained there un-
I'll the mast fell. He was never seen
again. The foxes ran frantically ur
and down the deck and went over with
the schooner, as did the buffalo bull
and the geese. Not trace Of foxes or
buffalo was ever found. Two OF the
geese swan ashore half mile below
the falls. The other two met the fate
Of the buffalo and the foxes"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14
JOHNNY'S CAREER.
rhe Same That Was Started by the
Cornell Widow

Sornell WlcoW.
Sheer nonsense rhymes and jokes
without apparent reason or object are
frequently used to Gil the pages OF the
Cornell Widow. If anything more foot
less than the Man of Giegledorf''
verse has ever been written. the Wild
ow wishes TO state that her bump Of
credulity was imported from Missouri
and must be shown:
There was a man from Giegledort
Who, 10 save his barber's fees.
Would wet his hair and let II freeze.
And when twas frozen break IL of
The Widow claims the credit Of orig
mating the nonsense rhymes which
dealt with the cleverness and precoclty
Of the bright little lad who carelessly
slaughtered his mother, father and i'm
mediate relatives. These poems, II SO
they may be called, appeared In the
Widow in October and November, 1900.
The same year they were collected and
published in pamphlet form under the
name Of "The Johnny Book" Johnny
started his career by IAN tragedy" as
follows:
Johnny hung his little sister.
She was dead before they missed her.
Johnny's allus up L tricks.
Amt he cute ?-hes only six.
Next we find that
Johnny with his little ak
Dealt his brother orful wacks.
lie don't care If mamma kicks
Amt he cute?-he's only six.
Later development OF the little romp
shows that
John has gone from bad to worse
Now his fathers I'm n hearse.
Smeared him with a load OF bricks.
Amt he cute?-he's only six.
And so on until finally
Johnny saw buzzsaw buzz
Like bike and thought II wuz.
Johnny's corpse is full OF hicks.
Amt he cute ?-he's only six.
These verses terminated the Widows
connection with John. but papers all
over the country took up his instruc-
tive AMI edifying career and pushed
1t to finish. Still another verse which
started I'm the Widow Office and trav-
eled all over this country and part Of
others was the bit Of "Eb and Flo
doggcrcl. In this we discover that
Flo was fond Of Ebcnezer-
Fb, for short she called her beau.
Task Of tides Of love!' Great Cesar!
You should see em, Eb and Flo.
BY itself this beautiful bit could
hardly claim a place in a volume Of
great American poets, but when it
travelled far and wide and received an
extra verse at each resting place II be-
came q pursuing nightmare. From
Humorous College Journalism in Bo-
hemian Magazine.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14
Shakespeare,s Last illness.

According TO tradition handed
down 10y Ward, the vicar OF Stratford,
Shakespearc's last illness was fever
brought ON hy "merry meeting" with
Drayton and Ben Jonson. Another au-
thority. Halliwell-Phillips. says that
the great poet died OF typhoid. caused
by the filth and had drainage about
New Place. Like nearly everything
else about Shakespeare. the question
of the character of his last illness can
he answered only conjccturally.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14
GUIDEPOSTS IN FRANCE.
A Striking Feature Of the Roads
Throughout the Country.


A feature of the roads Of France Is
the ever present guidepost. These guide
posts consist of an iron plaque about
two feet long and foot high securely
mounted on sturdy posts or fastened
to some substantial wall. They are
painted In white and blue and show
WITHOUT any possibility OF mistake not
only the commune or township In
which they stand, but the next impor-
tant place In either direction as well as
the distances between all the chief
points upon that route. Thus you Will
find IL you are travelling on road
which leads to Paris that the name of
the metropolis will appear on the sign
board, although 1t may be several hun
dred kilometers distant
In addition to these guidepoSts the
Touring Club of France has put on
the chief roads a series OF signs and
symbols to indicate TO motorists and
bicyclists what sort OF road they are
approaching. The sign "ralentir," which
translated into good United States
means TO 'let up" has caused many a
motorist who is unfamiliar with the
road he is travelling to slow down and
to find shortly after the sign had been
passed that il was well that he paid at
tention TO II because of steep grade
or some abrupt turn. There is no ex-
cuse. In view OF the symbols and sign
boards. for any one motoring In France
to get on the wrong road or to come
Unexpectedly into trouble.-Frank Pres
brey i'm Outing Magazine
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14

There are expressions heard that
business in the manufacturing line is
improving, and that the riffs in the
clouds are to I've seen. Pawtucket
has ueen fortunate in this respect.
Some mills are on short time, but
there are few operatives on the idle
list Chronicle.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14

A young lady writes to the Boston
Post that the young man to whom
she is engaged, when he comes to
call at her home, seems to prefer to
play chess with her father, rather
than to talk to her. Our theory is,
that either the girl is very unattrac-
tive or the young man lacks sense.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14

The Chapman campaign, now IN
progress in Providence, commends
itself to thinking people as the most
fair and sensible religious movement
that has ever come to the city.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14

To stop that pain In the back, that
stiffness OF the joints and muscles, take
Pineules. They are guaranteed. Don't
suffer from rheumatism. backache. Kid
new trouble. when you get 30 days treat
ment for s1.0o. A single dose at bed
time proves their merit. Get them to-
day.-soid BY r. r. GRADY isls west
minister stSe0-
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14

Tie TACT that the United States
Navy has within five hundred men
Of its required complement, shows
that hard times are quite hard.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14
Helninn Her.

"You loved her very much?"
$50 much that when her first hus-
band died married her that might
share her grief and so lessen IT,"
"And how did IL work.
"Fine! I'm sorrler how for his death
than she is."-Houston Post.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14

Secretary Cortelyou has decided
not to be candidate for the PIES
idency this year. Wise young mao.
He can afford to wait.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14

Owing to the severe weather Of
late fish have been exceedingly
scarce IN the Boston market, but as
the supply OF beans is excellent, Bos
ton people are not worrying.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14

1t is hoped that Rhode Island will
not consider it a duty or a privilege
to participate as state in the com.
ing exposition at Seattle. The eX-
position business has been sadly
overdone and needs a good, long rest
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14

The strained relations between
Russia and Turkey may lead to war.
1t is very old cloud and the
chances are it will blow over.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14
Use For Them All,

"You have three pairs Of glasses, pro-
fessor."
-Yes; use one TO read with. one to
see at n distance and the third TO find
the other two"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14
Incredible.

Customer Cooking over his bilD-You
have made two mistakes in this bill,
once IN your favor and once In mine.
waiter-In your favor2 Where1-Lus-
tige Batter.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14

The re oeated candidacy of Will
liam J. Bryan shows a startling lack
of men of presidential calIbre in the
Democratic party.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14

For once Senator Aldrich was
obliged to father one of his Wall
street bills. 1t is his custom To find
a cats paw.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14

The gypsy moth seems to have let
up on Rhode Island. Perhaps it
was too small pickings.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14

Presidential booms are beng
groumed and got in order, Tut they
are not as yet fairly launched.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14
At tho Winds Mercy.

"Scroggins is always boastIng about
his new balloon"
That's all it's good for"
whats all it's good forg"
"To blow about."-Cleveland Plain
Dealer
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14

1t seems a pity that Charles w
Morse ct New York was obliged to
go abroad, and so miss the bountiful
ice harvest.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14

A Rings Dyspepsia Tablet after each
meal oyercomes Indigestion. dyspepsia
and other stomach Ills. Two days trial
free. Ask our dealer.-Sold by T. +.
GRADY. 1915 Westminster street.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14

Now that the Thaw trial is over
for ali time, a national thanksgiving
would not seem entirely out of order
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14

A belated winter is not the most
desirable thing in the world.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14

Produce much. consume little, labor
diligently, speak cautlously.-Chinese
Proverb.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14

Taft is too stout and Hughes is
too thin to make ideal candidates.
The Opelousas courier., 1908-02-01
German Marzipan.

One pound sweet almonds, two
ounces bitter almonds, blanched and
chopped fine. Add n pound pow
dered sugar and two tablespoons OF
rose water, just enough to moisten the
ingredients SO they may be kneaded
by hand. Form the mass into a ball
and Let stand Is minutes or SO. Cut
slices from the ball on a board
sprink1ed well with powdered sugar.
Sift sugar W. rolling pin and roll
slices to about one-quarter inch thick.
Cut in fancy shapes, hearts, diamonds.
etc. Cut strips from plain sheet and
fasten to edge of shapes like tart
crusts, with rose water, crimping them
with a fork.
Sprinkle sheets Of paper with sugar,
lay on a board and bake the cakes on
this In O moderate over till a light
brown. Fill them while hot with the
following mixture. prepared before
hand: One and one-half pounds pow
dered sugar, juice of a large lemon,
two tablespoons rosewater: stir slowly
q long time, till it looks quite clear.
IL it gets too hard add more rosewater.
After filling the cakes do not remoy
from the board till they are cold.
The Opelousas courier., 1908-02-01
FRUIT SALADS
DESIRABLE ADDITIONS TO THE
DINNER MEiA.
Apples Cut in the Shape of Tulips Are
the Foundation of One of the
Best of These Recipes
Lettuce Salad.

This is the season when salads are
4 noticeable feature of a dinner. The
fruit salads are very nice and may be
prepared in ways. One
pretty way to make a fruit salad is
known as the tulip salad. Select very
bright red apples and do not pare. Re-
move the cores and slice the sides in
little points to give the appearance
of a tulip and scoop out the contents.
Make q filling of chopped oranges,
bananas, pineapples and the meat
from the apple Drain off all juice and
mix the fruit with chopped nuts. In
each dish place an apple on white let
tuce leaves, preferably the small ones
from the heart of the lettuce, and mix
a few pieces of parsley in it to give a
neat effect. Fill the apples with the
fruits. After the dessert is served
pass q dressing made of ~mayonnaise
and the fruit juices previously TX
tracted.
Orange shells may be filled in the
same manner and just as pretty are
the lemon receptacles made from lem
ON rinds. a lettuce salad is made by
filling lettuce leaves with finely
chopped cabbage and celery. This is
placed in a small dish and surrounded
with q layer of beets run through the
ricer. You have no idea what a pretty
decoration the heets make and the
color a be changed by mixing the
Haats with finely chopped celery. The
meat chopper is best for making this.
Save celery tops for decorative pur-
poses.
In making the may0nnaise, real
ly should use a good egg beaten to
make all ingredients very light, for
this gives the desired smoothness to
the mixture. Oils should be gradually
added, and all acids added when the
~mayonnAise is done to prevent it from
cardling. By all means cook your
mayonnaise if you do not wish it to
taste of raw eggs. Use sliced eggs,
picked onions, and olives to garnish
vegetable salads.
The Opelousas courier., 1908-02-01
Washing and ironing Wisdom.

Put %clothespins In a small basket
that has a hook made Of wire on the
handle. Slip the hook owe the line
and push the basket>along as you hang
the clothes.
Prevent scorching ironing sheet by
lacking q piece Of asbestos paper
about IL inches square on end OF board
where the iron is set. The paper VIII
not burn and it saves the sheet.
On ironing day fold the sheets. four
times and lay smooth on the kitchen
or laundry table, then fold the table
cloths and place on sheets, then pillow
slips. towels. napkins, handkerchiefs.
etc. Then iron each piece as o come
to it, and by the time you get to the
sheets they will need but little more
ironing. The work q be done much
quicker and does not require SO many
irons, thereby saving footsteps.
The Opelousas courier., 1908-02-01
penners. clams and Mushrooms.

Al delectable dish is made OF green
peppers. CLANS and mushrooms. Take
q slice from the top of each pepper
and remove the seeds and white pulp.
Then wash and break q cupful OF
fresh mushrooms In pieces and cook
them for two or three minutes In a
tablespoonful OF butter. Turn In half
4 cupfuI of cream, q quarter OF 9 cup
full 81 soft b~readcrumbs, halt q cupfuI
Of chopped clans and a beaten egg.
Season with salt and pepper, add
the mushrooms and I'LL the mixture
into the peppers. Bake In q moderate
oven for 20 minutes, or until the pep
pers are tender, basting them now and
then with hot water seasoned with
meIAed butter.
The Opelousas courier., 1908-02-01
Makes Pain Go Away.

Are you one of the ones who pay in
toll
For your right Of way through this
life?
If so YOU will find Hunts Lightning
A friend which will aid in the
strife.
To those who earn their own way
by their own labor, accidents occur
with painful frequency. Burns, bruises,
cuts and sprains are not strangers to
the man who wears corns on his
hands. A better remedy for these
troubles does not exist than Hunts
Lightning Oil.
The Opelousas courier., 1908-02-01
potato cobbter.

Peel and slice one pint of sweet po.
tatoes, place in q porceIain-lined stew
pan. With two cups OF light brown
sugar, half q cup Of butter and half q
teaspoonful Of cinnamon, quarter of q
teaspoonful Of cloves and quarter OF a
nutmeg, and sufficient boiling water to
cover nicely; boil until potatoes are
SOFT, but not mushy; thicken with q
level tablespoonful Of fotr, stirred IN
cold water until smooth; take from
the IRE and put in q wine glass OF
sherry and 8 tablespoonful OF brandy.
Line q deep dish with the mixture,
cover with q crust OF the paste and
bake In : moderate oven until = light
brown.
The Opelousas courier., 1908-02-01

Homer Fcaks, the secretary Of the
atate Charity Aid society Of New
tori. referred in a resent address 10
<he s~vkwardness that charity work-
Il feel In making pubic appeals sor
fends.
aAnd few charity workers." Mr..
fol,ss added. -x.an carry off that awk.
sardness with enc neatness OF the col
red preacher vino reminded his con-
regation that:
"'Brndren, All KANT preach hyab
81 boasd In hebin.'"