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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-09
Tobacco Seed for the Farmer

The Agricultural Experimental sta
tion has just completed threshing this
seasons crop of tobacco seed Eight
hundred and fifty pounds of Connecticut
Havana seed were produced from two
aud one half acres OF tobacco leaf. Al
the price of fifty cents an ounce, low
for tobacco seed, this crop would bring
over Sc, 500 This seed will be distri-
buted among the farmers of the state
this winter in allotments of from one to
four ounces per farmer.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-09
MaRazine Bu,ers

Remember that you car get just as
good or better bargains OF H. l.. Ray
ner as you can anywhere. Postal card
or phone 273 will bring you catalogue
of best offers H. l.. RAYNER.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-09
Said or Written 10 the c-.sor.

John Umberger, Lennon, South Da-
kota: 1--WE are about settled III our
new home, and like the country very
well. Have been having fine weather
with the exception of a blizzard the
30th of November. We eagerly watch
fer the CENSOR every week as it is
like letter from home.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-09
Horses for Sale

We still have for sale one pair of
mares, weight 1900, with one colt at
side. One pair 3-years-Old mares, weight
2400 lbs One gelding five years-old,
weight 1900 lbs. SToLL & CHASE.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-09
IOBaCCO NOIES

EdGc-ton Tobacco Reporter; From
the first information received it appears
that not over one half of the crop of
The state was removed from the sheds
during the late casing weather, as many
growers were not III position to give
stripping immediate attention. Up to
the time of the coming of the cold wave
on Monday, a good deal of stripping
was done in the sheds and growers are
already reporting their crops ready for
delivery. One of two firms will com
mence receiving the coming week and
warehouses will start handling soon
after
While some riding has been indulped
in since the tobacco came down from
the sheds we cannot learn that any
buying of any moment has been re
resumed
The market for cured leaf shows no
new development either locally or in
the eastern centers. One lot Of 120cs
sold to export comprises the principal
transaction of the week A few sales
from country hands are reported at
about former quotations. and we learn
of more pretentious trade Of small
packings Under consideration but not
yet closed.
While there has been reports circu-
lated to the effect that the tobacco
warehouses would soon open for active
work, as far as we are able to learn
none Of the packers will receive to-
bacco until after the first of the year
While there was considerable quanti-
y of tobacco taken down during the
recent case weather, there is scarcely
any one grower that has his entire
crop ia the bundle, and to open now
would be next to useless. The con-
tinued cold weather since the tobacco
has been removed from the poles is a
cause for rejoicing, as the fear Of dam
age to the leaf is now removed.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-09

Get best rates on Magazine clubs
of II. l.. Rayner.
Fred Gohde, who recently secured
an uDdertaket's license, will soon put
in a stock Of undertaking goods at
Liberty Pole, 50 we are informed.
Mrs. David F. Jones and Miss En-
ma Mannel of Sparta were guests for a
few days at the home Of Mrs. Z. L.
Ware
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-09
pRospERIrYIs MILL AND SPIN

The steel mill starts TO roll, the fac
tories to spin. IL really looks as if
prosperity was coming 10.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-09

Il positively defy competition on
robes. My stock is the most complete
in Vernon county. l.. U. Favor.
-"Threaaeasy" sewing ma achine
needles are a necessity to women who
sew. See daily demonstrations at Tow
ner's.
1T is up % you now My stock Of
watches. clocks and jewelry is com.
plete. Come 10 and look it over. Sam
Lillis, jewelsr.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-09

Frank w. Hofrichter, Watertown,
South Dakota: 81 am well pleased
with the CENSOR. Please change my adj
dress to Dilly, Vernon county"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-09
Licensed 10 Marry.

The following marriage licenses have
been issued by the county clerk since
our last issue:
John Bcuk Of Kendall, Monroe coun-
ty, and Emma Shear Of Hlllsboro
Elmer Woodward and Nettie Morelli
both Of Genoa
MiIlard Seymour and Harriet Battles
both Of Sterling
Henry Missel Of De Soto and Lillian
Sallendar Of Whe2 tand.
Carl Holt Of Webster and Ruby Nor
tenson of Viroqua.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-09
TApsw.itss sAtR.in

Remington No 7, good as new,
originally cost $ll0, will be sold for $40.
If you want this bargain see Chester
Silbaugh
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-09
AMONG rHE FRATERNAL BRETHREN

1iic De DotO Argus 6HlSES upon us
seventh year of publication, and it is a
healthy seven-year-old youngster, able
to entertain well and most satisfactory
its constituency.
John c. Cover, a bright member o.
one of the pioneer country newspaper
families in Wisconsin, died in an Iowa
hospital on a recent date. The Covers
published the Grant County Herald
more than fifty years ago, and it was
for long period the leading country
weekly in the state.
Editor w. M. Kommerstad, who has
retired as publisher of the Coon Valley
News, was on a recent night taken by
surprise by a host of friends. He was
imprisoned and carried to the village
hall, where the evening was spent in
merrymaking and dancing. He was
also presented with a purse containing
500. so as a substantial remembrance.
An Illinois editor retired from jour
nalism and his 'goodby" is chronieled
in the following language. The under
signed retires from the paper with the
conviction that all is vanity. From the
hour this paper was started to the pre-
sent time he has been solicited to lie
on every subject and can't remember
of having tolda wholesome truth without
diminishing his subscription list or
making an enemy. Under these cir
cumstances of trial. and having
thorough contempt for himself he re-
| tires in order to recruit moral con-
stitution.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-09
POLITICS EXPENSIVE BUSINESS
Senator LaFollete Tells What President
iaI Campaign Cost.

Several candidates who figured in the
late primary and general elections took
the last day &C grace in which to file
statements of campeiSa expenses.
Since orr last issue went to press the
following county candidates have told
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-09

what they spent
A. W Donovan. for county treasurer. .... S IS 63
L. C. Steenberg. for register of deeds IS 81
T. o. Mork, for register of deeds ......... l47 80
L. Dickson for clerk Of court ............ 0 90
d. F. Mains. for member Of assembly -..... IS SO
W. w. Dunlap. for coroner .-..-.........,. 0 90
Senator R. NJ. La Toilette, Wiscon-
sins candidate for president, spent
SIT, 629 90 in the campaign; j. A. Ayl-
ward, democratic candidate for gov
ernor, spent $4,000; d. o. Mahoney,
candidate for congress, S1,48S. rs;
w Mnrphy, democratic candidate for
congress, 81 10000.
The republican county committee for
Vernon county received $3.50 3S from
all sources, and expended S581 46. The
democratic county committee spent
$l6S 46. This statement does not give
amount and sources of the receipts.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-31
The New Game OF | ema

A new lawn game has been in
vented in London, and as it can be
played with equal enjoyment by both
boys and girls, it possesses many
claims to popular favor.
1t can be followed in any season. and
by as few was four or as many as IA
persons at once. Skill. agility and a
good eye are far more requisite than
manipulation of the wand by means of
quick wrist turns develops and renders
flexible the muscles of the arms and
wrists.
A screen of wood or canvas, fixed on
a light frame, and having in the center
a circular aperture Is inches in
diameter, is erected. Behind the hole
is fixed a bag net, and the main OBJ
ject of the players, who stand some
distance away, is to throw number of
colored balls; by means of the wand,
into this bag.
The wand has at one end a peculiarly
shaped crook for holding the ball, but
some little skill is necessary to retain
the ball in it for the purpose of making
the throw.
The number of .pot balls" to be
scored by each side before it can COM
spends with the number of players on
each. side. When either side has scored
the number of pot balls agreed upon,
it enters upon the second stage, and it
at once OBJ tains a single "zoned" ball.
Whichever side then first succeeds In
scoring its ''zoned ball" wins the game.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-31
The Blood Horse

Gamarra is a dainty steed
Strong. black and OF a noble breed,
Full of fire and full OF bone,
All his line of fathers known;
Fine his nose. his nOstrils thin,
But blown abroad by the pride within.
His name, a stormy river flowing.
And his eyes like embers glowing
In the darkness of the night.
And his pace as swift as light.
Look-around his straining throat.
Grace and shifting beauty foatl
Sinewy strength is in his veins,
And the red blood gallops through his
veins
Richer. redder never ran
Through the boasting heart OF man,
He can trace his lineage higher
Than the Bourbon dare aspire
Douglas, Guzman or the Guelph,
Or O'Brien's blood itself
He who hath no peer was born.
Here. upon a4red March, morn;
But his famous fathers dead
Were Arabs all. and Arab bred.
And the last of that great line
Trod like one of race divine.
And yet-he. was but friend to one,
Who fed him at the set OF sun.
BY some lone fountain fringed with
green ~ ss~7-
With him, rowing. Bedouin.
He lived (nones else twonld he obey
Through all the hot Arabian day..
And died untamed.. upon the sands
Where Ba1kh amidst the deserts standss
Harry Cornwall
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-31
A FAMILY CHAT WITH THE JUNIORS

ONCE more The Junior Call ex-
~ tends happy greetings to its
many friends. In this Issue it pre-
sentS many attractive features, in-
cluding halloween stories and Illus
tratiOnS; and where is the junior, or
grown up Junior, for that matter,
who does not reFeI in the Joyous
spirit of adventure and romance that
prevails at this seasOnl From the
grown up the wears roll back. and If
he does not actually participate in
the frOlicS of the real juniors. in his
mind he lives over again the days of
his childhood, and with a twinkIing
eye, and. perhaps, quiFering voice,
tells his young son, or his grandson,
of the pranks which he perpetrated
in those far on days upon ind1lgent
friends. And mother. too, or auntie,
viii likely cOnfide TO the small young
ladies that she, in her Joyous girl
hood, has tried some Of the "spells"
50 graphically described by "Mam-
my" in Mrs. Noses story.
During the vacation contest one
OF the competitors WrOfe to The
Junior Call that he thought he could
hass written a better story on almost
any other subject. There have been
no such complaints in the history
contest. The letters received show
a comprehensive knowledge of his
tOrical eEenas from the landing of
Columbus to the present journey Of
the fleet. combined with an al
most personal sympathetic interest.
American patriotism is certainly in
no possible danger of extinction. 1t
is a fOregODe conclusion that the
history page viii be read each week
with great interest, not only by the
competitors and their friends, but
by people who are not even ac-
quainfed with them. Six watches
will be awarded each week, as
heretofore.
The teachers corner is proving an
extraordinary success. The article
on the conception Of thought last
week by w. w. Stone, principal of
the Lincoln grammar school, at
traeted widespread attention and
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-31

created a great deal of favorable,
comment among teachers.
Today the teachers corner is occu-.
pied by cooking class from the
Central cooking school OF San Fran
cisco, with Miss Florence Nj. Wood.
ward In charge. In view of the
great degree Of interest in domestic
economy and culinary science ex-
hibited by the American women of
today, this article can not fail to be
greatly appreciated by mothers and
daughters throughout the west. The
Junior Call invites special articles
and letters from teachers. In no
other way can they better manifest
their interest in an enterprise which
is designed to promote and further
pupils all over the state of Cali
fOrnia.
The long roll Of honor which was
published last week on the fourth
page is the best possible indication
of the extent to which The Junior
Call is read by the younger juniors.
The. puzzle Of the HAges,s prizes for
which are awarded today. is a diff.
cult one, many of the @agess being
capable of several interpretations.
The roll of honor is, therefore, not
so long, but the new puzzle which
is offered today, the "Cape" puzzle,
is unlike any of its predecessors, and
will afford an excellent lesson in
geography.
AIonZo, The Junior Call dog, today
makes a dignified descent from his
perilOus position at the top of the
city hall tower. Possibly this haz-
ardOus experience may teach him
lesson, but he will doubtless fail to
profit by it, and we may expect to
find him in an equally precarious
situation next Saturday. Lock out
for him! And do not forget the new
town of JuniOrFiIIe, where all sorts
of lively events take place. The
football season is at hand and the
,JuRiOrFille people are strictly up to
date. The game today is especially
designed to interest the juniors and
younger juniors of The Junior Call.
1t is wildly exciting and well played.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-31
THE POET

the union See if you can ind what
all these names are
On the Old Dominion steamer beau
tiful young creole girl sailed from
her home in the sunny south.
She was full of happy anticipations
of her visit to the Old North. but she
felt little forlorn as they left the
land OF Palmettos. and to ward on any
inconsistencies she went on deck. where
she soon became interested in her
fellow passengers, particularly a west
erner. redolent of the Prairie. who hot
ly contested with q HoOsier and a
Buckeye the merits OF their respective
states. Next to this little group two
men were leaning on the railing. and
the young girl decided they were ar
chitect and lumber merchant. for the
latter was much exercised over the
wholesale Telling OF the Pine in the
Green Mountain. The architect. whose
Hawkeye was strangely in contrast
TO the great soft eyes to which the
southern girl was accustomed, dis
cussed the relative value OF Granite
and Freestone for the Keystone OF an
arch to be erected in New York bay
Just then the girl was attracted BY .
woman. conspicuous for her inappro-
priate costume. She wore velvet EN-
pire gown and was sparkling with dia-
znonds- Tripping over her train. a
small boy followed, busily endeavoring
to get outside OF an all day Sucker
In their wake a smiling steward fol-
lowed, bearing cunning cup custards.
made OF Blue Hen eggs and nicely
favored with Nutmeg, accompanied by
a plate of Corn Crackers.
BY this time the sun had set and a
Lone Star pierced the fading blue, so
the young creole retired TO her state
room to write the adventures of the
day to her Mother
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-31
TELLER AND
Some Odd Encounters

A drove of wild horses were graz
ing on a Colorado plain. near the edge
of a ravine. Nearest of all was a
mare with a young colt Suddenly
from the ravine there arose huge
grizzly bear, which reached the colt.
and, before it had time to turn. struck
1T down with a blow of its paw. The
poor mother turned to protect her off,
spring, when the bear made for her
with savage roar and tore her
launches. until she gaIloped in wild
terror among her comrades The bear
returned to the colt, which he began
to tear, while the band of horses gath
cred in a knot, with their heads face
inward and their heels forming cir
Gle of defense. A magnificent stallion,
dark bay, with a white star on his
forehead. wonderfully alert and free Of
gait. with a powerful neck. proudly
curved. and great sweep of name and
tail, dashed about them like one in
command until their arrangements were
completes. Then, leaving the other
horses and neighing shrilly, he trotted
straight toward the bear, which now
was dragging the colt toward the can
yon- The hear was promptly on the
defensive. and. when the stallion came
near, ne laced him. with a growl and a
forward movement but. instead OF
turning tail to flee, the stallion met him
at a gallop and plunged straight at
him, striking terrifically with his fore
feet, with the swiftness and certainty
of a boxer, in the endeavor to trample
down his enemy. The bear half rose
on his launches. and. protecting his
head as well as he could with his great
paws. struck out in return on the de-
fensive. The onslaught of the horse
was so quick and furious that the bear
was knocked backward under the de-
scending hoofs, but, twisting around on
all fours, almost under the horse, he
suddenly reared, and. clutching each
side of his opponents neck with his
fore paws, pulled himself downward
and caught with his teeth at the
tonishing strength and quickness Of the
stallion saved him from being caught
in deadly grapple, which, once Sc
cured by the bear, could hardly have
been broken. Then he trotted in a
wide circle around the bear, OCCASION
ally making feint with its fore feet.
until, with a sudden wheel, he landed
his sharp heels fairly on the bears
nose, knocking the grizzly over. Whirl-
ing again. the wild horse came a sec
ond time at the bear. which had gained
his feet, and was crawling toward
the canyon. He struck at him once
with his fore hoofs, and then, suddenly
whirling he planted his fore legs
against the ground at an angle of 45
degrees. and backing toward the re-
treating animal. let fly succession Of
kicks with a terrific force and swift
ness. Followed all the way by these
launching heels, the bear scrambled
and was kicked to the edge of the ra-
vine, which he. seemed pleased to reach
and down which he plunged with eager
Willingness. Just as his body rounded
the brink. the stations hind hoofs
landed solidly, knocking him heels
over head. so that he rolled like ball
down the steep, rocky sides to the very
bottom.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-31
A Popular Game

Proverbs is one of the most popular
games that children play. Here Is the
way to play it, in case you do not al
seady know how:
One player leaves the room, and
swhiie he is absent the rest TX upon
some proverb. The words of the
proverb are distributed among them,
and each player, in reply TO ques-
ton asked by the guesser, has to in
troduce his particular word When all
the words have been introduced the
Euesser has TO guess the name Of the
proverb.
4. Here are q few familiar proverbs:
Hear twice before you speak once"
Half loaf is better than no bread" >"
GOOD wares make quick markets"
Friends are plenty when purse is
FULL"
cut your coat according to your
cloth"
"A little rain lays much dust"
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-31
WITH THE SHORT STORY
Logic of a Small Boy

Logic OF a Small Boy
ON an important fete day. Raoul.
" attired in a beautiful yellow dress.
not having arrived at the age for
trousers. was standing on the veranda
watching with envious longing plainly
pictured on his small face q group of
boys playing across the street.
Mama had said: you must not go
to play with the boys because you will
get dirty. and we must look our best
when the procession comes along" and
had then gore away to make her own
toilet.
In Raoul's mind at the moment there
was but one thought and one desire.
He wanted TO play with the boys.
He could not play with the boys be-
cause he would get dirty; therefore, he
argued. with logical insistence, If he
were alreads dirty there could be no
reason why Re should not play with
the boys. much for cause and ef-
feet. That Ioirt arrived at. the next
thing was /, get dirty. In the yard
there was Z large cherry tree The
grass beneath the tree was covered
n - - tA<p ~Atoi iSS' Iiica q y ssniAi 2 :
An easy way to get dirty right at
hand!
Swiftly to the cherry tree ran Raoul
and rolled upon the ripe cherries on the
grass until his beautiful dress that
had caused his mother SO much pride
presented all the colors of the orig
inal rainbow. Then, satisfied that the
desired stage of dirtiness had been
attained, he ran with equal swiftness
to his mother, crying, Mama, mama,
am dirty now; may go and play with
the boys?'
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-31
INVENTIONS OF BOYS

: Some of the most important inven-
tions have been the work of boys. The
Invention of the valve motion to the
steam engine was made by mere boy.
Newcome's engine was in very incom-
piete condition from the fact that there
was no way to open or close the valves
except by means of levers operated by
the hand.
Newcome set up a large engine at
one of the mines, and boy, Humphrey
Potter, was hired to work these valve
levers although this was not hard
work, yet it required his constant at,
tention.
AS he was working the levers he saw
that parts OF the engine moved in the
right direction and at the same time
that he had to open or close the valves
He procured strong cord, and made
one end fast to the proper part Of the
engine and. the other end to the valve
lever; and then he had the satisfac-
tionS of seeing the engine move with
perfect regularity Of motion.
A short time after, the foreman came
around and saw the boy playing mar
bles at the door Looking at the en- :
gine he saw the ingenuity of the boy
and also the advantage of SO great an
invention.
The idea suggested by the boys In
ventive genius was put in practical
form, and made the steam engine an
automatic working machine
The power loom is the invention of a
farmers boy who had never seen or
heard of such thing. He whitfield one
out with his jack-knife, and after he
had got 1t all done. he, with great en-
thusiasm. showed It TO his father. who
at once kicked it to pieces. saying that
he would have no boy about him who
would spend his time on such foolish
things.
The boy was sent to a blacksmith to
learn a trade, and his master took
lively interest in him. He made loom
had broken up and showed it to his
master.
The blacksmith saw he had no com
mon lad as an apprentice, and that the
invention was a valuable one. He had
loom constructed under the super
vision of the boy
It worked to their perfect satisfac-
tion, and the blacksmith furnished the
means to manufacture the looms and
the boy received half the profits. In
about a year the blacksmith wrote to
the boys father that he should bring
with him a wealthy gentleman, who
was the inventor OF the celebrated
power loom.
You may be able to judge of the as
tonishment at the old home when his
son was presented to him as the in
ventor, who told him that the loom was
the same as the model that he had
Kicked to pieces but a year before.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-31
To Ny Grammatical Niece

The Nom'native case which 1 study's
"a Niece"
Who is Genitive ever of kindness to
me;
When I'm sad she's so Datfve OF COM
fort and Peace,
That l scarce against fate can Ac-
cusative be!
o, Friendship. (this vocative most
prefer,
Makes my case always Ablative. by
and with her"
Your Mothers Verb from Anomaly
free,
Though Indicative always of learning
and sense;
In all of her moods she's Potential DER
And the Perfect is stin her invariable
Tensei
Though Passive in temper, most active
in spirit.
And we are Deponents who swear to
her merit!
For Syntax like that which unites
her and you
Through foIios of Grammar in vain
we may sces
AS in Gender. in Number your Concord 5
most true,
For as Mother and Daughter you
both are-Unique.
And in goodness to all, as in kind
ness to mel
You both. in all cases, are sure to
agree!
From Prosodia perhaps 1 might learn
(if l tried)
ITO scan my own many defects
wide Gray;
But in vain are all metrical rules when
applied
To charms which both Mother and
Daughter display.
For who could e'er learn, with all
labor and leisure,
To scan what are quite without num-
Der and measured
Hon. William Robert Spencer.