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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-08

philosopher, victim Of st. Bartholo-
new; Palsy, the great potter, who
narrowly escaped a similar fate; the
sayant Mabillin; Marmontei, the au-
thor of 'Belisaire" and friend of Vol
taire; Chaptal, the great chemist
and discoverer. who was summoned
by the convention to supply the army
with gunpowder and did so; Laplace,
the illustrious physicist-these inter
altos, and. If not peasants sons. all
Of them were of humble origin,
And If Alphonse Karr's interesting
theme we're brought up to date his
successor would be able to add the
greatest name In French fiction--Bal-
zac! 4se
my name Is on my certificate Of
birth as that Of the duke of Fitzjames
Is on his" somewhat pompously
wrote the author of The Coincide HUI
maine" and, unlike i,ouget de Lisle,
he had not knowingly appropriated
the much-coveted particle. In all
probability he firmly believed that he
nad come of noble stock. But in his
work, "Honore de Balzac," NJ. f.
Bire relates that well known anti
quarry entirely d.sproves poor Balzac's
title to the ode" This gentleman. M.
Charles Portal. has indeed unearthed
the BIRTH register of Balzacs father.
who was born I'm 1916 in a village OF
Languedoc. and In that document is
described as Bernard Francois BaIssa,
son Of a laborer. The great Honore's
father had literary tastes. and even
welded the pen. Quite possibly he
may have thus euphemized his pa
tronymic out OF respect for that early
master of French prose (f50T-1654)
really belonging TO the noble de Bal.
FAC or de Balzac house. Be that as
II may, NJ. Bire truly says that BaIzac
has earned his right to nobility.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-08
Alcohol Consumes.

A patient was arguing with the foc-
tor on the necessity of his takin a
stimulant. He said: But doctor, /
must have some kind of a stimulant.
am cold and it warns me" Pre-
cisely," came the Doctors crusty an
wer. See here. This stick Is cold
taking a stick OF wood from the box
beside the hearth and tossing it into
the fire. Now it Is warm, but II
the stick benefited?' The sick man
watched the wood first send out 1T
tie puffs Of smoke, and then burst in
TO a flame. and replied: "Of course
not. Il is burning itself" And so
are you. when you are warming your.
self with alcoh,; you are literally
burning mp tie delicate tissues Of
your stomach and brain
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-08

Ellen Tholneycroft Fowler-Mar
rage is not the END of it." but the
beginning thereof. Cynics tell US
that love does not last, because, poor
things, they have lost, or never found
it. It is not a question of lasting
with love, it is a question of growing
and deepening and developing with
every new experience. We speak of
child's froek not lasting for anothe
season, but nor or tine child himself,
because he outgrows one stage only
to develop into another stronger and
wiser and more dear. And so 1t is
with love. We may lose it, alas, or
break it by our carelessness, or folly,
or sin, but it cannot wear out; and II
folks say that it does, what they
speak of was never love at all. but
some poor shoddy imitation.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-08
What Birds Mean to America

A great many people think that
while birds are pretty to look at and
form an attractive feature OF rural
life, the country and the people who
dwell in it could get along just as well
without as with them. That the wild
creatures of the air arein many way
necessary to human king may appear
preposterous; nevertheless it is true.
Where this country is throwing
away big things which Il will need to-
morrow and indeed does need today
the forest for example-it is not 10 be
wondered at that the destruction of
the birds should go on almost unnot-
iced. And in truth this determination
did go on unhende6 during many years
when the only ones 70 protest were
the ones who valued the
birds for reasons of sentiment or be-
cause they treasured all things that
are beautiful.
Conditions have changed now how
ever, and the birds have eoEie TO be
valued because the farmers require
them. That is the conclusion govern
ment SCIENTISTS have arrived at after
years spent in studying the birds of
the country. studying what they eat
and what they destrc-. When the
books are balanced it is disclosed that
man owes the birds the amount of
grain and fruit to which they help
themselves in the course of a summer.
II that balancing of the books could
have been done twenty or even ten
years ago and the senseless killing of
birds checked, millions of dollars
would have been saved to the men
who grow the country's crops,
Springtime is bird time just as
much as it is flower time, but, alas,
the birds do not return by the tens of
thousands as they once did, Though
these are the days when robins look
for early worms behind the pillow, ="
there is only a corporal's guard of the
redbreasts where once there we're
regiments and armies, for unfortun.
ately in the spring the young mans
fancy lightly turns to thoughts of
hunting quite as often as to thoughts
of love. That is why the birds are few
and that is why the millions of dollars
of damage is done the crops and trees
of the country every year, for the
birds are the foes of the iLnumerable
creeping, boring. flying things, SO
small that for centuries man paid no
attention to them, aud yet so great
that, unchecked. they despoil fields
and ruin orchards and man is helpless
to stop them. In all truth the farmer S
best friend is the birds.
A writer in recent issue of the
National Geographical Magazine de-
clared that if there were no birds
there could hardly be any crops. And
they serve man in such unsupported
ways, do these little creatures. There
are the sparrows, for example. The
sparrows are seed eaters and without
their aid the farmers difficulties In
keeping the weeds in check would be
increased many fold: yet who ever
thought of being grateful to spar
row? Nevertheless the work they do
is a tremendous one; it IS estimated
that in such state as Iowa the spar
row eats about S75 tons of weed seed
every year. Figuring for the whole
country this writer estimates that
merely by devouring the weed seed
the sparrows save the farmers some
$350.000,000 a year
Mr.. Bob White and his family are
also great seed eaters, and the govern.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-08
To Clean Rugs.

An old. house keeper who has sew
eral choice Oriental rugs, some OF
light color, sees TO the cleaning OF
them herself They are first swept
thoroughly on both sides on the grass
Of the back yard. Then. if they are
light c.lored, they are covered with
cornstarch which has a small mix
ture of prepared chalk. and are left
for several hours. At the end of That
time they are brushed free from the
powder. shaken well and beaten care,
fully Dark ones are covered witt
hardwood sawdust and left overnight
The next day they are swept with a
stir clean broom, and then wiped off
with towel wrung out of hot water.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-08
A Tuesday Receipt.

Potato loaf has been called Tues
day receipt, because It can be cooked
in the open. leaving the top OF the
stove for the fiatirons. Boil eight
large potatoes in their jackets. While
still hot peel and mash; add one-hals
cupfuI of sweet cream, one-fourth cup
full Of butter, one tablespoonful Of salt.
one teaspoonful of pepper, one-third
cupful Of vinegar, one pint OF chopped
oysters and one well-beaten egg.
Mix thoroughly, make into loaf ana
place in a baking dish Cover with
fine cracker crumbs and dots Of but
ter. Bake TO-. one hour.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-08
An out.of.poor card part,.

A simple but unique morning card
party may be given by the hostess
who has a lawn or large porch on
which to entertain her guests. Cover
the tables with green cheese cloth in
pretty shade. FAIRY tally cards use
leaves from the oak or maple tree, as
these are good shape and do pot
wither easily Gold paper stars or
circles are used to keep score, and
may be had at any stationer's. The
prizes may be a dainty white fan
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-08
A Suggestion.

During the dinner hour on board a
steamer the other day a passenger
was much disturbed by the vulgar way
in which the mai who sat next TO him
ate his mes:
At last, after watching him pick a
bone In a very primitive fashion, he
could control his feelings no longer,
ane. turning To the offending party, he
said;
Don't you think you would be
more comfortable II you took that out
on the mati"-Tit-Bits.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-08
For Polished wood.

The blush cast that comes on
highly polished furniture in damp
weather can be removed by wiping
the furniture with lukewarm water in
which there is a tablespoonful of am
monia to a gallon of water Dry the
furniture thoroughly and heat the
room, if possible, for the dampness Of
the room is what causes it and plain
ly indicates that the room must be
dried out in some manner.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-08
Stone Founts In Gardens.

No matter whether your garden is
one of the wide reaching Italian made
sort or is just a natural bit of ground
covered with unframed flowers, you
should have a stone water basin in
1t. These artistically hewn rocks have
become popular with the owners of
country places, even small ones. One
great merit of the pretty accessory
is that it attracts birds.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-08
SONS or PEASANTS.
Some Frenchmen Of Humble Birth
Who Rose 10 Eminence.

Some little time since picked up
+, in rarls curious little book by AL.
iphonse Karr, called Historic des Pay
sans Illustres; Plutarque des Cam
pagnes. 1888. says a writer In the
Westminster Gazette. Among the
number OF peasants or workmen's
sons attaining fame Or local celebrity
figure fletcher, perhaps best known
70 English readers By his "Grands
5ours d'Auvergne; Ney, "le brave des
braves" Amyot, the translator Of
Pluta-ch; Hoche, the paclhcator OF Ia
yeudee; -Ramus. mathematician and
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-08
Ambition sIttlnn Round.

Disguised wife-Look ere, Bill,
ever since I married yer. yer amt
done nufink but sit rahnd the 'ouse.
Don't yer ever feel any ambition?
Lazy husband feels ambition
when I'm sittin' rahnd ERE, cid girl;
but jist as soon's | start ter work l
'eels discouraged.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-08
Choice of weapons.

Lord Lackaday has killed himself
by inhaling gas
Good heavens, What could have
been his reason, pray?"
"The report is he left a note saving
he couldn't possibly wait for his man
to come up and help him into his
shooting jacket."-Puck.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-08

enough not TO crush fiuffy trimmings
wooden ones during the warm and hu-
esn 10 sIsSusq IglsW Inol pug AZ
mid weather. else your garments NAV
be spoiled oy rust, If YOU have sufi-
cient closet room, hang your freshly
ironed skirts and blouses on frames.
rather than keep them in a
drawer or box-you must keep them
out of the dampness. Of course.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-08

A useful addition to the kitchen
table is a crossbar for hanging up
spoons and other utensils. Two yer
tica, laths are nailed to the side VI
the table, one at each end. The trans
verse bar is fixed to these. This Is
provided wit7 hooks and forms a con-
venient rack the hooks may be
screwed to the edges Of the table.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-08
GETTING Rid Of Ants.

Red ants will leave closets where
sea sand has been sprinkled or where
oyster shells have been placed. Where
black ants are troublesome scatter
sprigs of NORWOOD
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-08
Spots in Light Dresses.

Spots in light dresses may generally
be removed by laying on them paste
made of fuller's earth and eau de
cologne. Let it dry, and then brush i,
off. A second application may De
necessary.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-08

A friend OF the late lamented
Abram Coggswell Of Marion was in
town who remembered very distinct.
ly many of his dead friends pecu.
liar sayings. Coggswell used to say:
Il 20 fishing TO Sodus Point once
every year and suppose I've been
there OYER a thousand times" Coggs-
wells notatoes are so large some
years that three Decks would ali a
bushel basket" CoggswelI also
played whist but never in his life
held a trump. you must, Mr.. Coggs-
we'll, have one when YOU deal" re-
torted friend, Nope" said Coggs-
well. Il make a misdeal. Wayne,
n. Y, Democratic Press.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-08
Rrooms and Brushes.

Old brooms make fine brushes for
sinks and are nice for cleaning bed
springs and mattresses, Cut off tn
big handle, cut even at both ends, tie
two places with strong cord One
broom makes three brushes.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-08
III strenath Sheet Corners.

If one finds the sheets are being torn
at the corners from plnning to the
line, strengthen this part OF the hem
by stitching several times across dia-
gonally. There will be no more
frayed edges
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-08

Miss MunnigirI--Tell me, count.
hasn't he motor almost entirely su-
perseded the horse In Paris?
Count lie Fraug--For zee riding.
yase: bote haze not seen zee motor
at vas go9d 70 eat.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-08
To Keen Rlouses c,ean.

Provide shemmed squares OF silkoIine
with an eyelet worked 10 the exact
center % slip over the hook Of your
waist hanger-to protect your blouses
from the dust The silkoline Is light
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-08
Hard to Remember.

"of course she's pretty, but she
Doesn't look as II She had sense
enough TO know her own name"
"She doesn't half the time. You
see, she's just been married to a
PoIiNh nobleman."
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-08
VIII BID Crate OF clinkers.

Do not throw away your clam or
oyster shells. Dump them into the
nre. They act like magic in freeing
CRATE OF clinkers
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-08
r. Clean plaster paria-

The plaster paris figures which have
become dingy may be brushed with
soft brush and then washed with
warm soapsuds without injury
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-08
Household Recipes
no Remove STAINS from Mails.

Should the mails become stained
with fruit juice, rub them vigorously
with nail brush dipped In strong tea.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-08

Natural wood should be freed from
all loose dust before cleaning and then
may be wiped OFF with a wooden cloth
moistened with oil ard turpentine or
with wood alcohol. This treatment
should be followed by rubbing with
a dry wooden cloth to bring out the
polish. A woman who found several
dents in the hard wood of her dining
room wainscoting restored it by lay.
ing over each dent thick pad of brown
paper, a wet cloth folded several times
over that and then applying a hot
iron over ALI When the pad was
about dry it was removed, and if the
place still showed a mark the treat.
ment was repeated
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-08
In Polishing Brass.

To polish brass trimmings. such as
hinges, handles ana other ornaments
of furniture. without marring the wood
during the work requires that the pol
ish shall be beneficial to the wood as
well as to the metal. a mixture OF
half as much naptha as paraffin oil
and enough powdered rotten stone to
make soft, thick cream viii accom-
piled with wool and should be followed
by rubbing with a soft cloth. Before
polishing the last time it is we'll to
make an application Of dry Ntteu
stone powder to remove ali traces OF
the naptha. Unless this is done the
brass win tarnish soon.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-08

George Landenberger has sure
enough curiosity in the possession Of
a red eyed chicken. 1t is not the eye.
lids that are red, as might be infer
red, but the eyes themselves. The eye
balls ar not bloodshod or infiamed,
but are of a brilliant crystal red,
while the sights are also red, but Of
a darker hue. So transparent are the
eyes that when the head of the
chicken is held between your Wis.
ion and the sun It appears as though
the sun were shining through from
one eye to the other and the head
lighted up inside. The chick is as
healthy and lively and can Sc as per
fectly as any In the brood.-Dover,
KY. News.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-08
Items of All Sorts.

The empress Of China had a brila.
day recently. and in honor Of the oc-
casion the ylceroy gave a great feast,
With theatricals. TO all the military and
civil officials, foreign consuls. teachers
and some OF the older missionaries
Much bunting was used, and thou
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-08
Bis Of Nature.

A locomotive engineer remarked
that he never made run in his life
at night that he did not strikes everal
skunks. For some reason the skunks
are attracted to the railroad track
and, when the locomotive thunders
along at night the rays of the head
light blind the little pests, and they
are ground to death under the wheels
The entire train crew Immediately
knows when a skunk has been struck
Most engineers are very supersti
tious and have a sign about skunks
Ii they run long time at night with
out striking one they believe an ae
cident is due.-Atchison Globe.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-12-11
SEALED BALLOTS FOR
SAILORS UNION AGENT

Boxes containing the ballots of the
union sailors of the barkentine w. B..
Flint, ship Marion Chilcott and the
schooner s. c. ALLEN are in the posses
sion of Joseph T. Liddy, local agent of
the Sailors Union. They were cast at
the last two meetings of the local
branch, seventy seven ballots all told,
and after the balloting next Monday
of other union sailors in port, the en-
tire bundle of ballots will be forwarded
to the San Francisco headquarters and
will form a portion of all the ballots
cast there in the selection of a new
agent for the Honolulu branch of the
Sailor IS Union.
Joseph Il. Liddy, the present local
agent, retlres at the end of the year,
and does not seek reappointment. In
fact he says that the job is too strenu-
GUS for him-at least in Honolulu, and
he wouldn't retain office at $500 a
week. The San Francisco headquarters
of this powerful union will manage the
election of the new agent. Five can
didates are listed, including Mr.. Liddy,
in spite of himself. The five are b.
H. iahh1oh, 1ofHefiy With the -. ".
Allen as second mate; Mr.. Sorenson,
Mr.. Mccarthy, Mr.. Steinberg, who ran
restaurant at one time in Honolulu,
and the incumbent.
In the opinion of the present agent
Mr.. Sorenson would be acceptable. He
is a member of the Masonic order.
"No, sir" said Liddy yesterday af
ternoon at the Office of the U. S. Ship
ping Commissioner, "none for. me. My
methods do not appear to be appre
ciated, but / and my methods will bear
the strictest investigation, for always
like to live within the pale of the Uni
ted States shipping laws and all other
laws besides. If | do not get Fed
eral appointment in January, why, tt
use Biblical quotation, it will theI
be with me, Arise, Joseph, take up thy
bed and walk--or sail. 30
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-12-11
MOVES AFTER FIFTY YEARS.

MARE ISLAND, November 90
With the nearing of the completion of
the new Mare island dry dock comes
the news from Washington that the re-.
ceiving ship Independence, which has
been moored just below the mouth of
the. new dry dock for nearly fifty years,
is to be moved to another section of
the island, SO as to make way for i'm
provements at that section of the yard,
as the yards and docks department has
received orders to construct 250foot
quay wall on both sides of the mouth
of the new dock.
The Independence has the honor of
being the last of the old ships of the
line left in the Navy. She was built
in 1914 at Charlestown, Mass, and was
the first of the seventy four-gun line of
battleships built for service against the
fleets of Great Britain. After a long
and useful service she was converted
into receiving ship for the Mare Is
land Navy Yard in 1858, and is one
of the landmarks.
At the same time that the Independ-
ence is moved, the gunboat Manila,
which was captured from the Spanish
and which is moored near the Independ-
erce, and is used as a provision ship
| by the yard authorities, will also be
moved to another location.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-12-11
OPIUM IMPORTERS
WELL STOCKED UP

However much the order issued by
Chief Wiley of the Pure Food Bureau
to stop the importation of opium into
the United States except for medicinal
purposes may have surprised soms, It
came as no surprise evidently to many
of the opium importers in Honolulu Is
Chinatown. For months some of the
local importers have been expecting
such an order and have stocked up
with the poppy juice, several big sup
plies being stored in safe places wait
ing for the rise in price that is bound
to come very shortly. Within the past
week the price per tin has jumped
from seven to ten dollars, and it is ex-
peeted that twenty-dollar figure will
come before the last of the stock on
hand is gone aud smuggling has to
begin TO keep up the supply.
Among some of the Chinese the pros-
poets presented for good thing
through the necessity of reviving lie
smuggling of Opium look bright. AS q
matter of fact, some have been l,olS.
ing forward to the time when there
would be easy money again in beating
the customs men in landing the dope,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-12-11
co-PARTNERsHIP NOTICE.
VOLCANO FILM
MUCH PRAISED
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had not seen it in eruption. They felt
that with the slides, the picture, and
the talk, they had almost seen the vol
eano again. In the lecture / have tax
en- considerable pains to explain just
how Hawaii's volcano differs from
others in being tame volcano, there
fore being of great interest to travellers
and one of Hawaii great tourists as.
sets.
SDr. Titus Munson Coan arranged a
very pleasant surprise for the audience
and for myself. Hearing of my lecture
he engaged Hawaiian quartet and
brought them to the lecture. Imagine
my surprise and delight on arriving at
the auditorium to find this quartet
there and to hear the familiar Hawai-
ian music. This kind thought on his
part contributed much to the enjoyment
of the evening.
81 will deliver the lecture, Fire
Fountains; a visit to Hawaii S Active
Volyano Kilauea, on the special lee
suBe course of the Buffalo Society OF
Natural History in Buffalo, November
"a, and several other lectures have been
arranged for in Boston, Brooklyn, Chi
eago,S Milwaukee, Washington, etc. DIR.
L. o. Howard, secretary of the Amer
lean Association for the Advancement
OF Science has invited me to show this
picture and tell of the recent eruption
at a public meeting of the association
in Baltimore the first of January. This
will bring the picture prominently be-
fore two or three thousand scientific
men in way to attract much atten
ti0n to our great natural wonder. The
exclusive use of this film j certainly
appreciate 1t seems hardly necessary
M closing TO say to you again that I
am delighted with the pictures you sent
me. ! am having them colored by the
best colorist / can find in New York
City, and believe you will be as proud
of the results as | ann
More Pictures in Making,
Mr.. Bonnie is at work now on his
latest pictures of Waikiki, taken on
the day of the Outrigger sports, and
ON the Shrners parade views. These
viii be shown, along with some other
new things, at the Opera House prob
ably next week. A great many have
asked for another exhibition of the
volcano picture and this will also again
be shown.
After this exhibition Mr.. BONNIE will