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p: The woman who embroiders likes to
have dainty receptacles and sewing ac-
'cessOries for her work; in fact, she
,-eally needs 10 have them, for every
rhing about embroidery must be kept
.iTnInaculately neat and in perfect order.
And SO. IN the embroidery department
.of the stores, there is generally a
counter devoted TO these pretty things.
made 5ust now. according to the fad
-Qt the season. OF French cretonnes in
.:the most charming Of designs and
colOrs.
There are workbags 10 be seen in
- almost endless variety OF shapes
and sizes. some that are familiar, like
the round bottomed bag gathered at
the top with frill. and the full: sim
pie bag shirred upon TWO embroidery
hoops, and there are many newer
types. one of which is shown in the
illustration. This has a pasteboard
notion and sides covered with Gre
sonne and has ends made OF two small
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-07

nRETTY shades for candles and small
II lamps are items OF interior deccra-
tion that are taken quite seriously
tnto- account in the furnishing Of the
modern artistic home. The candle"
may be a tiny electric bulb shining at
-.he end OF a tall candlestick. but this
o form OF illumination has become estab-
.ished by many years OF usage and
ef peculiar. fitness for purposes that
can be filled in no other way, so that
.so matter how completely the wax or
talioW taper may be superseded as a
ia redTum FOR supplying light. the forms
Of the candle and its holder do not
appear 20 be threatened any more than
.tbe form Of the lsmp-both give op-
portunities FOR grace and beauty in
.nter.o. furnishing which can not be
dispensed with.
There IS q fad OF the moment hap
PLY not very widespread or showing
Indications OF any permanency. TO leave
she candlestcks empty. without either
candles or shades. This robs them Of
a. reason for existing, and it would
Ss better 10 remove the candlesticks
altogether than TO leave them for
iornly empty. bereft Of purpose as
completely as the andirons In front
Cf a gas CRATE.
After al. many OF the modern i'm
provenents have not entirely super
seeded the old things; the furnace and
steam pipes or the gas CRATE have not
put the crsckling log IRE altogether
oArt OF commission: there are people
who stfll prefer the soft light of an
OIL lamp TO the white brilIiance Of
electricity or the yellow fare Of gas
and candles OF an improved make,
which burn evenly and VIII not how
downward IN e river Of melted wax
ers Gtil IN constant use in many
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81 illumination as for esthetio reasons.
3. Candle shade designing and making
has been considered Of sufficient I'm
portsnce by some artistioaliy inclin A.,
women for them 10 take Il as their
elusive craft They originate or kf1,
and original shapes and PATTERN -
make Use OF new materials T. 4 tbs
purpose One OF their specis sfies :,
the designing OF shades to h .rnonszs
with certain schemes OF int l[Io- 1rr,
nishing; IN these they not h,tv selec,
the most suitable colors an ros+eris Is
bat they make their desif ms 70 s1rae
with the style Of the sor wbeSfe,
81 happens 10 be jar Anese rococr
or Louis XIV. Moorish yor the moderr
mission. They desig shades of 60
character for the q awing room ~
another for the str etlv ufiIifsrisn IL
brary and another for The datnt-r bo,,-
oolr. When you come TO think abon-
X you viii find that in all of fbese
apparently trini az details of interior
teIhlshlng the' = are a good many
things TO be c. Ihsidered il You want r.
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Fish a la BechameI
Marie Merkel, 3s3OA Eighteenth Street,
San Francisco

Any boiled fish can be seasoned in
this way. Cook your fish in a broth
made as follows: Two quarts of water.
one tablespoonful of vinegar. salt. pep
per. one onion. three cloves one carrot,
Copk this for one hour, strain put your
fish In 1t, let IL boil slowly for half
an hour. Make white sauce-one
tablespoonful of cornstarch well mixed
with good lump of butter; add boiling
milk on a slow fire. stirring constantly
until 1t reaches the consistency desired: (:
spread fnly chopped parsley on top
or fish. When ready to serve mix y0lk
or one egg into your sauce and cut two
hard boiled eggs in slices. dressing
your fish with these: then pour your
bechamel sauce on the fish and you
are ready TO eat something delicious.
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Selected Recipes for
Observation-Disclosures ponb

sprinkle with salt on the inside and
keep il in cold place until you are
ready to use it. Rub salt and pepper
all over it before putting it on the
fire. Bacon or salt pork cooked with
fried or broiIed or baked fish will i'm
prove the flavor. Pieces of lemon and
garnishiRg of parsley should be
serted with fish, and tartar sauce or
bits of pickle are also appetizing
with it.
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Observation-Disclosures '

verified soil lightly over the top. The
roots should be watered regularly un-
til the plant is fully established in it's
new position. In preparing the tree or
shrub for planting. prune the top until
il is symmetrical, and see that the
roots are not matted or crowded; il
necessary disentangle them and cut
back to sound wood. and il any are
bruised, cut them Off with a sharp
knife.
When you have to stake a plant to
support it, drive the stake in obliquely.
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Goldfish, Shaker Style
Sara VI. Bunker, MIN valley, Ca

Cover a pound OF Goldfish with cold
water and place IL where II will be-
come lukewarm- When fresh enough
to the taste, pick into shreds Place
tablespoonful OF butter in a pan.
and when melted stir into IL one table
spoonful OF -four add slowly one cup
OF milk. stirring constantly; season
with salt and pepper. When Ii thickens.
stir in the fish. then pour into a but
tered baking dish, and drop on top one
egg for each person Keep in the oven
until the eggs are set when AZ is
ready TO serve. Well Drowned toast
goes well with this dish
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Salmon Outlets

Mrs. A. III. spranikIe. POSI- Emerson
Street, Berkeley, Cal.
Drain the oil from a large can of
salmon, remove the skin and bones
and mince fthe fish rather fine with
a silver fork. season to taste with
paprika and lemon juice; add table,
spoonful OF minced parsley. Rub two
fiour and stir into cup of hot milk /;
stir, andi cook rather thick; season
with salt and pepper to taste; add the
salmon, and when mixed turn out to
cool. When cold and firm. form into
small outlets. dip into beaten egg and
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then into bread crumbs and fry in deep
hot fat until a light brown color. In
the center of chopdish place a round
crouton of bread for holding the maitre
d'hotel sauce and arrange the outlets
in circle around this. with garnish
Der.
sIaitre d'Hotel Sauce-Rub two table,
spoonfuls of butter to cream with
half a teaspoonful of salt. half a tea
spoonful of pepper and a tablespoonful
of finely minced parsley. Then slowly
beat in one tablespoonful of lemon
juice. Spread this over the salmon
and send to table. If the sauce is
very cold, soften it a little so it will
melt quickly when spread on the fish.
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get the best results and have a really
successful interior
Whatever materials YOU select for
your candle shades. be sure that they
will allow the light to shine through;
for this reason the Opaque shades of
copper or brass, sometimes seen of
late, are not good: they appear to be
directly contrary to the biblical com
mand not TO hide your light under
bushel but to place your candle where
IT Will give light. Where the shades
are pierced, of course, the objection
does not hold, as this lets the light
through; and among the most durab BILE
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the middle. because this will make the
surplus water run off at the sides in
stead of lodging in the center, and
will also make the roots point down
in a natural position. instead of point
ing up as they will If the slope is
toward the middle. Line the hole with
a thick layer of richly fertilized earth,
which is moist without being wet or
sticky; then set the plant in with the
roots as nearly as possible in the posi-
tion they held before transplanting
A layer of fine light soil should be
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-07
Baked HaIibut, Tomato Sauce
Gertrude Mcmahon, GO Herman Street.
San Francisco

Two pounds halibut, two cups tornaA
toes, one cup water, three tablespoons
tbutter, three tablespoons flour. one
-sliced onion, two cloves, half teaspoon
sugar, three-quarters teaspoon salt
sone-third teaspoon pepper. Cook toma-
toes, water. onion cloves and sugar 90
sminutes; melt butter, add -four and stir
into hot mixture; add salt and pepper;
cook 10 minutes and strain; clean fish,
put in baking pan, pour around half
often; remove to hot platter, pour
around remaining sauce and garnish
with parsley.
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Fish Chowder
Mrs. E. Kinnear, IS Hamilton Place,
Oakland

Striped bass (any kind of fish may be
thick and two inches square. Place
eight good sized slices of salt pork In
the bottom<of an iron pot and fry until
crisp; remove the pork, leaving the
fat, chop fine put in the pot a layer
lof fish, layer Of split crackers and
some of the chopped pork. with little
onions, then another layer of fish, an
sother OF crackers and seasoning, and
;so on. Cover with water and stew
SLOWLY till the fish is perfectly done.
from the pot. put in dish in
which you serve 1t and keep hot
the gravy with rolled crackers
or -four, boil II up once and pour over
the schowder. Some add a little cat
sup, port wine and lemon Juice to the
gravy.
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Fish Cakes
Mrs. william virgo, Gu.tine. Cal.

A good and useful way of using cold
fish: Half pound cold fish, six ounces
mashed potatoes. cold sauce, anchovy
sauce, pepper. salt and cayenne TO
small fiat cakes; egg and bread crumb
and fry. Or, ] have brushed little
milk over them, then rolled in bread
crumbs.
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Salmon Baked in Milk
Mrs. J. s. Greer, 943 Van Ness Avenue,
San francisco

A most delicious way to bake sal
mon is to place your fish in a deep
pan, pour in enough scalded milk, say
an inch deep. and add milk as it boils
away until done; baste the fish with
the milk and when done thicken the
per and salt and serve. You will never
bake your salmon any other way.
This Is intended for salmon only.
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Fricassee of Oysters
.Ir.. L. e. walter, Mountain view

Mrs. l.. e. Walter, Mountnin View
Put one quart. or %. oysters on the
fire in their own liquor. The moment
1t begins to boil turn it into a hot
dish through a colander. leaving the
oysters in the colander; put into the
saucepan two ounces of butter tsize Of
an egg) and when it bubbles, sprinkle
in a tablespoonful of sifted -four; let it
cook q minute without taking color.
stirring 1t well with q wire eggwhisk
then add, mixing well, cupful of the
oyster liquor. Take It from the IRE
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-07
Stuffed SmeIts

Mrs. A. r.. Larsen, 2075 Ellis Street,
Sam Francisco
Take boned smelts. make a turkey
dressing and lay over smelt. then roll
over and pin together with a tooth
pick: take pan and rub with garlic
and put In olive Oil; when smoking hot
put In smelts and bake until rich
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-07
Baked Trout
Mrs. Jack Lindsay. 723 Haight Avenue.
Alameda

n G..
Alameda
The following is famous recipe for
baking fish, used by the wife of an old
klamath Springs country guide and
much appreciated by the tourists In
that land of the rainbow trout very
place in salt water for an hour Then
rinse thoroughly and fill with the fol-
lowing dressing: Moistened dry bread
and twice. the amount of onions which.
have previously been fried. season high-
ly and wet all with well beaten egs;.
Then take strips of salt pork and bird
around the fish with twine. Place I'M a
this and place in hot oven fop *
minutes BY this time the pork fhas
started to cook and now slice onions
and lemons very thin and cover .toyer
cayenne pepper and "a little -four. Re-
place in the oven and cook slowly flor
half an hour The, result will be all
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-07

thrown from the stem of the plant to-
ward the ends of the roots; although
this seems trifiing detail. 1t is i'm
portant, as it straightens out the roots
and starts them growing in the natural
direction. away from the stem. Then
firm the earth among the roots with
the fingers, and after this fill up the
hole with pnlverized earth to within
three inches of the top, packing 1t as
solidly as possible all the way through.
Pour water into the hole until il comes
UP even with the top. and allow 1t to
soak entirely away three times before
finally spreading a thick layer of pull
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-07
SECOND PRIZE
Sterling Silver Sardine
Fork
Fish Soume

Mrs. Hyde, 959 bryant Street, Palo
Alto, Cal.
One pound or pint of boiled halibut,
freed from bones and Skin and mash ed
to a pulp. Season with one teaspoon
full of salt a dash of pepper and one
teaspoonful of fonion juice or very
finely chopped onion. Melt large
tablespoonful of butter in a saucepan
and cook in 1T for three minutes ta-
blespoonful of -four; then add slowly
a cupful OF milk and next the seasoned
fish pulp Beat two eggs thoroughly
in a deep dishtand add the fish to them.
Pour ali into a pudding dish very well
buttered and bake in a moderate oven
from half to three-quarters of an hour.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-07

er bags of soft shirred silk which
draw up with ribbons; the whole bag
is carried satchel fashion by handles
of crocheted silk in the colors of the
cretonne.
Bags are not the only reeeptacles
for bits of embroidery or fnes sewing
that women delight to have on hand;
there are sewing boats. very quaint in
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-07

little salt. very little cayenne pepper
one teaspoonful of lemon juice and
one grating of nutmeg: beat 1t well:
then return to the fire to set the eggs
without allowing 1t to boil Put in the
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-07
Croquettes
Mrs. ID. L. Carter. woodland, Cal.

To the meat OF a well boiled craw-
fish. chopped me. add pepper salt and
mace: mix with this 0ne-Quarter as
much of we'll rubbed bread crumbs as
there is meat: add two taB1espooufuis
of melted butter: shape into pointed
balls. roll in beaten eggs then in
cracker dust: fry in butter or sweet
lard: serve dry and hot with crisp
parsley.
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The various departments this devoted the interests
of viii
most Important such the Selected Recipes will
number and the others win alternate but frequently.
confidently that 1t win
me
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clear of the roots. and pad with straw
or some soft material before tying
with a strong strip OF cloth. so that
the bark win not be injured And you
will need to examine 1t at least once
a month to make sure that the ties
are not cutting into the stem Of the
plant. which they will be sure to do
in time as a result OF its natural
growth and increasing size. Spread a
mulch OF fertilizer under the tree when
IL is first planted. and this should be
done twice a year. for all trees and
shrubs IL you want them to flourish
and grow as well as they possibly can.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-10-20
DR.. Beaton's Lectures

DIR. Beaton's lectures are being at
tended by increasing numbers. He is
interesting to all his auditors, younger
and older. The afternoon lectures are
informal talks upon educational prin-
ciples, and are of vital interest to
parents. DIR. Beaton extends an es-
pecially urgent invitation to attend the
Wednesday and Thursday evening ad-
dresses at the Congregational church.
On Wednesday evening, the topic is
Motherhood and the Home" and on
Thursday evening, "'Fatherland and
Citizenship" On Wednesday evening
let the men keep house and the women
come to the lecture. On Thursday
evening, let every man in the city be
present. DIR. Beaton is the ablest and
most interesting speaker who has ever
visited our city. Let rs show our ap-
probation by regular attendance and
by inviting our friends.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-10-20
FoRTNEY-NELsoN

In the presence of only immediate
relatives and friends to the number of
about forty, very happy event trans
pired at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Stephen Keir of Liberty Pole, on Sat-
urday last, when their sister, Rhoda C.
Nelson, youngest daughter of Elk Nell
son, became the life partner of Peter
L. Fortney. Promptly at high noon,
while Mrs. Carl Fortney played the
wedding march, the contracting parties,
assisted by Miss Clara Woods of La
Fargo, and Mr.. Clarence Nelson of
Madison, took their places in the par
lor under very dainty arch of ferns in
the center of which was suspended a
wedding bell Rev. T. Edgar Hender-
son read the impressive marriage SER
vice that created the mystical union.
The bride was very neatly and becom-
ingly attired in gown o. white silk
and carried shower bouquet of bridal
roses tied with a white silk ribbon.
The ceremony over, dinner was announc-
ed and it indeed was an array of dain-
ties fit to set before king.
The presents were numerous and
costly, showing the high esteem in
which the couple are held. The father 8
gift to the bride was cheque for two
hundred dollars. Mr.. and Mrs. Fort
ney will reside on Mr. Fortney's farm
just south of Liberty Pole The very
best wishes of host of friends Will ac-
company them as they journey over
life's sea together.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-10-20
Editorial O1erfIow

There appeared in an editorial para
graph in this paper two weeks ago a
sentence that was made without consid-
GRAFTON of its Importance or possible eff
feet. The matter referred to occurs in
the article which spoke of Mr. Chas. H.
Schweizer, the La Crosse attorney, say
ing: "You had better continue your le-
gal profession of squeezing poor, indie
fensible clients" The sentence quoted
was incident to a discussion of Mr..
Schweizer's political movements. The
CENSOR has no knowledge that he has
penchant for treating his clients as
the sentence might lead readers to be-
lieve. In fact, so far as we are aware,
Mr.. Schweizer is an honorable gentle
man in his personal and pr fessional af-
fairs, and lawyer of fine ability, and
we regret that there vas reflection on
his standing. He has neither asked nor
suggested retraction of the statement,
but in justice to him and in keeping
with respectable journalism we freely
make this amende honorable. News
papers and people Of character find no
in correcting errors or
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-10-20
CHURCH MOTIFS

The women's missionary societyof the
Congregational church will meet at the
parsonage on Thursday Of next week at
300 O'Clock.
Mesdames viii Lindemann and B. F.
Ferguson will entertain the ladies' Con-
gregational aid at the church on the
afternoon Of October q.
Ladies' aid society of the Christian
church will be entertained by Mrs VIII
Post and Mrs. Geo. Eckhardt, Friday
afternoon, Oc.ob, r %, at the home Of
Mrs. Post.
Synod ladies' Md society will meet
with Mrs. Lars Jasperson Friday af-
ternoon.
The young peoples society of the
United Lutheran church of Folsom
meets with Mrs. lngval Morkree next
Sunday at 200 0 o'clock p. m Very good
program speeches by Prof. Larson and
Rev. Finstad.
The ladies' aid society of East Kicka-
poo meet with Mrs Lewis Thompson
next Wednesday.
Communion service at Synod Kicka-
poo church next Sunday.
Service on SpringyiIIe circuit Sunday
October "a, are as follows: Liberty
Pole, II a. m; BrookviIle, 300 p. m. ;
Springville, ,N7:30.
Springville ladies' aid will meet on
Thursday, October 21, at the home of
Mrs Heron for dinner.
A service of worship and praise will
be conducted at Bishop Branch church
by Rev. T. f. Henderson on Thursday
evening, October 28th, at 800. The
postponed business meeting will be held
after service. A good attendance is
requested If these services are to be
continued.
Liberty Pole Methodist aid society
will meet in the church Thursday, 0c-
tober 28th. Members are requested to
bring dinner. All welcome.
United Lutheran ladies' aid society
will meet with Mrs. Andrew Larson on
Thursday, October 28.
The ladies' aid society of the Metho-
dist church will meet with Mrs. F. II.
Williams, Wednesday afternoon, Octo-
Der q.
Meeting of ladies' aid sociaty at Lars
Jasperson's has been postponed until
week from Friday, October 20.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-10-20
Church Societies Combine

A joint young peoples league of the
La Crosse and Fillmore districts of the
United Lutheran church was organized
in this city on Saturday last. The con-
vention convened on Friday and closed
Sunday evening. Four or five ministers
and about fifty delegates were present
from abroad. A splendid reception to
the visitors was given at the Running
hall, Friday evening, by the local con-
gregation and young peoples society.
The hall was neatly decorated and re-
freshments were served TO several hun
dred people. The musical program con-
sisted of selections by the Westby or
chestra and solos by Miss Dagny
Thompson Of Lanesboro, Minnesota,
LanesboTo was chosen as the conven-
ton city for next year. Following Off
GERS were elected:
Prestdent-T Hoverstadt.
Vice presldeutH. Rasmussen
Secretary Lena Espeseth.
Ireasurer-A. Gierre
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-10-20
Death OF Mrs. A. d. HsIaeson

Death in its saddest form came to
the family of Landlord A. d. Helgeson,
last Friday, in the taking of wife and
mother, after protracted illness from
consumption, and the whole community
is saddened by the passing of this esti-
mable lady. Funeral services were con-
Quoted at the hotel on Monday after
noon, Rev. c. E. Sybilrud officiating.
The attendance and floral offerings
testified to the regard in which the de-
ceased was held by her neighbors. Re-
bekah ladies attended in body. Mrs.
Huldah Helgeson was forty-two years
of age; was married twenty four years
ago, at Bismark, North Dakota. Hers
was busy and useful life to family and
society.
The family express their great appfe-
citation for kindnesses shown in their
affiiction.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-10-20
BUcHANAN'S GREAT
DISPENSATION SALE

| will sell at auction my entire herd Of
thoroughbred Jersey cattle on Sat
urday, October %, at 100 p. M. at
the fair grounds in this city. This
sale includes the COW Jenna NJ" of
West Salem, which won first prize in
the Vernon county dairy contest both
this year and also two years ago; also
first prize winner in the show ring
both Of these; also two great grand
daughters of the famous Brown Bes-
sic, and a 3-year-old bull, son of
"Merry Maiden's Third Son." the
grand champion of the world, and
several heifers of his get: three
daughters of "Jenna NJ" Tlis herd
numbers four bulls, and thirteen cows
and heifers.
Terms: Bankable notes drawing six per
cent. interest on nine months time.
0. l.. BUCHANAN.
Andrew Hoveland, Auctioneer.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-10-20
Uncle Samuel After Some One

The Tribune reports that a deputy
United States marshal was in Reads
town and served subpoenas upon Bert
Morley, Elmer Slime and George Adams
to appear at federal court in La Crosse
to give testimony. The subpoenas do
no. name the case in which they are
cslled to testify. but it is generally sup
yosed that it is case of blind plugging.