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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-02-03

as signor Sardoni says you ought TO
be; get in quickly and I win groom
you"
Gigi VS. imaginative. and this no
ton suited lhm very well; he began
to kick and prance, but no longer OBJ
iected to the soap and water; indeed.
after the first shock he rather liked
them; and the scrubbing was at any
rate satisfactory work-more promptly
visible in it's effects than any of
Carlos other work was likely to be
Gigi, who had gone In grim and shiv-
ering. came out a beautiful white.
vet, little mortal. with sleek, shining
skin. and cheeks glowing like rudy
apples.
q Ike it he said proudly like
It every much II Pm good San
Carlo, viii you groom me again some
day.
EVERY day, till you can DO it your
self said Carlo, promptly. at which
Gigl clapped his hands.
AT Salem" he said I'VE only had
Saturday for tut night, and # was so
cold fl the back kitchen"
Carlo after this remark, thought
that whatever the drawbacks of trav-
cling in Merlinos company the child
was better off than in the primitive
farmhouse with his four-footed
friends
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-02-03

Foul weather is no news; hail. rain
and snow are now expected, and
esteemed no woe; nay, It's an
omen bad, the yeomen say.
II Phoebus shows his face the second
day"
The yeomen say,
When candelmas day is come and
gone,
The snow lies on hot stone"
Many farmers give the name Of
grounding day to candelmas. This Is
the day whereon the grounding awak.
ems kom his alternating slumber ana
comes out of his hole to look at HIS
shadow. If he finds It, he hurries
back to his nest, to sleep again, know.
ing that it is but temporary meteor.
logical change, which must speedily
be followed by a renewal of wintry
severity.
But If the sky be overcast, and the
sun obscured, the day cold and cheer.
less, then the grounding counts his
slumbers at an end.
A proverb of old England is:
AS far as the sun shines on eandlemas
day,
SO far win the snow blow in before
May;
As far as the snow blows in on can.
dlemas day,
So far win the sun shine out before
May.
A writer in the North West Church.
man says:
For forty days had Mary blest
Held to her heart her kingly treas
ure,
Then to the temple brings her best,
Though yet too small for love to
measure.
Old Simeon, by Gods spirit led,
While waiting for his consolation,
Took in his arms the child and said.
He is the light to light the nations.
Back in medieval days the church,
Still hazed with earlier superstition,
They lighted tapers tall and torch
To march in candlemas procession,
They frightened up the deepest night
That all dark sprites and fiends Of
darkness
Should fee away from holy light,
And sang, although be Ger the
Christmas gladness:
Clear off the mistletoe and holly,
The joyous time is gone over;
Yet candlemas' feast is holy,
For work brings blesedness foreveri'
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-02-03
VALUE OF A
COLLEGE MAN
HARTMAN SAYS HE SHOULD
KEEP HIGH SCHOOL FoUNDA-
TON WELL FIXED.
ONLY THEN WILL HE MEET WITH
SUCCESS IN A RAILROAD
CAREER.

Edward Fl. Hartman, railroad own
er and fnancier, mas written for the
Yale Daily News his views on college
training as preparation for railroading
He said in part:
The question which you have asked
me, Is college education an essential
or even valuable preparation for a
man who expects to enter railroad
|ing?, is a hard one 10 answer, and my
answer is both yes and no. A college
education viii be a great help if the
man, in going through college, has
kept the foundations of high school
learning firmly fixed. On the other
hand, if he has neglected his handwrit-
ing and forgotten his arithmetic in
higher mathematics, nothing could b.
worse for him.
Where High School Boy Excels.
The high school boy has the ad-
vantage in that all the first essentials
OF good work in railroading as9 at his
fingers ends. For instance, take the
making of a simple statement. A state
ment should be like a picture, some
thing that can be taken in at a glance
A high school boy wiz draw such a
statement with perfect accuracy and
clearness, while a young college grad
uate will draw it in such way that
1t is puzzling scrawl.
Thus college education is in the be-
ginning a real disadvantage, and /
have found that in every case the sign
school boy does better work than the
college man for the first few years
However, as soon as the college man
has got back to first principles he
will go ahead much faster than his
less educated rival. His mind is, nat
urally. better developed. and more
capable of grasping the fine points OF
the business. On the other hand, the
high school boy, being younger, is
more adaptable and has not in most
cases the irregular habits of the col
lege man.
All Must Start at Bottom.
no matter how well educated a man
may W. AAC must old4A III
at the very bottom A railroad man
has no fixed home, he is like a naval
officer always at sea. and, moreover,
he is always working to the limit of
his endurance. 1t is the hardest life
l know, and yet one of the most pleas
ant. It cultivates an insight. It
teaches a knowledge of men, and in
this way is the best training for any
profession.
Pull can never carry a man far in
railroading. 1t is hard work and appli
cation that count
my advice to the college man ex-
pectng to enter railroading and hop
ing to have an easy life is-don't, bus
to the man who does not mind the
hardest kind of work. who win not
quit under early disappointments, and
who wishes to have the most iaterest-
ing sort of a career it is. by all means
do"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-02-03
NATURE AS A FAKER.
II Sometimes Decelves Even tire Eye
of Scientists.

of Scientists.
On the so-caIled table mounds OF
Iowa are numerous impressions OF
what look exactly like cloven feet,
says the Saturday Evening Post 1t
lis not surprising that superstitious
people should attribute them to the
devil. taking his walks abroai-though,
as a matter OF fact. they are not foo'-
prints of any kind whatsoever, but
merely weather-worn impressions left
by a species of mollusk-like animal
known to science as pentamerus.
To the Smithsonian institution not
long ago somebody sent from the Bad
Lands of Nebraska what purported to
Be fossil ham. 1t did in truth look
Ike ham. and. to render the verisi-
Multitude complete the bone was actu-
ally sticking out at one end Of it,
Nevertheless. an investig cation showed
that the alleged bone was in reality
a vaculite~ extinct mollusk' s
she'll. rodl.ke fin form--and the rest OF
the ham was a mere acc dental az
rIomeration Of stony stuff
One day qui.e recently young man
va ke3 int the National museum at
wash fueton and presented To tho ar
sh-cpologist in charge d patriRed foot
1t was received vith man thanks
though recoga -zed at a glance as
watsr-worn fragment of rock which
had accldeutly assumed a shape re-
sem0ling q foot
Sach chance limitations as these
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-02-03
.,sw pace Cards.

The newest plao, cards are yege-
tables are arranged on 8 fat founda-
sNacines In paper. They are iuexpens
i've and can be made at home If one
has an idea Of Coloriug and is familiar
with the shapes. Some Of them re
shaded. others in solid colors, but all
are fresh and most appetiEI1g look
ing. The miniature flowers and yeEe-
table are arranged on Fat fonnda-
ttor of ca~db with a mall plato
Rh card left fer Che asme ol the
guest TO be written ON. Among the gar
deu contributions are bects and as
raraeus. either In single stalks or In
snail bundles tied with @ bit % straw
or ribbon. radi hes. baby heads Of let-
.uee. tomatoes and cucum5crs.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-02-03
sLEurHs HAVE EYE ON SMOKES
Looking For Masculine Person VINO
Lifted A sis Cigar.

%ithSG - RiS SiSUtt
Commissioner Bingham and score
OF his best men have about given up
hope of ever catching the monster
who kidnapped a cigar worth SIS from
the Aston house cigar stand a few
nights ago, the New York World says
The missing weed was two feet tail
dark complexioned and measured thre
inches around The waist. Since its ar
rival here several years ago in con-
pany with nine other big smokes, It
had occupied satin-lined apartment
in the showcase.
Get the desperate who did this!
thundered the commissioner when the
incident was reported at police head
quarters. He's probably the same
little fellow who broke into the barber
shop little farther up Broadway ans
stole my mug. A man that would
steal another mans mug wouldn't hes
itate to coax a cigar away from its
family Go out, now boys and bring
him in. Leave no cuspidor unturna1
to get q clew,"
Inspector MeCaffersy at once de-
tailed the pick Of the rubberheeIs 90
the case. They were stationed at att
the PIERS, ferries and depots. Every
smoker in the city is under suspicion
Orders were given to shoot the Thief
on sight, or. failing in that, 10 shoe
the butt
IT'S the toughest job I've ever had.
walled one sleuth yesterday. I've
stopped women carrying Toy horns
rolling pins and sheet music at least
one hundred times. Every time Z
see any one with a bundle about two
feet long I rush up and demand to
see the contents. One fellow carry
ing a flute In a leather case was go
ing to lick me when I held him up
That's nothing" groaned anothe~
cop. I was told to keep an eye out
along Broadway at night in the hope
that we might catch the fellow smok
ing it. I've chased every blaze I've
seen. only 10 find out they were auto
mobile lamps or drug lamps or drug
store lights
THE night it disappeared I noticed
a scenery truck in front Of the hotel
but I paid no attention to it" said
one Of the clerks. That's how theY
removed e. all right I'm satisfies
If hasn't been smoked vet, A fellow
bought one of them here not long
ago and when he lit if and took the
fret -,-4FF ey,-,t.f,.,s7,r 4---r-3 sY7 three
alarms. Il looked like the smoke
coming from The funnel o. an ocean
liner.
10 sou sen mary Of then he was
asked
Not since Tod Sloan scent abroad
Tie was very fond of hem When b
wasn't smoking ta use7 ban fo
walking sticks
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-02-03

man who viii stand being beaten"
Yet Merlino would never hive us
both, SUPPOSE?
NO; so it viii now be - Com
erio's interest to Gust you. Don t
think me brute to speak out plainly.
| but when / caught sight of Comerio's
face as he left the theater, thought
wouldn't be in YOUR shoes for mil
lion Of money. That fellow is your
enerly, and he may nurse his revenge
| for years, but, sooner or later, he'll
have it."
A feeling of vague discomfort
crept over Carlo; for a minute he was
silent, then. with look on his face
which startled sardoni, he said, cheer
fully:
81 owe you a great deal; it was
through you that / first knew there
was chance of helping my sister in
this way, and now you have taken
the trouble TO warn me Of a danger.
One must not dwell on such things,
though perhaps it is well to know of
them"
q should nave thought" said sar-
doni smiling, that you would have
been more likely to curse me than to
bless me for LAYING first put into
your head a notion that must have
cost you dear"
Carlo gave a quick glance at his
companion, wondering whether he
had the least conception how great
the cost had been Perhaps he was
glad to be spared any direct answer
to the remark by their arrival at Ca
fiisch's, and the necessity of helping
Gigi to lay out his two lire to the best
advantage.
Afterward they strolled on to the
villa, and, while Gigi played about
happily, the two men sat under the
trees, sardoni finding a sort of idle
pleasure in studying his new compan-
ion.
do you mean TO sing under your
own name?' he asked. after a time.
Yes" replied Carlo; 81 have no
object in taking nom de guerre;
with an English name, of course, it is
different-you were almost bound to
do So
Sardoni gave a sarcastic smile.
1T was most necessary" he re-
marked. dryly Did my own people
know how l gained my livelihood
they would be even more ashamed of
rae than they are already
Carlo looked surprised, even a little
anxious. His interest in Sardoni
grew deeper.
They do not then know where you
are?" he asked. THAT is surely very
hard ON them
The tenor gave a short laugh.
Not at all; ! am silent purely out
Of regard for their feelings Do you
know what the old Puritans used to
call actors? They called them cater
pillars of the Commonwealth and
vagabonds
THAT may be, but family feeling
must in the end be stronger than such
prelude
You Judge others by yourself,
said Sardoni. "All families are not
so devoted as yours seems to be. !"
Then. his brow contracting sharply,
Besides. did not tell you when we
first met that. in my own country,
men woulG no longer trust my word
as blindly as you seem inclined to
dor"
why will you always force that
upon me?" said Carlo, looking full
into his companions eyes. do you
wish to make me doubt you? That is
hardly friendly act, since you are
the one light Just now in my dark
sky"
The words sounded strangely in
Sardoui's ear. the smile was so un-
English, but the, tone touched him
more than he would have cared TO
own
~, uffx,,ad
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-02-03
EAGLE AND PIG AGAIN. ,
Always Something Doing for the ubf
quitous County Correspondent.

quitous County Correspondent.
The average country newspaper cor
respondents range of vision is never
thwarted by broken sky lines and the
dome of heaven, grand and glorious,
as it broadens from his unhampered
view. gives scope TO his imagination.
says the Toledo Blade. The average
country correspondent never allows
the phrase nothing doing, to shadow
his genius.
What Is more natural than -ha' a
strange bird, the size Of a turkey bu2-
Yard should pounce down upon q 1T
ter Of small New Jersey pigs and ay
away N:ts once To nave the strange
bird chased a mite by two crows.
which accomplish the re cue of the
pig. IS a matter of thrilling detail; to
have the pig dropped unframed is
humane: again to have the pig iden-
tifed as the property Of a farmer liv-
ing a mile away leaves nothing to the
imagination; and. lastly, to determine
that the strange bird is an eagle is a
mere matter of verifying foregone
conclusion.
It Is impossible TO lose the country
newspaper correspondent; his field
lies between the horizons ana he
covers 1t completely. His genius does
not harm II we forget the heart lut-
tiers OF the little pig as Il flies through
the air However, he kindly returns
IL to tha litter in time for supper and
leaves It to Join the chorus Of satisfied
grunts The country newspaper cor
re spondent Is not cruel to animals;
the creatures with which he deals live
happily ever after.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-02-03
On the Rail

Freight cars to the number of c53,.
0l9, representing an investment Of
$S00,000,0OO are standing idle. This
is an increase of 110.942 in two weeks
and it is about the same number that
were idle at this time last year, when
the financial stringeney was at its
height. These figures were given out
this week by the car efficiency com
mittee of the American Railroad asso-
citation. The report of the committee
covers a period from Dec. "a, 1908 to
Jan. 6, 1909. The number of surplus
cars shows steady decrease from
April 20, last, when the total was
greatest, to Oct. 20, 1908 at which
time it had been reduced to 110,s21.
Since that time however, the mum
Der of idle cars has been increased
steadily. In spite Of this many of the
large railroad companies have .place@
orders for additional rolling stock
What is said to be the largest fee
ever paid to the city building depart
ment was paid to Chicago by the
Northwestern road for its new pas
senger station. The fee was $2,359.
and the building will exceed In cubic
space and ever erected in the city.
The building viii front 800 feet on
Madison street, with a depth of 1929
feet, will vary from one to four stories
high, and the cost is placed at $4,000
900. It is estimated 100000 brick
will be used, 1S,4O0 yards of concrete,
175,0OO feet of tile, and $4,000 yards
of plastering.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-02-03
CHAPTER XIV.
A Dear Adventure


Next ! betook me among those
lofty fables and romances which re-
count In solemn cantos the deeds Of
knighthood There | read it in
the oath Of every knight that he
should defend to the expense Of his
best blood, OF of his life, If it so be-
fell him. the honor and chastity of
virgin or matron From whence oven
then ] learnt what noble virtue
chastity ever must be. to the Defense
of which so many worthless by such a
dear adventure Of themselves had
sworn. Only this my mind gave
RE, .bat every free and gentle spirit
wi bout that oath ought to be born al
h.ight. nor needed to expect the gilt
spur. o. the laying Of a sword upon
his shoulder. to stir him up, both BY
h!s COUNSEL and his arm to serve and
protect the weakness Of any at
tempted chastity. WILTON.
Gigi, much pleasef with his appear
ance, and with ae novel feeling of
cleanliness. capered away to the sala
to relate his experiences to Sardoni.
Carlo followed him, and found MerlinoI
just awake after his sieseta, and look
ing rather more like a surly bear than
usual as he yawned and stretched
himself. He reused hins elf how.
ever, 10 introduce his brother-in-Iaw
to the tenor, not knowing that the
two had met before; and they thought
1t best not TO explain, but bowed cere-
moniously to each other.
Papa" said Gigi. gleefully. San
Carlo is going TO take me TO walk in
the Villa"
San Car1o' what do you mean,
child?" said Merlino, his voice soften.
ing as he Datted his sons head.
why, him." said Gigi, with an ex-
pressive gesture; "Signor ComerioI
told me he was San Carlo. and won
dered what saints wanted with op-
9ras; but, he is, oh!ever so much mic
or than Generic said"
The three men laughed involuntar
fly.
Generic did not at all like getting
his congo" said Merlino. This isl
Just a little display of spite on his |
part When did YOU see him, child?"
He came In TO say good-by to me
this morning while von wore At rn.
hearsal and he pava mo thta 70
spend oh dear San Carlo might we
60 to Caflischs move"
,.,-,,, ,,,,., .ot 49,,
tbsf ra.no q" aata ,rcn ' ~ -. 80 ~
,1vh,' ,ha1,, ~ :, ,'', ~ ~ 70 -, ,'1'
noI,tane.. 81 sat' o., ,.,,, @,"u "
s.c<. aa,a ~ "''n q Pu1@'.U
w.. tost .,,,na. =, 80 0'''' 'o' nv
:" ',a' case you mad better not
u''0s''oi''ze 9lFhor bonau,' said Sar'
ooi''' VINO had watched the scene With
d SER o' careless amusement II YOU
ailoW me Glgl' WIII also come with
Nario looked pleased he could not /
nave eAP'a'hed why Sardoni attracted
nun h0' aiFsadE ne felt mat the Eng
''S'''''"l "o''U Or ms friend, His
discovery 81 t,is} mat morning had
hLoNeh '7H o|'lN ol deSolase"Hss /
which for me last fouraodtWonty /
hon3@ had overwhelmed him and tha#
siEn5 OF S"rdoni somehow chcefed
oim Eet more Possibly 'he mere.
iaet mat the ienor "a' FfaHcesea's
feilow.eonntrFman prjntlced him in
A'0 ''' '.''|' 'A, ''oAi I"'
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-09-04

Many believe that there Ia no feed
that can take The place Of wheat bran
ia causing a large yield OF milk. Al
prcaeat prices. abou; SO a ton. Il IN
one Of The most expensive feeds used
Results az this Station !na!cata that
81 a well balanced ration. a pound OF
cutionHeed meal haa a feeding value
equal 20 - pounds OF sheat bran.
but as mos, u "a arc already feed
.nE too much neal. Il would no, be
wian TO replace ;hc bran slta meal
7 here are AaTcral tcsda that ~e can
grow OF our farms ,ha; have a feed
Ing value practically equal 20 that OF
he brar Experiments hare shown
IA; ton Of Ha!vy vctcA has has a
feetlaE valge equal 20 a toa OF wAcas
hran ton of cowp~a hay has a
teedjaE value equal 10 over 1900
pouada O. whoai bran. provided the
aay Ia OF good quality. Alfalfa hay
properly cured IL almost aa valuable
pound for pogaf. as the ~heas bran.
II warat bran ~ purchased. tho farm
q no; improved except through The
manure tha; may DO applied TO The
land. whereas ~hen any OF tho above
crSpa are gru1n wv have a marked
Improvement Of Tho soll even though
'hc hay 10 removed from The land -~
Prof. J 4 Moore. M!AninAlppi Expert.
meat Station.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-09-04
/ LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. n

keeping; at three. their work is
profitable
We have handled dozens OF mules
and never lost one. Same class OF
help, right along A $500 mule got
lame and We sold her in trade to
net perhaps SOS or SIS. After three
years hard work she was re-sold.
August 5th. for $50 at auction.
II costs less to raise a mule than
colt They thrive where a good
colt would starve. They are produc-
tive nearly two years sooner than
the colts are. and do more work on
far less feed than the draft or any
other horse
am willing for Mr. Nall or any
one TO have the draft horse business
North or South. will take mine in
mules every time. except that we
keep a horse and mare for carriage
use. and sometimes (.ew and tar
between) put them in for days
work 10 help In rush time
ALTON NJ woRDEN.
Coffee Co. Tenn.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-09-04

Mr.. Norrirn ~ Thinks and Gives
His Sad Experience With Horses.

Nessr1 Editors IN n recent issue
Mr. W. D Nall says. Draft horn~n
are tie missing link. Raised for uac.
we expect they wgiI make this cogn-
try rruGgerD1A I admit Ito truth
os that statement have notice5
hat whea asked Tor names Of
atocEmen /. aoaviy In evrry Instance.
learned that the stock raising man
sA@ a cool man Usually tEry we're
alnng The 1~at mon IN thclr roap~c.
tire cog-m 4a.ttca MAYBE tho stock
waA ro' rrs aaloio FOR Il. bat /
guessed J., waa - bone extent Few
sartaoru aarrccI algaa.ly wi,hout
stock rAlatGs
But ~h~n Mr. %All says. You can
hammer on all Sides OF this question
o. !Igyose3 r.uI.llonn ia this sec
aoA. b-t Il ri. comes back 10 draft
AoFaea. tleae little Esglna cant 10 a
profitable az aunt Of work must
ashsEree 04Ea aim VITA cheap
aAa4s 20 handle teams. ~ IS abso-
'4iely impossible 20 get satisfactory
serFice or results from 'drat,
aoraea. ~ aarca
seF*t years ago bought three
'~Fge aar"s and oae horse An In
experienced man killed one wlth cane
rcd We bought q large horse and
siaa!y traded him for "A mare and
tA4Aed One ea.t colt Then Re Iost an
''aeT fine, large mare She had
'aaeed aae mule foal and was car
Fy'ng another Another mare los,
NO mal" 'aa.s .u succession. Sc we
sold her
Oh Year ago Ae began buying
lie ioals at &"anlng time. al two
*3As ~ age they begin 10 pay their
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-09-04
HOW LARGE HORSES DO WE
NEED"

We have received protests from
friends ot The Gazette against what
thew term our advocacy OF large
horses for tae South. The present
editor az The southern Farm Gazette
has never advocated the use Of large
horses il the south lie admits that
his CHIEF ~easou is that he knows
such rccommendation would not
be accepted nv the South He ia not
at all sure that large horses would
no; be best for Us. but he Is very
sure that Southern farmers will not
use large horses at present They
urohahly will afty years hence. and
wonder why they were so slow 10
see the superiority OF the large
horse for farm work. but at present
IL gs sufficient To know that no such
advice would be taken TO cause US TO
refrain from giving a.
We have. however. advocated larg-
er horses. that Is. horses weighing
from i.200 10 1900 pounds. or even
1900 pounds: because We know
these would be better. II properly
handled. han tho 900-pound horses
now IN use Furthermore. ~e feel
certain We shall live TO SEQ such
horses aa common IA the so0~pound
and l.000-pound horses now are.
We assist that a i.30O-pouad horse
IL not "a large horse and IL not too
large 10 handle those i'm pInrnsntR
whicA are necessary 30 economical
Agricultural production We fur
thermorc fnel certain that the high
81 priced and best mules cannot -
produced wsth regularity wtth mares
weighing much Jess than 400
po4aeA
Nc advocate FOR tho South. righ;
ncw. ponaf mule. Aai 500
pozna mares for doing farm york.
ut Sc DO not az tAta time advocate
lA-xe horses for TIC south
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-09-04

The pedigree Il. simply "A certificate
OF ancestry and unless II shows good
anre.try is OF no more value than
that much waste-paper.- ID. Co
burn.