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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-01-01

It's not too early to practice UP fol
those 80 questions the census enumer
ator will soon be asking.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-01-01

Mobile county is in the midst of a
campaign for better roads. When these
come, MODELLING to Mobile will be more
Of pleasure than it is today.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-01-01

More grain and meat in 1910" says
the Columbus Ledger should be the
slogan of Georgia farmers" Not Geor-
gia alone but all the Southern states
should go in for more meat and grain
in lS10-and in the years that follow
1910.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-12-07
Sing Sing Prison Not Escape Proof

During the night Isidore Blum.
Green's sole acco nplice. received per-
mission from Keeper Drum to go into
the retiring room. Green followed a
few minutes later, and beck9ned to
Drum, saying Blum was ILL All I'M
suspecdng the keeper entered the
room, where he was felled by Green
and bound and gagged. The other
keeper was easily overpowered and
gagged When the two guards were
safely gagged Green called to his fell
low convicts. Here's the chance for
everybody" he said, Who's coming?"
Five men followed and all got away.
Later they were captured
The days of the Sing Sing quarries
we're days of opportunity for the pris-
oners. Many of the early escapes were
made when bands of convicts worked
at cutting rocks near the prison and
under the eyes of armed guards. As
far back as 1S43 there was a general
uprising CT prisoners who tried to
burn the prison. Since that tim, there
has been no concerted insurrection. but
have opened the path to freedom and
gotten away. Dummies. tunnels, keys,
boats. locomotives and even the bri-
bling of keepers have played an impor-
tant part in most of the deliveries
The one great help the prison officials,
have is the tendency of prisoners to
'squeal" on those who would worl
their way to liberty
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-12-07
San Francisco Rises From Her Ash,

cipal fire protection system, sewers,
streets and other improvements AID
told. $4,000 buildings have been erect
ed in the city in four years and the
work of construction goes on rapidly.
Such is the city that asks the honor
of building an exposition that will be
worthy. before the world. of America.
Already her citizens have completed
a task which ranks with the construc-
ton of the canal in magnitude. and
represents. in capital expended. more
money than the canal has cost to date,
and almost as much as the big ditch"
will have cost when completed. BY
1915, San Franciscans say. every trace
of the fire will be erased and forgot
ten in the city's greater estate.
1t is, of course. not only San Fran
cisco that will go before congress and
request to be granted the exposition.
Back of the city is the whole state of
California. and back of both the great
west. The people of California through
the legislature have given 100000
toward the exposition's success and
the city of San Francisco. apart from
the voluntary subscription of its citi-
zens, has been granted permission to
bond herself for like sum.
OF congress. these westerners will
not ask one dollar of aid. indeed, the
Sunset City is a bit anxious to demon
strate that she can build a $4,000, 900
exposition with money granted by her
own states citizens.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-12-07

DITTSBURG, PA.-Death played a
l gam joke on a PittsbuTg workman
the other day. appearing to the poor
fellow in his most unfamiliar guise,
John Warnack, thirty-five years old
and steel worker, came under the
influence of a Bottom magnet and was
yanked upward, being so badly injured
by the impact that he died in local
hospital two hours later. His head
was caught between the steel billet he
was carrying and the huge magnet anu
crushed.
These magnets, be it known, are one
Of the greatest labor-saving devices
of mans many inventions. A huge
piece of soft iron is swung about in
the works where wanted through the
action of a travelling crane or a big
derrick. To this iron is connected
wires through which strong current
of electricity can be sent at will. Soei
iron has this popularity, that it be-
comes highly magnetized on the pas
sage of an electric current through its
mass, but on tSe current being shut
on the magnetism ceases at once. This
property makes such a piece of iron
valuable for picking up bars Of iron
or steel, kegs Of nails or bolts, scrap
Iron, or any substance susceptible to
the magnetic influence.
1t seems odd enough to the visitor
at big foundry or rolling mill when
he sees such a clumsy-looking piece
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-12-07
Prize Poem Is Penned by Lunatic

The woman was placed first in the
hospital at Rochester on May 9.
1894. In 1907 she was removed
with other patients to Hastings. and
on May II. 1909, again was trans
ferred, this time to Anoka, where she
still is held. She's bright-unusuafl
bright in some ways, said A. D. Ware.
assistant superintendent of the Hast
ings institution. but she has delu-
sions- Her insanity is hereditary. A
sister, niece and uRcle are inmates of
Minnesota hospitals"
The woman is Miss Betty Clay,
committed in 1894 from Ramsey
county to the Rochester asylum. At
times she is perfectly rational and
has full possession OF her faculties.
Her dementia is of the spasmodic
type. and is accompanied By weird
decisions.
1t is said that sore of he- best
verse has been written while under
the spell OF these Z gsions. Her de-
scriptiers are weir nd uncaany. al
though charming. she seems to have
the faculty of keeping the hallucina-
tions OF her dementia without losing
her natural powers and gifts She Is
well educated and refined
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-12-07

G AN FRANCISCO.-Nothing so clear
- ly shows the vigor and recupera-
tive power of San Francisco as the eff
fort IL is putting forth to secure the
great exposition of 1915, designed to
celebrate the building of the Panama
canal
A little over four years ago the city
was crumbled to the dust by the
earthquake and fire which swept sos
city blocks out of existence. Last
April. Just four years after the great
cataclysm, the citizens of San Fran
cisco, assembled in mass meeting. sub
scribed over 100000 toward an in
ternational exposition to be held
there. and since that time $4,000, 900
more have been subscribed. Few cities
In the world are capable Of this great
revival Not only has San Francisco
arisen from her ashes, but she now
faces the monumental task of financ-
ing a great world exposition.
Since the work of rebuilding San
Francisco was begun more than $780,
100000 has gone into reconstruction,
while $100.000,000 has been expended
on steel and concrete wharves. muni-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-12-07
GUINEA FOWL EGG PRODUCER
Gross Between Pearl and White Seems
TO Make Harder and Larger
Bird Than Full Blood.

Last spring ] undertook to keer an
account Of the eggs laid by two Pearl
guineas and one white guinea hen. |
have 16S eggs to their credit already.
says a writer in Country Gentleman.
The two Pearl hens were broken IN
and some eggs were lost early in the
season; though they laid a nestfuI of
eggs and went to setting did not find
the nest and so did not get an account
OF them, but feel safe In estimating
40 eggs lost for which | have no ac-
count. The hens got broken I'D and in
about three weeks found them with
a nest OF 80 eggs. Counting the ones
lost at 40, this brings my account up
to 208 eggs for three hens. feel sure
that the two Pearl hens laid four-ffths
OF the 20S eggs, which would make
them SO eggs each. The white hen
did not lay many eggs. | expect to
get at least 40 eggs yet before cold
weather.
Guinea hens viii usually lay from
april until late in October and if kept
broken up when they get broody, they
VIII lay nearly every day. The white
hens do not seem 20 be nearly as
good egg producers as the. Pearls, at
least my white hens have not done as
good a business as the Pearl hens. A
cross between the two breeds seems
to make harder and larger guinea
than full blood of either.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-12-07

MFW YORK.-Once more .he bar
~ riers of stone and steel and the
wit and watchfulness of selected
guardians that make Sing Sing prison
theoretically escape proof, have been
Houted by the criminal wards of New
York state. Since its construction the
big institution has been regarded by
criminals as the easiest prison to
beat" owing to it's crowded condition
and the necessity of allowing men to
sleep in makeshift quarters. More than
200 men have eluded the guards since
the Sos, but only a few have enjoyed
their liberty. Nearly all have been re-
captured and have lived to see the day
they were sorry for their dash for
liberty.
The escape of the last quintet of
criminals was the mos successful and
startling in the lolg list of deliveries
which run parallel with the history of
Sing Sing. 1t was crude, direct and
simple and the work of one man. big
Bill" Green. The scene of the escape
was in the Protestant chapel. where 1876
men were sleeping. with two guards
on duty
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-12-07
| John Henry S
Lucky Days
/ By GEORGE v. HOBART

when they get it finished. won't it?'
chirped Tacks.
Just then Aunt Martha squeezed in
from shopping excursion and went
out in the hall while she counted up
and dragged out the days spells for
Clara j. TO look at.
Aunt Martha is Uncle Peters wife,
only she weighs more and breathes
oftener.
When the two of them visit our
bird cage at the same time the janitor
has to- go out and stand in front of the
building with a view to catching it if
II falls.
That night I waded into all the
sporting papers and burned dream
pipes till the smoke made me dizzy.
The next day hit the track with
three sure-fres and couple Of per
hapses.
There was nothing to it. All had
to do was to keep my nerve and not
get side-tracked and I'd have enough
coin to make Andrew Carnegie's check
book look like punched meal ticket.
played them-and when the An
gelus was ringing Moses O'Brien and
three other bookbinders were out buy
ing meal tickets with my money.
Things went along this way for
about week and / was all to the bad.
One evening Clara J. said to me:
John, / looked through your check
book today and I've had a cold in my
chest ever since. At first l thought
had opened the refrigerator by mis-
take"
At last the blow had fallen.
/ hid promised her faithfully before
we were married that I'd never play
the ponies again and fell and broke
my word.
The accident was painful, and I'd
be sad scamp TO put her wise at this
late day, especially after being fried
to a finish.
simply didn't dare confess that my
money had gone into a fund to furnish
a home for incurable bookmakers-
what to do? What to dor
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-12-07
CARE OF TURKEYS IN FALL
When Weather Begins TO Turn Cold
Grain Ration of Bird Should Be
Increased.

AS soon as the weather begins 70
turn cold and food becomes scarce
he grain ration of growing turkeys
wheat and corn Is advisable, fed
sparingly at first and gradually in
creased till they are getting all they
will eat The turkeys at this season
should be fed regularly three times a
day. They should on no account be
kept in confinement, but should have
free range to encourage the forma-
tion of good frame on which to ac-
cumulate a large amount of flesh later
when forced feeding commences.
While FREQ range conduces to vigor
and growth, birds having grain feed
will not run of all fat in too siren
ucus search for sustensnce.
Those designed for heavy feeding
should be in the best condition after
an abundance of exercise and plenty
Of grain feed throughout the early
fall AS soon as they are well accus-
toned to grain feed they may be fed
once or twice or even trice day, as
their condition indicates. on ground
oats with hulls removedl and corn
meal mixed with milk Feed only the
amount of this they win eat up clean
with a relish. This mash should be
given in addition TO full feed Of
wheat and corn night and morning.
The mash may either be given at
noon or at two regular intervals be.
tween the morning and night meal
Plenty of grit and fresh water should
be before them at all times.
Tie quality Of the flesh is vastly
improved by adding tallow or some
form Of fat to the mash during the
last week of fattening. Old corn is
the best for turkeys on heavy feed,
and If necessary to use new corn Ii
should be given gradually and the
birds watched that it does not throw
them of their feed. Liver trouble is
che of the turkey weaknesses, and
forced feeding should never continue
more than three weeks for best re-
suits. Birds designed for the Christ
rlas market should be placed on feed
December l.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-12-07

same type of house that / saw on the
neighboring farm, containing 500 of
selected breeders which were being
trap-nested: the rest OF tbs hens were
sheltered in the same style of house.
writes F. A. Tiffany, in Country Gen.
tleman. | also noticed about 1000 as
good-looking pullets as l ever saw
There were also about 1000 cock
erels, of which the owner intended to
pick the best for breeding purposes.
and dispose of the remainder as broil-
ers.
What appealed to me most was the
eleanness Of the houses and the mann
moth incubator which held 5000 eggs
Being used to oiLheated incubators
myself, l was somewhat skeptical, so
asked the owner several questions as
to the regulation of the heat in the
different chambers; ! received the as.
surance that the machine did the
work nicely and at big saving in
fuel. On leaving the station bound
for home. l noticed a goodly humber
of crates of eggs and poultry, and
lOuuu tuhl luis ldEu dtO06 was snip
ping eight crates OF eggs and four
coops of broilers. These eggs were
produced that day. as they were
shipped every evening and the eggs
arrived in New York and were sold
before they were a day old.
Not only was this breeder success
full as a ponitryman. but as a farmer
also, his fields of corn, alfalfa and
mangel beets looking very well con-
sidering the dry weather. The corn
was the best-looking field that l saw
on my trip through that portion OF the
state. was told that the owner
would not have to buy any food for
bis fowls except meat scraps. this
alone saving the greater part of his
expenses. The appearance of the
plant in general and the condition of
he stock and the quantity of produce
shipped showed without a doubt that
he owner of this farm was deriving
profit from his plant.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-12-07

Chicken lice will live off the fowls
body for considerable length of time.
and specimens of the wandering lice
have been kept alive In boxes by ex-
perimenters for period of nine or ten
months by simply giving them sup
ply of fresh feathers at regular inter
walls. On the clothing of poultry pick
ers the lice will sometimes live for
several days. 1t is not believed by the
entomologists that the bird lice COM
monty attack cattle or horses, as they
have often been credited with doing
In nearly every case the lice found on
animals said to be so affected were
mammalian lice and not bird lice.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-12-07

Dinkalorum would net me enough to
give Bunch line of sad talk. so
stepped up to the poor-box and con-
tributed
Dinkalorum started of In the lead
like pale streak. and | Immediately
bought an entirely new set of furni-
ture for the fiat.
About half way around a locomotive
whistle happened to blow near by;
Dinkalorum. being n Union horse,
thought 1t was six o'clock and refused
absolutely TO work a minute over
time
had to put the furniture back in
the store.
In the next race l decided to play
system of my own invention. so took
my program, counted seven up, four
down and two up, all of which result
ed in Pink Slob at so to /.
It looked good and handed Isadore
Iongflnger $40 for the purpose of
tearing 5000 away from him a little
later on.
Pink Slob got away in the lead, but
instead of running, with the result
that when the other horses were back
In the stable, Pinkie was still giving
e heel and toe exhibition around near
third base.
II wasn't my day, so squeezed into
the thirst parlor and bathed my in
jured feelings with sarsaparilla.
across Bunch He was over 5000 to
the good and he wanted to treat me to
lot of kind words he felt like saying
about himself
OH but maybe be wasn't the city
Coy with the head in the suburbs,
When / reached home that night ]
felt like a sock that needs darning
Clara ], had invited Uncle Peter to
take dinner with us and he began to
give me the nervous look-over as soon
as answered roll call
Uncle Peter is a very stout old gen
tleman When he sQueezes into our
little fat the walls act like they are
bowlegged.
Uncle Peter always goes through
The folding doors sideways, and every
time lie sits down the man in the fiat
below kicks because we move the
piano so often.
~Tacks was also present
Tacks is my youthful brotherin-law
with a mind like a walking delegate
because he 8 always looking for trou-
BILE, and when he finds it he passes it
up to somebody who doesn't need It.
Evening. john" gurgled Uncle
Peter Late aren't your"
Cars blocked; delayed me-" |
sighed.
"Nsw York viii DO nice place
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-12-07
Huge Magnet Causes Workman's Death

OF iron swung along over heap On
several tons Of scrap iron, or chunks
OF crude material known in trade mar
lance as pig iron. and the pieces begin
to jump upward and hang on to the
magnet through this Invisible force
while Slowly carried to some other
part of the works. where they quickly
drop off as the magnet loses its
power through the shutting of of the
current of electricity The thing looks
ridiculous, yet the power that draws
these heavy pieces Of iron or steel up
ward would sustain a weight OF many
tons just as easily.
Rightly understood. the operation of
magnetic crane is marvellous;
viewed by the ignorant it seems posi-
lively uncanny 1t was beneath the
influence of such a power that poor
WarDack lost his life SO Unexpectedly.
Warmack was carrying the billet
through the yards of the Jones &c
Laughlin Steel company when the
huge magnet, used to unload scrap
iron from cars, swung around. The
billet was drawn to the big steel
horseshoe with Warnack. too badly
frightened to realize his peril. cling
ing to it.
Workmen who witnessed the acct
dent had considerable difficulty in ex-
Treating the victim. They forgot to
turn OFF the current supplying the
contracting power at first. Finally
some one thought to shut off the
power and then the body and the bill
let fell to the ground. the latter stri-
king one of the rescuers on the right
leg and breaking it, The mystic
power of the magnet had been over
come for the moment, and poor War
mack was carried to the hospital to die
of his injuries a couple of hours later
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-12-07

CT. PAUL, MINI Minnesota has a
- poet, or rather a poetess. who has
achieved a measure Of fame and for
tune despite the fact that for 16 years
she has been an inmate of state hos
pital for the insane.
Some time ago magazine offered
a prize for the best literary contribu-
ton to be submitted within a certain
time. The winner was to be present
ed With free transportation to Europe
and return. Among those who en-
tered the contest was a woman,
member Of a well-knovn Minnesota
family. So excellent was her effort
considered that the prize was award
ed TO her When the editors of the
magazine learned who she was. and
that because Of environments she
would be unable TO take advantage Of
the prize she had won. they sent her
. check fer $3.50.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-12-07
.IP@uJJ d Ml1.;FLR21Y
G,9lISI(1dIa ESO
lens dread to get into dirty nest

Hens dread to get into dirty nest
boxes.
Boiled onions are good for chickens
ard men.
The poultry house should be white
washed before cold weather.
The experienced poultryman breeds
only to his best winter layers.
Poorly bred stock Of any kind 10
never a great source of profit.
Start the trap nests so that 1t can
be known which are the best winter
layers.
Work up strain Of hens that viii
lay. Save the eggs from the best
layers and set them,
Rather than lave the poultry house
overcrowded you had better eat some
OF the less desirable birds.
Owing TO the difficulty of securing
fresh eggs. most OF the mining com.
panies in Mexico have their WI poul
try yards,
Keep your hens from straying over
On the land OF your neighbor. Be par.
t!cular about this If he has any crop
growing there.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-12-07
Seren- como elevenl

Seven, come eleveni
After promising Clara J. that
would never again light a pipe at the
race track, there stood, one of the
busiest puff-puff ladies on the circuit
Well, the truth OF the matter is just
this: ! fell asleep at the switch and
somebody put the white lights all over
me
Just how I happened to join the
Dream Builders association / don't
know, but for several weeks was
Willie the Wild Boy at the race track
and / kept all the bookmakers busy
trying not to laugh when they took
my money.
Every day when l showed up at the
gate the plpers played Darling.
Dream OF Met" and every time
picked a skate the Smokers society
went into executive session and elect
ed me a life member.
Every horse that finished last gave
me the trembling lip as he crawled
home, well aware of the fact that
had caught him with the goods.
/ blame Bunch Jefferson for putting
the bug in my central.
Bunch went down to the skating
pond one day with $18 and picked
-four live wires at an average of to L.
Then be began to talk about himself
After that event whenever / hap
pened to meet Bunch he would raise
his megaphone and I'LL the neighbor-
hood with hot ozone, fresh from the
oven.
1t was pitiful to see that boy swell.
Just 10 cure Bunch and drive him
out of the balloon business l made up
my mind one day I'd run down to the
F1athsh Factory and drag a few hon
est dollars away from the bookmakers.
SPLASH
That's where fell overheard.
One bright Saturday p. NJ. found me
cllnging to a wad the size OF a foun-
tain pen and trying TO decide whether
I'd better play Dinkalorum at Az to 1
or Mysteries at 8 TO 8.
finally decided that a ten-spot on
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-12-07
MAKE MONEY WITH LEGHoRNs
New Jersey Plant Carries 5000 Of
This 5reed-Marnnoth incubator
Holds 5000 Eggs.

Some weeks ago wrote that I Wis
tied a plant in New Jersey carrying
10000 White Leghorns. While visit
ing this it was my good fortune to see
also plant adjoining which carried
5000 White Leghorn hens. This
plant was owned by one person. and
comprised 240 acres, of which about
go acres Of the poorest land was de-
voted to chickens, for which the rest
Of the farm grew feed.
was shown all over the plant in
one building, which consisted Of the
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-12-07
SIMPLE TRAP NEST FOR HENS
Not Much Trouble to Arrange Boy
That VIII Allow Breeder to
Keep Tab on His Fowls.

1t is not great deal of trouble to
make a trap-nest that will answer the
purpose of keeping tab on biddy Any
box about IA inches square and TWO
feet long will be good enough.
A little study of the pictures here
with shown will show one how they
should be made. Nail the Stats to the
cross piece about three-quarters Of
the distance from the bottom, hang
in the crosspiece on a couple of
nails driven through the sides of the