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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-12-21
THE CALL OF CHRISTMAS
Inspiration Of Time Should Bring Us
Deeper Sense of Personal Re
sponsibility.

II is Christmas time. and at this
moment the call is to lift up our
hearts and welcome the Light OF the
World, to rest for a while in the glory
OF that light: not. indeed forgetting
the lessons he would have us learn.
nor those great servants Of his who
taught us to know and love and work.
and have passed away: but in thank
fulness and alteration seeking TO learn
more and more how he would have
us serve him. The inspiration OF this
blessed time should bring us a deeper
sense of personal responsibility. and
of our duty To our neighbor in regard
TO questions touching the general vel
fare; and, beyond all deeper faith
that faith by which mountains can be
removed-and truer love. a devotion
that can bear even TIC reproach Of the
cross. If permission may but be grant
ed to share in bearing a part OF that
burden.
The advent OF Christ makes US debt
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-12-21
Squash PIE Without Enas.

Use a dry squash (the hubbard or
others of same quality. Cut in suit
able pieces and cook in a steamer
only just long enough to soften so it
can be pressed through a sieve. Too
long cooking viii make it watery and
spoil it for a pie Now heat milk to
the boiling point only and turn i'm
Imediately on the strained squash
using just enough to make a thick
lmixture-much thicker than when
eggs are used, Add salt and sugar to
taste; flavor with ginger, or pure ex-
tract of lemon is good for a change
In deep plates this pie will take an
hour for baking Remove from oven
when it ceases to bubble in center,
Oven should be quite hot. l prefer
this way of making squash pie to any
other.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-12-21
Chestnut Cream.

One-half pound of chestnuts, one
and one-haf cupfuls of milk. one-half
cupful Of sugar three egg yolks, one
tablespoonful of cold water. one table
spoonful of sherry wine or any good
homemade wine Shell the chestnuts,
boil and mash. Scald milk. add sugar
and eggs, and cook until of a creamy
consistency. Dissolve gelatin in cold
water. Add to the eustard mixture.
When we'll blended add chestnuts and
favoring Pour into mold. chill and
serve garnished with beaten cream.
Both OF these recipes will be found
novel and delicious
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-12-21
A Stew for Cold Meats.

Cut one onion into slices. and fry
It in butter until it is light brown
color. then put in one tablespoonful
of sifted flour, mixing carefully. Add
TO this one cupful of stock Tor the
same quantity of hot water), stir all
together for a few minutes. then put
in half a teaspoonful of salt. a season
ing of black pepper and tomato catsup.
When the gravy is well mixed ane
well colored add the cold meat, and
put it over the fire to stew. Cover
When ready to serve, put around
the dish, outside the hash. little
squares of toast. 1t is an Improvement
to add one teaspoonful of chopped
parsley to the above.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-12-21
NEW KIND OF APPLE PIE
Use Of Molasses as sweetenlns Makes
Delicious Desert-Nlce Hot
or Cold.

Apple pie sweetened with molasses
made as follows is delicious: Take a
baking tin (ten by six and about an
snch and half deep. Line with pastry
in which little soda and cream Of
tartar have been used. Leave enough
around the edge to turn up over the
Fop crust TO keep the Juice in Fill
with quartered baldwin or greening
rpples, pinch of allspice and a large
pinch OF nutmeg. Use the molasses
according to the size of the tin. Enough
20 sweeten. Shave salt pork just as
thin as possible and lay over the ap-
pies, nearly covering them. Make ?
few Sits in the top crust, brush over
with cold milk and bake very slowly
three hours. Afternoon is the best
time to. bake, as the temperature IL
more even. When removed from the
oven cover with cloth to stew a
little while. The juice viii be thick
like strip II Just a sprinkling OF -four
Is used. Nice hot or cold.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-12-21
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little peroxide on it tomorrow"
Shades or Romeoi Memories of
Dante and Beatricei Was it any
wonder that Prudence brought her
pretty lips together in straight line
and registered mental vow that Al
fred should rue this speech some day?
Let US now pass lightly on again.
Come we now to Christmas eve. Pru-
deace had, by ways and means familiar
to the feminine mind, conveyed to the
bashful Alfred the intelligence that
she had made for him a Christmas re-
membrance. Never mind how she did
this. You. if you are a man grown.
win be able to bark back into your
own past and bring up some instances
of woman's diplomacy wherein she
was able to tell you something with
out saying anything in particular. Just
gave your intuition chance.
Knowing this, Alfred knew that It
was his bounden duty to reciprocate-
and to reciprocate in advance. AL
ways, always, a man must reciprocate
in advance to a lady.
So Alfred might have been seen
stepping hesitatingly up the steps of
the Milton home on Christmas eve.
He carried small package. in one
hand. 1t was his intention to deliver
this to whoever came to the door, with
message that 1t was for Prudence.
In answer to his ring no less a per-
son than Prudence herself opened the
door. Her eyes were sparkling, her
cheeks were rosy, and In one hand she
held bunch of green stuff"
why, Alfred!" she exclaimed.
Christmas green's"
So Alfred came right in, shyly and
slyly depositing the little package on
a small table in the hall as he entered.
Prudence led the way to the living
room. which was empty Of other peo-
pie, fortunately, at that moment
Wont you help me?" she asked.
81 think it is such fun to decorate the
house with the holly and stuff for the
holidays. Now I've just been trying
to tie this bunch to the chandelier"
She mounted chair and affixed the
bunch of green sprays to the chande-
Fed. Alfred stood in dumb admira-
| ton. ae looked at Prudence, and he
looked at the green heritage which
she fastened to the fixture. She look.
ed down at him, smiling. then put out
her hand.
Help me down." she said
Alfred caught her hand to assist her
to come from the chair.
Heroes are made in a moment. No
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-12-21

| amt hintin, told him. just won
dered what your idee would be about
one for yourself.
Crate Scott! he sed Has It come
to this? 1t is bad enuff to hafto fork
over for the fool things yure ma buys
for me without havin to pay for some
thing you get for me.
l don't want to get you anything. /
sed, just want to get yure idee
about what you want
Unkel Bill spoke up and sed most
men could, tell what they wanted bet
ter by telfin what they don't want.
What would you like to hay, unkel
Bill? asst him.
Well now. he sed. thare is lots Of
things / would be glad to see in my
stockin on Christmas morning. If
was a woman Of course would yern
for difiuhd bracelets and necklaces
and rings and gold wotches that
could pin ON me somewhere WHARF a
pickpocket could get them without
pickin my pocket. Thare never was
pickpocket that could pick a WON
ans pocket, kept one that lived in
Moo York. and ne had been marrid
forty times, and he confessed that
the reeson he got marrid so menny
times was Just becos he wanted to
lurn WHARF a woman keeps her peck
ct 1t was a matter of protestant
pride with him, becos he sed thare
was no profit in pickin womc rs
pocket when all you got was a bunch
of samples and button hook and &
powder rag and betwene thirty and
forty sents.
But don't see what pickiu pockets
has to do with Chrismus presents.
sed
You waite till you get marrid. pa
spoke up reel quick.
FINELY pa and Unkle Sin thay go
me to tell them about ma astin me z
find OFT what they wanted. and ther
they LATED and LATED. and Unkel Eli
sed ii was a refreshin indication o
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-12-21

man Enoyp IN what instant ais soul
may flame within him so that he wnl
do and dare as he never dreamed OF
doing or daring. The philosophers
call such times psychological mo
mezts. This was one. Alfred helped
Prudence down. and it was quite nat
ural and easy for her to find herself
in his arms when she reached the
floor. And then before she knew what
he was about-at least. so she said
he had kissed her.
Mister Ruthven." she exclaimed
How dare your
I-I-you know-the-the missile
toe!" he stamnered. disengaging enc
arm and pointing to the decoration
above her head.
I forgot that" she said, demurely.
And then Alfred found tongue at
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-12-21

Cut up raw chicken, put 1t in a
stew pan with two ounces butter. half
an onion sliced thin, a few sprigs Of
parsley and thyme and two ounces
lean ham; let the whole stew gently
a few minutes. Add a large spoon ct
curry powder and small one Of -four.
Shake the whole FIVE minutes over
the fire. then put 10 it pint of gravy
or water: let the whole simmer TIL
the chicken is done, then take It out
and rub the sauce through sieve. hoD
it up. skim and season well.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-12-21
A SENSIBLE KITCHEN TABLE
Matter of Extreme Convenience TO the
Unauthorized Housewife
When Cooking.

This table should be placed on good
casters, so it can be rolled easily to
any part of the kitchen, and put out
of the way when not needed.
1t can be wheeled to the dining
room door, loaded with dishes, and
then pushed to the sink, saving many
steps in this way The top may be
covered with either zinc or heavy
white enamel cloth. The cloth, as 1t
IS more EARLY kept clean, is prefer
able. A vessel hanging from a hook
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-12-21

me has but one ear and three legs ana
no tall
Yes. children" explained the moth
er. trying to smooth things over
Maybe Santa took those parts OF the
toys to pay him for the trouble OF
coming away down here to leave the
presents for you
Mamma" asked the little boy IN
awed tones, do you suppose Santa
Claus has become president OF some
insurance company?
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-12-21
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WHAT CHRISTMAS MEANS

Christmas is far other and more
than a vision. a poetic rendering OF
the facts of life; it is an event set
deem not only in the history Of men.
but in their faith. their worship and
their way of life. They have never
risen to its level; they have never
BIZ united effort. given its spirit the
tremendous effectiveness Of concerted
action; but. even in their inhrmity Of
intention and their feebleness of prac-
tise Christmas has given their life on
earth a diviner meaning and kind
Her habit. Il has enormously in
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-12-21

last and told her what she had wanted
him to tell her all the year. And he
asked her to be his Christmas gift.
and she consented in what is so often
called the time-honored way. That is,
she allowed him to put the kiss back
where he got It,
Later that evening Alfred said to
her:
DO you know. don't believe ever
would have had the courage to pro.
pose to you if it hadn't been for that
mistletoe."
That mistletoe!" she laughed. al
fred, that mistletoe is smilax I don't
believe it would have worked at all Ii
1t had been real mistletoe."
Copyright. 1910, w. d. Nesblt.)
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-12-21
Often The Case.

$50 Woofer discussed the tariff bill
in his remarks last night" asks the
man with the serrated eyebrows Did
he say mueh?"
NO" explains the man with the
disconnected whiskers, but be talked
. great deal"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-12-21

ors to God and man. II is therefore
not for us to question whether others
are kind to us. as whether there is
love, gentleness, meekness. sympathy
and helpfulness In our own lives, or
not. With this spirit of the season
reflected and perpetuated In the Ne.
Christmas giving will resolve itself
into Christ-like giving every day from
Christmastide to Christmastide OF ev-
cry year OF grace Christ came not to
be ministered unto. but 20 minister, to
suffer. and to die for others. even his
enemies Rising far above the lower
aim OF getting and gaining solely for
self. the grateful heart will ask%
What can give to my Redeemer
who gave himself for me, and what
can J do for others. for his sake, and
the gospels?" That is the reincarna-
ton Of the Christ spirit. and exalts
him who said: And | II be lifted up,
will draw al men unto me"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-12-21
Spite.

Miss Purity is going 10 sing somt
of the old Christmas waits" says the
man in the background. You know
the waits are the songs thai we're So
popular many years ago"
is she?' asks the woman in the
background, who does aot like the at
tention Miss Purity is receiving. Il
see she is going tc refer to the print
ed songs, too. l should think she could
sing them fro,n memory"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-12-21

ABOUT men long ana
cooked as II she had chewed 1t to
sharpen 1t, and she had lot of notes
made on the back of bill from the
Grsssmaker.
Henry, she said. l am puzzled to
deth TO kno what to give your pa and
your Unkel Wiliyum for Chrismus.
do wish you would kind of pump them
and see what they would like to hav,
and then tell me. without giving 1t
away to them what you are trying to
find out
All right, ma, told her. and tried
TO get peek at her list to see II she
had me down for the maggiezine re-
volver want
But she folded up the paper and put
It away.
So that night when pa and Unkel
Bill was sitting In the librarey talkin
about the way senator Tillman had
better look out or he will be playing
in drama that has press agent, OF
else he will be crackin black snake
whip around in Unkel Toms Cabben. /
Gst pa what he thot was the right
kind Of a Chrismus present.
You otto be satisfide with what you
get, my young man. ne sed. without
coming around and hintin.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-12-21
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DARK OUTLOOK BEFOREHAND

Mamma" asks the little boy. how
can Santa Claus get into our fat.
when we haven't any chimney-noth.
ing hut steam radiator"
HE win probably slip in by the
basement door. darling"
ITS all OFF them says the lad. with
a surprising vigor in the use OF slang.
THAT janitor will put him out of bush
ness before he can unpack his sack
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-12-21

creased the value Of that life; 1t IA
increasingly eIr'ciing the spiritual
content OF the thought of life in the
minds of men; it is giving it sweet
er SAVIOR, a softer grace, a warmer
atmosphere as men more and more in
terpret life in the light which stream
from Bethlehem.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-12-21
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II the average man had his way he
would only work on the days when
ne did not have to. on those days a
man always feels that he can 60 his
vsry best
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-12-21

III CI<A1 WuCu IIlC dill ffllllG
An Alfred Potts an Spot Mckay
An some more boys ives playin' with
Got talkin' some bout Christmas day
An how we must buhhave real we'll,
Cause all our pas an mas they said
or Santa Claus can always tell
What boy has mischuff in his head,
Why, Alfred Potts he say to us:
Its nothin but lot o fuss!
Don't you buhlieve your pas and mas
There never was no Santa Clausl"
An men we tell him 'tisn't so,
At we heard Santa come last year
An see his sleigh track, in tn snow
An he has sleigh tells, cause we hear.
An where tn chimbley is we see
Tn SCOT all scraped off in tn back
An at shows where O Santa, he
Coined down TIL chimbley with his pack
But Alfred Potts, he sniff, like this,
An say: "You don't know what you miss
By not a bein bad buhcause
There never was no Santa CLAUSE
Men me an Willie Smith an all
Til other boys, an Spot Mckay,
P'tend we hear somebody call
Us to come home, an slip away
An we won't play with Alfred Potts
Buhcause we know at he is bad
When we think of tn lots an lots
OF Christpases at he have had
l tell my pa what Alfred said
An he laugh some an shake his head
An say at Alfred's chance is slim,
Cause Santa won't buhlieve in himl
Copyright. 1870 W. D. Nesbit)
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-12-21
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A called me to her day be-
fore yesterday and sed she
wanted me to help her do
something.
She had a peece of PEN
Gil In her hand that was
about a fnch long and
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-12-21

Prudence Milton as much as year
ago discovered that Alfred Ruthven
possessed all the qualities that go to
make a man noble and splendid and
brave-no, not bravel A brave man
would have proposed to Prudence long
since. But Alfred, Prudence knew,
was handsome and intelligent, and
prosperous. Just one thing he lacked
-seIf-confidence. Alfred was bashful
on the love subject.
Why. Prudence had inveigled Alfred
into long walks with her in the sill
very moonlight of spring aud the gol-
den moonlight of summer-all to no
avail. Once, in August, she was boat
ing with him, and she had pretended
to be afraid the boat would capsize.
what would you do if it did?" she
asked him.
Naturally she expected him to reply
that he would plunge ia after her
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-12-21

Mamma" said the little girl in the
poor family. this dollie Santa Claus
left for me has but one leg"
And, mamma" said the little boz.
the hobby horse Santa Claus gave
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that he would plunge IN after her
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-01-28
SUES FOR
HEAVY
DAMAGE

Adeline Comodore and her husband,
Nick Comodore, have brought suit to
recover $4,000 damages from the city
of East Chicago, ). H. McClay, the Cen
tral Real Estate and Investment COM
pany, Pteer Meyn and Giles Warnes as
result Of injuries she is alleged to
have received in East Chicago when
she fell into the excavation where the
Calumet block was being built at the
corner OF Chicago avenue and Forsythe
avenue
The case was filed In the Lake circuit
court. and today J. D. Kennedy has mo-
tilted the defendants that they will
have to make a settlement or the suit
will be prosecuted.
The case is the result of an acci-
dent which is said to have occurred
one night several months ago when
Mrs Comodore stepped out In the
back yard for the purpose of observing
what was going on in the street and
backed into the excavation.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-01-28
HORSES ARE NOT
PROPERLY sHOD.
Animals Founder Around
Icy Pavement in Peril
of Necks.

1t Is a noticeable fact that over half
of the horses in Hammond are not
properly shod. This fact Is apparent
since the pavements have become as
smooth as Ice as a result OF the recent
thaw The horses founder around on
the slippery pavements and in a num-
Der of cases they have fallen.
But the worst thing about the care
lessness in shoeing the horses is the
fact that some Of them are already
over-worked and the lack OF proper
shoes makes their work just twice as
difficult
In number of cases horses have
been seen fioundering about the streets
In an effort to get a load started. Some
of the shoes they wear are worn down
to the point where they are as slippery
as the streets themselves. It Is a mat
ter of humanity, in the opinion of q
number of citizens who have expressed
themselves on the matter. that the own
lers of horses be compelled to see that
| they are properly shod.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-01-28
MATHEWS
FAILED To
APPEAR

Deputy Prosecutor w. F. Hodges of
Gary is wondering, it is said, why the
famous anti-saioon attorney, w. f.
Mathews. of Plymouth, Ind, did not
appear to testify last Tuesday in a
case at Hammond against two immoral
characters who were arrested in a place
at Gary and for which Mr.. Mathews was
summoned. The prosecutor claims that
not only did Mr.. Mathews not appear
but that he absolutely refused to do So
The reason that Mr.. Mathews was
summoned. it has been given out, Is
because OF his constant TRADES against
these places which are allowed to op-
crate in the south end of Gary, and the
prosecutor des sired to find out what he
knew about them. Instead of comply
ing. however. Mathews completely ig-
nored the summons and did not appear
in court at all.
The case was set for trial last Tues
day in the superior court at Hammond
Mr. Mathews has been sus pected by
many persons In Gary with having en-
gineered the whitewash deal for the
Gary blind pig proprietors.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-01-28
WILL They
OUT, OR
STICK?
10 do or not to do?

To do or not to do?
That is the question that is said to
be seriously embarrassing the stock
holders of the Lake County Democrat.
They are said to have held several
meetings at the Hotel Majestic Of late,
and at these meetings the question of
continuing the Expose of Lake County
Democracy has come up
1t Is understood that some of the
stockholders are getting cold feet un-
der the pressure that has been brought
by the party bosses, and that there are
others who totally ignore the dictation
of the Becker-Swaim outfit and who are
demanding that the expose be con-
tinued.
In view Of the fact that the stock
holders OF this paper are very repre-
sentative OF the democracy of Lake
county, it will be interesting to watch
the developments that follow these
star chamber sessions.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-01-28

HAS HOME
Of ITS OWN

At last Boyville has a home of its
own Director Charles B. Hahn stated
last night that he had closed deal
with the First National bank for the
lease of large room on the third floor
of that building.
The boys will now have place in the
heart of the city where they can spend
their evenings after school and where
they can hold their meetings This is
the first step toward the building of a
permanent home for the citizens OF
Boyville.
The rooms of this building will be
equipped as boys club, IN addition
to being the administration headquar-
ters of Boys city. The lack of just
such a place as this is the reason why
number Of the citizens of Boyville
have frequented some of the pool and
billiard rooms in the city.
The rooms will be suitably furnished
and decorated, and Director. Hahn is
delighted to know that he has at last
found a suitable place for the. boys to
congregate.