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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-25
Gigantic Smuggling Scheme Exposed

Two of these alleged smugglers, who
were in charge of the last bunch on
the underground railway" are await
ing trials in the United States district
court. Two of their tools, Mexicans,
are in jail here
At the head of the band of Snug
glers are Chinese of high caste who
reside in Hong Kong. They are said
to be enjoying royal revenues from
the traffic and the pleasant feature of
their occupation is that they are i'm
mune from arrest Others members
of the gang rely on protection from
American laws On the soil of Mexico.
The coolies are procured from the
interior of China. They are gathered
easily there and shipped across the
Pacific to Mazatlan, Mexico. where
they are unloaded. They are marched
through Mexico to Mexicali. Just
across the border from Calexico. Here
Mug Fun and Wong Chin Dock have
pretended to carry on a store. but X
has really been a resort for contra
band Chinese. the point at which they
were sneaked into the United States.
Fun was taken in custody several
months ago while in company with
several coolies. Dock did not take
heed from the fate of his partner and
he was recently taken in custody in
Imperial valley.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-25
FIND NEW USE FOR ALCOHOL
Prof. Hill Of London inVents Appa-
ratus for Use In Treatment OF
Pneumonia Cases.

Iondon.-Prof Leonard Erskine
Hill Of the London hospital has In
vented an apparatus for use in the
treatment of pneumonia which is ex-
pected to prove of great service.
For some time" says Prof. Hill,
"it has been recognized that the best
way to supply alcoholic stimulant to
The laboring heart in pneumonia is
by way OF the lungs In the form of
vapor Ny apparatus arranges for a
mixed vapor OF oxygen, water and al
cohol, to be carried directly TO the
lungs. whence II reaches the heart
from the pulmonary veins Thence
the stimulant is carried directly 10 the
heart muscle itself by the coronary
arteries
Because there is not sufficient I'M
diseased lung tissue left TO breathe
with, and because the heart thereby
fails, the judicious administration Of
heart stimulants 80 as to tide this
organ over until the lung symptoms
subside is the chief point in the treat
ment
By using Prof. Hills apparatus the
heart can be reached by stimulant
much more accurately and quickly
than If the alcohol were given in the
ordinary way. q
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-25
OUELLED A MUTINY

handy a brace OF souvenirs for my
Riddles at home as anything that
could get in Calcutta. With the two
elephants. one under each arm. we
went into the street again and on our
way TO the steamer.
we noticed that every time we met
a little brown Cingalese on the street
he worid PROSTATE before US. or along
side Of US and salaam for all ne was
worth. We laughed bit about IT, but
really thought little about the salaam-
ing, although II did seem a bit queer
all the way to the wharf. On the
wharf the whole blooming lot of ma
tives fell down as we passed through
on the way to the Parlsiana
TT was about a month or so later.
when we we're going through the In
dian ocean toward the Red Sea that
some trouble broke out among the
Cingalese on board because one OF our
boys had accidentally jostled a bit OF
mutton that hung forward on deck for
the native mess. or course we all
know that 1t is a serious thing for Eu-
ropean hands to touch the food OF the
Mohammedan and We knew that it
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-25

localities. On account of their habits
they cannot be reached by poisonous
sprays, and nostrums placed about the
roots. as sometimes recommended, are
utterly useless. The most efficient
means Of preventing damage from
these pests is by annual inspection Of
the trees and removal of the grubs
with a sharp pointed knife. Various
protective measures are also used.
One of the most effective is to paint
the lower part of the stem In late win
ter or early spring with fairly thick
paint made from pure ready mixed
paints for this purpose. since others
may contain injurious substances.
Wood veneer strips and wire gauze
are sometimes used to prevent the
eggs from being laid on the trunks of
the trees, but white lead paint is sim
pier and cheaper.
Black rot is fungous disease which
attacks the fruit. foliage. old bark and
branches of apple and pear trees. The
leaf spot form probably causes more
damage than the other forms. Some
times black rot cankers on the trunk
and the limbs develop so rapidly as to
endanger the life Of the trees. but this
Is seldom the case except where spray
ing is wholly neglected. The fruit is
rarely seriously injured. though out
breaks in this form may sometimes
be quite severe.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-25
Stray Letters Puzzle "Nixie" Clerk

matter that otherwise would be lost
lands where 1t should.
For explanation we will say that a
railway postal clerk find a letter ad-
dressed to John Smith, Chestnut
street, Illinois. That letter, incom-
pletely addressed. is thrown into the
nike pile in the postal mail car and
finds its way to the NIKE department,
in this case, say, in Chicago The
mike clerk consults a tabulation,
which lists the various Chestnut
streets in Illinois and tells in what
towns they will be found. He then
consults the directory of each of those
towns-a supply of directories is kept
on hand-until he finds a John Smith
living in Chestnut street Then the
letter is readdressed and sent. Should
this chance to be the wrong John Smith
and the letter is returned a similar
process is followed. Before every
method is exhausted you may feel
reasonably sure that the right person
has received tie letter.
Yes. sir" laughed Mr.. Mallory" the
fellow who called the NIKE depart
ment a haven for hayward epistles
struck 1t about right.
approximately how many mixes
do you receive in Chicago a day." Mr..
Mallory was asked.
"Oh. from 800 to 400, should say"
was the reply.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-25

HHICAGO.-Working away like the
~ proverbial trooper, the NIKE"
clerk was discovered behind a battle
ment of pigeon holes, in the Chicago
postofice. He was plying his trade of
finding the destination of misdirected
letters and of letters whose addresses
other clerks had been unable to de-
cipher. He was too busy to talk
THE mike clerks run a haven for
hayward epistles." explained a self
appointed guide. When a misguided
letter is discovered it is sent to NIKE,
where the clerks give it the proper
treatment and send it on its way"
That more information regarding
the mike" department might be
gnined. C. A. Mallory, assistant super
intendent of the city delivery, was
sought his office
THE nike clerks" explained Mr..
Mallory. form an important part Of
Uncle Sans postal service. They
work out puzzle after puzzle in hero
glyphics and erroneous addressing
and through their efforts much mail
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-25
SELECT SOIL FOR HoTBEDs
Before Putting Into Frames Heap
Should Be Gu Down, Well Mixed
and Run Through Screen.

Soil for use In hotbeds and cold
frames should be hauled and placed
under cover for next springs use.
Earth from an old pasture or from
the fence row, mixed with an equal
quantity of woods earth, and fine scrap
ings from the stable yard, or from
the bottom of manure heaps, well
mixed together and piled In a round
ed heap, will be in nice condition for
use in the frames or in the green
house. If piled out of doors. the heap
should be covered with boards to
keep the earth dry. Before putting
into the frames the heap should be
cut down, well mixed and run through
the sand screen. 1t will take about
one bushel of sifted earth for each
3x6 sash.
Gardeners and florists use large
quantities of such earth TO cover their
choice flower and vegetable seeds.
This soil, being light and fine, the del
icate plants can break through this
earth covering without injury. If the
soil is heavy, roadside sand should be
added and the whole thoroughly mixed
before II Is used.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-25

NEW YORK.-A well dressed young
" man with downcast eyes has re-
Gently been visiting homes on the
East Side that have been visited by
death, exchanging sympathy for a
square meal In most cases he left
the houses richer -0t alone by food
but by substantial gifts of money and
clothing. His last experience, though,
sent him away somewhat less sympa-
thetic than when be approached the
mourners.
II Is customary IN Jewish homes for
the husband or wife and the children
OF dead person to observe a period
OF seven days mourning, in which
they sit constantly together in one
room. In these seven days, called the
Shiva," the mourners' grief is unre.
strained save for such comfort as
they can draw from their religion.
In the midst of this period of
mourning there recently appeared at
one house a rather good looking
young man with infinite pity in his
sad brown eyes. Like all other com.
ers at such a time, he was ushered
directly into the room of mourning.
where the widow and orphans sat
i am so sorry, dear madam" he
said, with slight German accent to
the widow. Il read about your dear
husbands death in the newspapers.
1t may seem strange to you that I
have come here, for you probably do
not know me. but / feel almost as IL
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-25
MANS MEMORY IS RESTORED
With Restoration Power Of Speech
Also Returns and Scattered
Family Reunited.

Denver, Colt Is four years since
the motherless boys of Jeremiah War
wick were placed In an institution in
this city For time Warwick visited
his sons, aged at that time eight and
Eve years, respectively. and then hts
visits ceased. There was no provision
FOR the boys and no relatives could be
'ound. The children were finally
placed in homo for dependent chill
dren.
A few days ago jeremiah Warwick,
a mental wreck, whose memory was
entirely gone. was operated on at a
hospital here and q tumor removed
from his brain. Memory and the pow
sr of speech. which he lad also lost.
came back to him gradually, and the
other day he inquired for his boys, re-
garding whom his mind had been 3
blank for more than three years.
A search of state institutions re-
suited in bringing father and sons to-
gether.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-25
House plant Culture.

One Of the very first essentials in
house plant culture is correct potting
of the plants. Just as preparation
and fertilization of the garden soil are
Of prime importance TO n successful
garden. so is potting to the success of
indoor plants.
The soil for potted plants must be
the very best and richest, for the roots
OF the potted plant must draw its food
from a very limited quantity The
soil must not only be fertile, but II
must be of good physical nature. rela-
lively light in mo- cases, friable and
retentive TO hold moisture 1t must
not only be able TO hold moisture. but
II must be capable Of parting with II
readily. so that the necessary air may
enter for feeding the roots. For the
same reason the drainage must be
ample, and 10 this end gravel or brok.
en- crockery are places IN the bottom
OF the pot and some coarse sand is
mixed with the soil.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-25
Judge DEGREES That Wives Must Obey

woman. and she must submit to her
husbands authority. She agrees To
submit to his dictation and she must
submit to it so long as It is not arbi-
trary and tyrannical
Whenever a wife WORKS for norav
she is bound to give part of il IN
help support the family. So long &C
she does not work for money. she has
a right to demand that her busband
support her properly. But when she
does work outside her own household
for gain. she forfaits that right ana
must. in the discretion of her hus-
band, help pay the way Of the family.
1T makes no difference If her hus-
band stays at home. does the cooking
and the homework and she makes
the living. Under the law. the hus-
band is still the master of that house
hold and she must submit to his au-
thority"
The evidence shows that one time
Mrs. McGee went to her husbands
superior and asked that a certain d.
vision of her husbands salary be
made. She had no right TO do that
That was none Of her business. A
wife has no right to say how much OF
his money a husband shall give to
her and how much he shall speni
for himself. Although he is COMPELLED
TO support her by law. the Law MAKES
him the Judge as TO what part Of rs
income shall go for that purpose"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-25
HORTICULTURAL / G | !.
,IHENHIIi5sygA5E

Chrysanthemum cutting will take
root in pure sand within :wo to four
weeks.
Portulacas are almost without rivals
for brilIiancy among the lOw-groWtns
plants.
A large proportion of the low priced
rose plants sold In the east are raised
in California
Potatoes make a good orchard crop
and the season of culture is just about
what the trees require
Small fruits, and especially those OF
whey nature, are easily thrown ext
OF balance by improper fertilizing.
An orchard sprayed for the San Jc7e
scale has a much healthier and better
appearance than one not SO treated.
Plant a piece of Did pasture to good
timber trees for the benefit of the boy.
II win become the best part of the
farm.
The best time 10 kill the plant lice
infesting orchard trees and shrubbery
is lust before the buds open in the
spring
Not all soils are adapted to the
raspberry: in fact, It is nearly as pc
culiar in regard to soil adaptation as
the potato.
The blackberry is easily propsg2ted
by means OF root cuttings; that is one
reason why # sprouts 50 badly when
deep cultivation is prscticed-
Give plenty OF sunshine these days
Curtains do not belong to windows
where plants are kept Roll up the
| shades: wash the glass
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-25
BIG FAMILY ON S1.35 A DAY

is no cause for complaint Tony's ar
rest was accidental, and I'm sure the
offense VIII not be repeated"
You have Investigated the home
conditions thoroughly" asked Judge
Cohen.
Yes. and It's one Of the best homes
ever have entered
What work does the father do?"
He's laborer."
How much does he earn"
One dollar and thirty-fve cents a
day"
A murmur OF surprise was heard in
the courtroom. and without further
ado the boy was allowed to 90 home
with his mother
Il don't know how they do IT," said
Miss Oppenheimer later. but they
are very nice people and better home
conditions could not be asked Tor.
Everything Is neat and orderly snd
there is no lack of wholesome food for
the entire family That man Is q
credit to any community"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-25

would be hard to pacify the Cingales
On beard after their mutton had been
spoiled tor them through contact with
the hands of unbelieyers.
There was a great hullebaloo or
the forward deck Just as came out OF
the forepeak. and the whole pack Of
brown fellows set upJl me as the
nearest and hsndiest man on which
TO wreak their vengeance. In times
like these native chaps are not re-
sponsible. practically running amuck.
and they swung bars and clubs right
and left. ducked back into the fore
peak, intending to get my belongings
and make a break for amidships.
where / would have the protection Of
the officers, who were armed:
when ] came out again. carrying
my two elephants under my arms, the
Cingalese made for me again. Then.
as they saw the little white elephants
they suddenly dropped their bars and
clubs and every man OF them dropped
fiat on deck and salaamed as II their
lives depended on It. was lucky
enough to remember the salaaming In
Calcutta and / flashed the elephants
which I had later found out had
caused the respect of the city natives
during our walk through Calcutta. The
native sailors squirmed around and
around on their stomachs to make
sure that they would face me and the
elephants as they salaamed and the
rebellion on board the Parisiana was
put down without blood
shed"
The two little white elephants re-
NAMED In a conspicuous place in the
main saloon on the freighter in case
of further emergency, but their serv-
ices were not again required on the
voyage
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-25
7HE InHRSHIaL cROWW

I ONDON.--A wonderful transforms
Il ton has been wrought in the
crown jewels and regalla which will
be used at the coronation in Westmin-
ster Abbey next June, and which have
now been restored to the Wakefield
Chamber in the Tower Of London. The
great Cullinan diamonds. the larger OF
which, out Of compliment to United
South Africa, King George has or
dered to be renamed the Star Of Afri-
ca. have a prominen. place in the
regalia
The Star, which weighs 516h carats,
has been set in the scepter near the
head. The smaller Cullinan stone.
whose weight is 300 3-16 carats. is
placed in the front of the crown which
has been altered and enlarged and to
the gems in which have been added
two new sapphires. Sc brilliants and
81 rose diamonds. Both the Cullinan
diamonds can be removed from the
crown and scepter when those EN-
b4ems of power are not In use, and
can then be worn by the queen as a
pendant
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-25
Sad-Faced Swindler Haunts Funerals

have a personal interest in your
dear husbands death AS a matter
Of fact. l bear his very name. He
was ny namesake"
In the course of the next half hour
he managed. in answering the kind
questions that were put to him, to dis
close the fact that he had only re-
Gently come from Germany, bringing
his wife and several children with
him, and that both he and they were
at present badly stranded and without
more than a few cents for the next
meal.
Just then a woman among the as
sembled friends who had been trying
to place him looked up with a glance
of sudden recognition.
Excuse me, my dear sir" she said,
tapping the sympathetic young man
on the shoulder. Il am a little hard
of hearing. What did you say your
name was?"
The man of infinite pity gently re-
peated the name of the dead man.
"So?" exclaimed the woman in q
voice of high pitch, foreboding a hys-
terical scream. And you are the
namesake of my dear sainted hus-
band, too. who died last year. Yes?"
81 don't understand you, my good
friend" protested the watery-eyed
young man, edging toward the door.
You ate your fill at my house
when we were sitting SILVA for my
poor husband" cried the woman.
And you knew how to be his name
sake and swindle US out of a memoir
ial gift at that time, didn't you? And
now you come to be somebody else's
namesake, with your wife and seven
children. and to try to dupe them,
tool"
But he had gone.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-25
HIs Mules Are Too Eat

New York Hey, Charlie" cried
Chief of Police Higgins of Glen Ridge,
n. j.. to Charles Miller of Newark. as
the latter drove through Glen Ridge.
your mules are too ta', and you'll
have to give them an obesity cure.
Otherwise IL. cell for you" Chief
Higgins then showed Miller a scented
miBsive, on pink paper. written by a
woman apparently in which complaint
was made that Miller's mules we're too
tat and that it was cruel to drive them
In that condition. The letter was
signed "A Lover of Animals"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-25

setting out orchard trees and vines.
and lining them in perfect rectangle.
The device comprises a pair of tele-
scopes, disposed at right angles to
each other and each furnished with a
spirit level. says the Scientific Ameri-
can. The telescopes are mounted on
a frame, which in turn is supported on
cable, capable of accurate adjust
ment with respect to base plate. The
table is graduated to indicate the Yari-
atoms of the frame plate from normal
position.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-25
Tale Of Comfort and Thrift Is IN
folded In Pittsbura Court by an
Officer

P!ttsburg.-A tale of comfort and
thrift contrary TO the usual ones Of
distress and woe was unfolded In the
Juvenile court the other day by Miss
Mamie Oppenheimer. probation on
Ger, to the astonishment of the court
and spectators A family of twelve
is supported on an income of s1.S5 a
day, but how Il was done has not yet
been disclosed. Miss Oppenheime
untolded the tale when she requested
Judge Cohen to allow Antonio Elf,
aged 10. TO go home He was ar.
rested for being in the streets late at
night
He has a splendid home. your
Honor" said Miss Oppenheimer. His
mother, here" nodding toward the
woman who etcod by the lads side,
IS a splerdid housekeeper. and they
have ten bright children. of whom the
''dest IS a girl aged 13 Az OF school
go attend school regularly. and there
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-25
Physician Declares Custom Of Leav
Ing Warm Raiment for Cold Sheets
Injurious.

London.--Is 1t necessary to urdress
in order to go to bed?
Writing under the pen name Of
Lawrence Beesley." q physician. who
in his professional capacity of ships
doctor and also on pleasure journeys
has travelled over a considerable part
Of the Inhabited globe. is of opinion
Il is not.
He says:
How often does one hear the re
mark, How tired am Of dressing
and undressing, of getting up and
going to bedl
Il have made the same remark my
self. and Of late have simplifed the
minor details of my daily routine con
siierably.
why should we all undress and
take of all our ciJthes every night.
with the consequent redressinE in the
morning? Why?
Il have lived on board ship and In
the tropics, in Canada. and in the des.
ert of Arabia, and I say this. that
have been as healthy and as At and
infinitely more satisfied with life UNI
der conditions which practically COM
PEELED me TO sleep In my clothes
minus boots, coat and collar,
TN so-called civilization. where I
live now. have to remove every rag
at night, put on cold pajamas and get
into colder sheets, and SILVER during
the cold weather. for ten miNutets or
more, with the knowledge that in the
morning l have to dress once again
and am supposed to have a bath.
Il cannot fcr the life of me see why
two hot evening baths per week
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-25
anrhanL,s New Eruits-

The development of several new
fruits and flowers mas been announced
by Luther Burbank from his home in
California. Mr.. Burbank has been
working steadily for many years with
certain fruits. and it is expected that
more announcements of interest to
the owners of orchards will be made
within a comparatively short time. In
some of the tests thousands of new
varieties are developed, but all are
discarded except the two or three that
promise especially well
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-25
Miniature White Elephants Sub
dued Turbulent CingaleSe.
Little EniaIes Bought In Calcutta az
Souvenirs for "kid6ies" AT Home
Paelfy Savage Little Ma
tives on Ship.

New York.-Two miniature white ell
ephants, purchased In Calcutta for a
couple OF shillings by William Blake
man, a ships carpenter on board the
British freight steamship Parisiana
raised that mariner to an important
place on board the vessel on the voy-
age from the Indian port to New York
Some of the boys on the ship and
| were walking around Calcutta one
hot afternoon in July" he said. and
the walk took US through a street
whore there are a lot Of curio dealers.
In one Of the little stores saw two
elephants, carved out of the wood OF a
cocoanut tree. and fancied that those
two elephants. resembling the white
elephants of Siam. would be about as
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-25

During the last year the hme-sul-
phur wash, which for 8 number of
years has been employed to prevent
damage to trees by the San Jose scale.
was tried with great success in sew
sral localities as a protection Of or
chard tree trunks against the attack
II rabbits says Secretary Wilson.
The remedy is cheap. and as q rule
sinsle treatment In the fan appears
% project trees for the entire winter