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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-15
CHAPTER XII.
rell.
The PortaI of Hope.

This" the speaker was Judge
Price; this is the place for me. They
are a warm-hearted people. sir: a
people with an unstinted love OF coun-
try. I'd like to hang out my shingie
here and practice law"
The Judge and Mr. Mahary were
camped in the woods between Boggs
and Raleigh. Betty had carried Han
nibal of to spend the night at Belle
Plain.
Il crave opportunity, Soiomon-the
Endorsement of my own class. feel
that / shall have 1t here" resumed
the judge pensively. "Will you stroll
into town with me, Solomon" he
asked. Mahaffy shook his head.
Then let your prayers follow me.
for I'm on" said the Judge
Ten minutes walk brought him to
the door of the city tavern, where he
found Mr.. Pegloe directing the activi-
ties of small colored boy who was
hopping out his bar. To him the
Judge made known his needs.
Coin to locate. are you?" said MIR.
Pegloe.
MY friends urge It. sir, and have
taken the matter under considera-
tion," answered the Judge
Well, the only empty house In
town is right over yonder; 1t belongs
to young Charley Norton out at
Thicket Point Plantation"
The house Mr. Pegloe pointed out
was a small frame building; it stood
directly on the street. with a narrow
| porch across the front, and a shed
| addition at the back The judge scut-
tied over to ii. The judges pulse
quickened. What a location, and
what a fortunate chance that MIR. Nor.
/ ton was the owner OF this most desir-
able tenement! He must see him at
! once. AS he turned away to recross
/ the street and learn from Mr.. Pegloe
/ by what road Thicket Point might be
reached, Norton himself galloped into
the village. Catching sight OF the
| Judge, he refined In his horse and
swung himself from the saddle.
II was hoping. sir. | might find
you" he said.
"A wish l should have echoed hao
been aware OF it," responded the
Judge. Il was about to do myself
the honor to wait Upon you at your
plantation"
Then l have saved you a long
walk" said Norton He surveyed the
Judge rather obviously. but listened
with kindness as he explained the
business that would have taken hin
to Thicket Point.
THE house is quite at your serv
ice, sir" he said. at length.
The rent" began the Judge.
But Mr.. Norton, with a delicacy
equal to his own. entreated him moi
to mention the rent. The house had
come to him as boot in a trade. II
had been occupied by doctor and &
lawyer; these gentlemen had each de
camped between TWO days, heavily II
debt at the store5 and tayerns, espe
cially the taverns. And thus hand
somely did Charley Norton acquit
himself of the mission he had under
taken at Betty Mairoys request
That same morning Tom Ware anc
Captain Murrell were seated in tht
small detached building at Belle Plain
known as the Office, where the former
spent most of his time when not IL
the saddle
GRO BE CoNTINUED.)
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-15

back of the hopper. The top OF the
box should be fastened with hinges to
form a lid. The top of box should be
removed and slanted inward so as to
leave a narrow space at bottom for
the mash to run out, The ends of the
box should be sawed to suit the slant
ing board. The lower side of the box
should be fixed to hold the mash by
mailing inch pieces around the edge.
The box can be filled with the mash.
giving the chickens chance to eat
what they desire, This will prove
beneficial in the laying season.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-15
Must stlok 10 ono ereed.

The man who is continually chang
ing his ideas in the management OF
his poultry. not sticking TO one sys-
TEN and working that for all it is
worth. never satisfied with tho breed
but continually changing-that n the
nan who never succeeds.
The late Francis A. Mortimer once
said that IL man will take up sin
gle breed and use every effort to per-
feet It, and get the most out OF It,
he viii spend a whole lifetime. There
fore the man who continually
changes. who is led by every new
breed invention, is the man who is al
ways In the back seat
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-15
POULTRY
GOOD SELF-FEEDING HOPPER
Ordinary Box, Sixteen Inches Deep
and TWO and one-Half Feet Long
Makes Excellent Feeder.

An excellent plan for constructing
a self-feeder for bran mash for the
chickens is given below:
A box sixteen inches deep two feet
wide and two and one-half feet long
will make a very good hopper. The
bottom of the box should form the
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-15
USEFUL IN A POULTRY HOUSE
Roosts May Be Constructed by Using
Several Two by Four Pieces
Droppings Easily Reached.

Select several two by fours each
four feet long, Three feet above the
floor of the house nail cross pieces
of two by tours from the wall stud
ding to these four pieces. leaving
foot projecting above where nailed.
says the Homestead. The cross pieces
should be from three to four feet long
so that they viii admit three or four
twelve-irch boards. Now put in the
floor either OF twelve-inch boards or
six-inch stuff If 1t is tongued and
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-15

Milwaukee.-Fea a scandal,
chat threatened to break in court,
Christian A. Koenitzer, former state
senator from the Seventh district,
real estate dealer and saloon keeper,
who was arrested few days ago on
statutory charges, shot himself
through the right temple with re-
volver in the rear room of his sa-
loon. Death was instantaneous.
Koenitzer was in charge of deputy
sheriff at the time, having been re-
leased from jail to look after bust
ness affairs.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-15
cumate and the Color Inc.

An occasional IS below zero ruled
out the black population altogether.
1t Kept out the immense Mediterran-
can flow which was sweeping across
Central America. and therefore the pop
ulation consisted Of the strong northern
races. Canada accordingly must be
one Of the strong northern races Of
the world. More important still was
the effect OF the climate on the Eng
lishman in the submerged tenth OF
Canada. Nature there took such
man. as # were, by the scruR of the
neck and said IF you don't have
industry, foresight and prudence you
will die"--Address before London
Geographical Association.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-15

from anything known to the old
timers.
The glass first receives its design in
mineral colors. and the whole is then
fired in heat so intense that the col
oring matter and the glass are indis~
solubly fused. The most attractive fea-
ture of this method is that the surface
acquires a peculiar pebbled character
In tho heat, so that when the glass is
in place the lights are beautifully soft
and mellow.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-15
Some Facts About Sleep

AS a rule. the larger the brain the
more sleep it requires. Webster went
to bed at nine o'clock and rose at
five. General Grant used to say. dur
ing his campaigns, Il can do moth
ing without nine hours sleep"
A curious trait has marked men Of
large brain-that OF sleeping at WIFI.
9onaparte used to throw himself on
the ground and go to sleep within
space of two minutes. Pitt was a
sound sleeper. and slept night after
right in the house of commons while
his colleagues watched the debate
and reused him when IL was neces-
ss1y that be should speak.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-15
Caught After Long Chase.

Madison. "A three year search for
Thomas Lee, indicted in Madison,
with his two partners, iu February,
1909, Cor fraudulent use - the mails,
eliminated in the arrest of the fugi-
tive in Philadelphia. His two part
ners had pleaded guilty and have all
ready served their terms. Lee and
his two partners had been operating
swindles on produce merchants
throughout the west for many years.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-15
Soda Water for Fowls.

There is nothing better than soda
not in normal condition. The soda
water is made as follows: Use three
heaplng tablespoonfuls of soda (bicar-
bonate) to one pint of water; shake
we'll. Dose. teaspoonful to each af-
flicted fowl Follow with one-grain
qulnlne pill each night for three
nights in succession.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-15

grooved Skin. boards may be nailed
from the top of the four-foot pieces to
the studding. The roosts may be natl
ed to these and should be placed about
ten inches apart. They may be made
out of two by two inch material. In
the early morning 1t will be no trouble
to rake the droppings from the boards
with q hoe.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-15
cnunt,s witty Renlx

The royal band was playing for the
king, Louis xiv, the "M'serere OF
Lully" The king was on his knees and
so was tie whole court. His majesty
kept the awkward attitude until the
end Of the hymn. After rising, the
king turned to the Count de Gram.
mont and asked how be founc the
music. Very sweet to the ear, sire.
but very hard On the knees
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-15
Mlndows in POULTRY House.

Put the windows in the poultry
house low down to the floor. SO that
the hens will get the benefit of the
light and sunshine when scratching for
their feed. The trouble with windows
set high up, is that they let the sun
shine in Oh the perches when the hens
are on the floor scratching. and when
they are not on the roost the sun
doesn't shine. so there is no equi-
librium In such plans.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-15
cHAPrER xI-fcontInuedl.

The judge gave a great start, and
hoarse, iparticulate murmur stole
from between his twitching lips.
What do you know of the Barony,
Hannibal?"
Il lived at the Barony once. until
Uncle Bob took me to Scratch Hill
to be with him." said Hannibal.
'You-you lived at the Barony?"
repeated the judge. and dull wonder
struck through his tone. How long
ago-when?" he continued.
Il don't know how long it were,
but until Uncle Bob carried me away
after the old general died"
The judge slipped a hand under the
child's chin and tilted his face back
so that he might look into it. For a
long moment he studied closely those
small features, then with shake or
the head he handed the rife 10 Car
rington, and without word strobe
forward Darlington had been regard
ing Hannibal with quickened inter
est"
"Hello!" he said, as the judge moved
of. You're the boy saw at Scratch
Hill"
Hannibal gave him frightened
glance, AID edged to Mr.. Mahafry' g
side. but did not answer.
The Judge plodded forward. his
shoulders dropped, and his head
bowed. For once silence had fixed
its seal upon his lips, no inspiring
speech fell from them. He had been
suddenly swept back into a past he
had striven these twenty years and
more to forget, and his memories
shaped themselves Enthusiastically. Sure.
ly if ever a man had qistted the world
that knew him, he was that man! lie
had died and yet he lived-lived hor.
ribly, without soul or heart, the empty
shell of man.
A turn in the road brought them
within sight of Boggs' race-track, q
wide, level meadow. The judge
paused irresolutely, and turned his
ibleared face on his friend.
Wen stop here. Solomon" he said
rather YEARLY. for the spirit of boast
and jest was quite gone out of him
He glanced toward Darlington. Are
you a resident of these parts, sir?" he
asked
i've been in Raleigh three days al
together" answered Darlington, and
they continued on across the meadow
in silence.
Here were men from the small
clearings in homespun and butternut
or fringed hunting-shirts, with theil
women folk trailing after them Here
too, in lesser numbers, were the lords
of the soil, the men who counted theil
acres by the thousand and theil
slaves by the score. There was the
fiutter of skirts among the moving
groups, the nodding of gay parasolE
that shaded fresh young faces, Will,
occasionally a comfortable family car
rage with some planters wife o.
daughter rolled silently over the turf
The judges Gull eye kindled, tn,
haggard lines that streaked his fac,
erased themselves. This was life, opu
lent and full These swift-rouing car
riages with their handsome women
these well-dresseT Ilen on foot, aat
splendidIy MOUNTED all did their par
toward lifting hi out of his gloom.
cry from Hannibal drew his at
tention. Turning, he was In time Il
see the boy bound away An instan
later, to his establishment. he saw ;
young girl who was seated with twt
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-15

The art Of colored glass has been
lost and rebound. guarded and stolen
SO many times during the history Of
civilization that It seems almost i'm
possible to say anything new on glass
staining. Yet a process has been dis
covered for making the stained glass
used in windows which il a departure
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-15
Bars Council Candidate.

Eau Claire.--City Clerk Fennessey
has omitted from the ballot for the
special election of councilman the
name of Robert X. Boyd on the
ground that he did not file his ex-
pense account at the time required
by law
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-15
WHEEL MAKES UNIQUE Ro0ST
Easily Placed in Position by Stabblng
Axle Into Ground-oulte Handy
In Times Of Cleaning.

In describing his plan for making a
chicken roost. Mr. G.. Dever of Okla.
homa. says:
Take cart wheel and stab the axle
into the ground or cut the axle In two,
bolt It to a post and set the post in
the ground When the chicken house
needs cleaning all you need to do Is to
lift the wheel off and it is out of the
way. Then too If there is a chicken
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-15
Find Body of Missing Man.

Eau Claire.--The body Of Dennis
ouirk, who disappeared last fall from
his home here, was found in the
Chippewa river below Porterville.
whether death was accidental or
case OF suicide is not known.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-15
Madison wants New PostoAaee.

Madison.-At the next session Of
congress a bill will be introduced
providing for an Appropriation Of
$3.50, 600 for a new federal building
At Madison.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-15

Oshkosh School Head Reappointed.
Oshkosh.--At the annual meeting
OF the local board of education, NJ.
n. McIver was reelected superin-
tendent of schools for the seventh
consecutive term.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-15
New Depot for Grand Rapids.

Grand Rapids. THE Chicago, Mil
waukee and St Paul railway will
build new station here this sum,
mer, to cost $40, 700.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-15
Chicken Roost.

on the other side from you that you
wish to catch just turn the wheel
around. This makes a very convent
ent chicken roost
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-05-31

If Taft is to be believed, RoOse- welt is willfully distorting facts to gain autocratic power and be- como an American Diaz.
 The issue is sharply drawn.
 Could a Republican who be- lieves Roosevelt vote for Taft? Or could a Republican who believes Taft vote for ROosevlet?
 If impossible, how then is the party to choose between these two great men, irreconcilably hostile and bent upon destroying each other, without inviting party destruction ill November?
 The national convention is but three weeks off. Prospects dark en as the fateful day approaches.
 Possibly in the abnormal state of the political mind the party may repudiate the administra- ton and thus repudiate and stul- tify itself, and still survive, but no such feat has over been ac- complished in the political his tory of the counLry.--Post-In- telligencer.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-05-31
uNcoMPRomIsiNa PARTY
 WARFARE.

\ dispatch from Washington bearing tho namc of a corrcs- pondcnL known to hc in Inc con fidcncc of inc DiXon-Pinchoi group of politicians says. if Col. HOuscvcll receives q Ihird-Irrm nomination, Ic will mol ask or ac- crri inc support nf President Tafl: and. moreover, if Tafl shnud lrr lhc nominee. Roosevelt will mol support him, but ilumc- diaIrlH lake Inc slump in oppo- siiinn ln him.
 Thor" iS nothing Il,c least sur prisiug iI lhis statement, but il sums up llc menace of Inc siIu- alton now confronting lhc Re- publican party.
 If Roosevelt is IO bc believed Taft has been rrcrcant to his trust.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-05-31

Are Alaskans to siullify them selves and undo all they have he n working for in ordrr in give Wickcrslam q boost 7 Which. ar- ter all, is ihr most important Alaska or WirkcrSham?
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-05-31
FRIDAY, MAY 3i, 1912.
THE DoDo EGG.

Hc " lChcfSHuiIl party udNc met, resolved and adjourned The Valdez delegation, with five oth- CTS and about one hundred and thirty-fivc proxies sent by tele- graph, in most instances with out primaries having been held, met in this city, going through inc form of holding a convention under the name of the Rcpubli- are no more entitled than would he the Democrats, and as the sum total of their labOrs nominated James WickerSham for congress and endorsed Theodore Rooscvcl for the presidency.
 In this particular instance the old saying that no one can serve two masters becomes an inileXible rule. To serve ROO-cvclt is to hc the implacablc enemy of Alas ka; it means the throltling of her induStIi irS: the lurking up of her latent resources: il means all in definite continuance of the banc- ful influences under which we have suffered ever since Theodore Roosevelt conceived tn" idea of hOliling up nUr resources for the use of future generations: II .Iran.: more clIllYarh forestry re- serves, covering millions of acres of mineral lands where d tree never grew: for wears iO come the SHOW will lr conserved; power ~iicS will l,r reserved and drNcl- "pment handicapped. More strin- gent game laws will hr paSSr', in order that the bear may increase and afford better sport ln tn" na- bobs, who occasionally visit us. We will continue to pay cXhor- bitant prices for lumber in or der that a bureaucracy to govern us may be maintained in Wash ington, if you please, at our cX- pense, for the general govern ment collects toll from every man who uses Alaska lumber or burns Alaska wood.
 These arc the Things that Roosevelt stands for, not taking into consideration that he has suspended an act of congress in order tO fake from us the right to locate a given number of acres of coal land. He goes further and tells us that we will bc pros ccutcd if we use inc coal lying at our very doors for home con- sumption, and compels us to go '.s f"rri:"I ~hrrr- for our fuel.
 il n'#hr~ h.h lille difference 'tuM i..r:ii;:r "'irErrS!iaTI has '"rcn ir tiu. past; l"W good H vol" ter h" i- hi; day. hr never WH> and T"Nrr will b" strong "nn;r"ii iU rHrri ll," load hr has ..ir;.d,ii: ! uNrt hi~ ~lIruIdrrS in ;iaf"""i'@ H""S"Nrll. im order To -""\" H petty nnIhiliun. He has .,%;Iii, proven what those who know him best have always said of IIir!: II" iS uu2ratrruI and will - "rS in order lu %raIIfy a person. al ambition.
 Alaska has hrrn WirkrrSham's friend. and NrI. aS wr have said. in @Faiiry q p"r>olIal ambition, Inc has caused nunIbrr nf his blind followers iO encompass the on dnrSrmrni of Ihr Oyster Bay Swash lrIcklrr. nutwilh standing that in ltOu$rv"l'S seven years of office lIr n"NCr performed a sin gle act for the hrucIif of Alaska. whilst. upon the other hand, he is wholly responsible for all ilIr ills from whirl, We have suffered h ring ill" past drradc.
 In endorsing Roosevelt ilIC Wicker sham party havr truly laid dndn egg. which. fortunately. they forgot io fccundify.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-05-31

What q howl there would have been had either of the old party conventions steam rOllrrcd the program through as Inc progrrs- SiNrS did.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-05-31

Down Katalla way, where Roosevelt is the darling of the gods, there will be great enthu- siasm over the Wickersham plat form, which endorses Col. Roosc- welt, the father of the conscrva- ton movement.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-05-31

The primary voting lists of the Democratic and Republican par ties contains not a few names who were proxies in the Wickersham convention. Such men will nev- CT reach a very high pinacle in this spheres affairs.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-05-31

A vote for Wickersham is a vote for Roosevelt; a vote for Roosevelt is a vote for the return Of Pinchot to the forestry bu- reau and continuance of the policy of Pinchotism. Can Alas ka stand for it?
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-05-31

As the days pass il becomes more and more evident that Roosevelt will not attend the ran function lo bc held in tho Chicago colosseum.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-05-31

When the proper kind of pres sure is brought iO bear on a Re- publican he falls into a receptive mood and let's inc other fellow do tho thinking for him.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-05-31

After man has been born of woman, hroughI up by her. mar ricd hy her and pilolcd io Suc- c"ss hy lrr, lr ruully turns round and inform hrr IhaI she hasn'l intelligence" enough tO vote.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-05-31

According to the new Wash inglon lexicon "T. R." doesn't stand for the Oyster Bay sratcs- man, but is simply an abrcvia- lion of True ilcpuhlican.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-05-31

James WickcrSham will find that muShing over the Alaska tundra with a Roosevelt rudorsc- Iurnl in his pack. is nu fool task.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-05-31

Having been kicked around SC much, no wonder Champ Clark s dog can run some.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-05-31

0, consistency, thou art a jew el, hut not a mrmic" mf the Wick rr$ham party.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-05-31

du. ing the past few days. Like Mineral creek, Roosevelt stock began to climb on the mere rumor of rich pay. ..
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-05-31

II. J. Rutherford and c. Ram say, the lOcators Of the Ruther- ford-Ramsay property, are on their way in.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-05-31

\ couple of Perkins pork bar'ls was "NidrnIly a most welcome addition lO llr ciIy'S resources
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-05-31
EDITORIAL NOTES.

F. F.. Ritchie has not yet en- dorscd ROOsevell--and there arc others.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-05-31

The PruSpcctor cannot b"licv, ihr voters of Alaska will Suppor Roosevelt, even if Inc does travc in WickcrSham' panlaloons.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-05-31

None of those grabbing into tn, pork bari misin"k harrow tooth for coin of the realm.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-05-31

'RooSrvrIt is being supported hE h" corporations and the rab- ijlc. .'--Gco. Baldwin, chairman nI tn" WirkrrSham convention.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-05-31

The Chicago Tribune wants |, know if tn" famous judicial tenn. p"ranIrnt was blown up from tn, inSiir ur the outside.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-05-31

If Taft is as bad as RuOSrVrl says if would not hr safe iO iruS the Colonel 10 pick out any mnr, officials for us.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-05-31

When Ritchie laid the Wicker. sham egg he hardly thought i would hatch out a conservation endorsement.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-05-31

Evidently close relations wcI established between the Harvest or trust and inc Alaska patriot:
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-05-31

Valdez is big, broad and cos. mOpOliLan enough 10 rcpresen the entire territory when occa- sion requires.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-05-31

When the Perkins pork bar'l opened up spare parts of harvrs ing machinery are occasional found.