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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-09-04

with earth, but make your concrete
thicker at these points.
Next comes the mixing of the con-
crete. This work is done on a plat
form about nine by ten feet, built of
boards driven tightly together so that
no cracks are left for the materials
to leak through. The concrete used
fer this work will consist of one part
Portland cement two parts clean.
sharp sand and four parts broken
stone or gravel, of size to pass
through two-inch ring. Spread the
sand out on one side of the platform
in pile about four inches thick, pour
the cement as evenly as possible over
the sand. and then shovel them to the
other side of the platform. turning
the mixture as you throw it and let
ting it slide off the end and sides of
the shovel in order to mix it as It
falls. This operation should be re-
peated. Next spread tie stone over
the top of the sand aud cement Wet
the whole with water and repeat the
shoveling operation three or four
until the whole is thoroughly mixed
and contains as much water as it will
hold without running 1t is then
ready for use. Fill the footing trench
Level to the top with concrete and
lamp it down well.
The forms for the walls should be
made of one-inch boards laid hori-
zontally and held together by 2x4 YER
teal pieces nailed to the side away
from the concrete. They should ex-
tend from the footings to a point just
above the lower side of the sill and
should be placed twelve inches inside
of the bank for the cellar wall, and
nine inches for the wall of the steps.
They should be well braced to prevent
bullying from the weight of the con-
crete. The concrete may be poured
in from the outside and should be in
well-tamped layers of not more than
twelve inches. When the ground level
is reached outside forms will be
necessary. but they will be run up.
one board at time, to facilitate the
placing of the concrete. The top
board must extend above the bottom
of the sill and will be three inches
outside of it. This gives a chance to
pour the last Of the concrete, which
should be very wet aud tamped as
much as possible. Holes should be
left round the snoring timbers so that
they may be taken out when the wall
has set. The holes may then be filled
with concrete. The window and door
openings are formed by setting the
frames in place before the concrete
is red. They should, be well brac.
ed 20 prevent sagging or bullying.
Half-inch iron bars, or an old wagon
tire. should be laid in the concrete
and extend eight inches into the wall
on each side. This forms a re-en.
forced beam over the opening. The
walls of the cellarway should extend
at least three feet six inches below
the ground at all points. Above
ground they should slope upward tc
the top of the cellar wall The walls
should be allowed to set for at least
two weeks before the snoring is taken
out. Then the concrete floor and
steps, can be laid.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-09-04
maiatanins Humus.

The use OF commercial fertilizers
can never do away with the necessity
of maintaining humus content of the
soil. Commercial fertilizer used in
connection with manure or green for
age crops piowed under will produce
astonishing results, On a very poor
soil commercial fertilizers Will fire.
auently stimulate the young plants to
make an amazing early growth. but
II we obtain profitable results from
their use we must supply some form
OF vegetable matMer to the soil TO i'm
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-09-04
orphanaaes in Turkey.

There are % orphanages in the
Turkish empire, conducted by Ameri-
cans, enrolling 1000 inmates. In con-
nection with these orphanages an in
dustrial work has sprung up which
gives employment to over 10000 peo-
pie in addition to the orphans. The
work is largely done by the widows
and orphans and includes rug and
lace-making, various forms of en-
broidery, and other domestic work
The product of these institutions find
market abroad
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-09-04
M5.ler Of the Greatest Moment q
Which Too Lizzie Thought Is
Directed.

TO nothing in life. perhaps, is there
directed so little thought as to the
shaping of a career-the holding OF a
Character. Thousands of men and
women Ground US live their Indifferent
lives. and pass away without doing
ANYTHING really worth while. failing 10
get out OF life its best and most beau
tiful. We need not achieve wonder.
full things or become great personages
high in the esteem of the world; II
matters not whether We are king or
neasant. the stamp OF merit is placed
on those who give their whole-hearted
attention to whatever they undertake.
whether it be the making on an intri-
cate marvel OF workmanship or the ex-
ecution o. everyday duties Whatever
Is assigned to us should call forth the
best that Is 10 Us.
lie, rs not be afraid 70 examine our
iauls % -equires courage. certainly.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-09-04
MUCH SAVING IN
FARM BUILDINGS
Not Every Farmer Recognizes
Fact That a Square Struc-
ture Costa Less Than
an Oblong.
tBy L. EIDE. New York;

(By L. EDIE. New York;
Does every farmer realize that a
square building can be built cheaper
than one in the shape of an oblong.
although the floor space is the same?
To understand this, observe a particu-
lar example.
In square building that measures
4Ox40 feat, there VI .e 1000 square
feet of floor space; tbs c stance around
the building win be I'd feet or there
win be sides to the equivalent of 100
feet wide
But If, as is often the case. the
buildings were made 100x16 feet. this
distance around the building or the
total width OF the four sides would be
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-09-04
Zoe Much Of a Good Thlna.

Il was very happy" said the profess
sor when. after years OF wooing, she
finally saio Yes"
But why did you break the engage
ment so soon after?" asked his friend.
Man, it was she that dissolved It,"
"Really?" said his friend. How did
that happen"
1T was due to my accused absent
mindedness. When, few days later.
called at her home. again asked her
to marry me-"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-09-04
uI.nlsclnlined chIldrrn-

The child allowed to follow the
path of least resistance. TO turn aside
because OF ne most shadowy obstacles
In the road to accom- plishmens, is the
father OF he man who seeks sine
cures, who. With the most selfish sense
Of self-preseryation well developed.
stops at 70 mean or undetermined
method to save himself real work and
lonest efcrt
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-09-04

232 feet, while the floor space would
be 1000 square feet
Although these two buildings will
have the same floor space, yet the man
viii have to pay for building 70 feet
feet more Of sides in the oblong build
ing. There win be a similar waste in
the construction of the roof of the OBJ.
long barn.
Surprising that 1000 square feet OF
lumber would need be bought, the
lumber alone would cost about $50 at
least When the extra labor used in
the building. the cost of repairs and
the interest on this sum is considered
anyone can understand that it is an
expense to be avoided.
Probably this matter is of the most
importance in the construction of
poultry houses and dairy buildings;
although even in such buildings the
form cannot always be made square,
yet the arrangement can be made in
such way that there viii be no need.
less waste.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-09-04
Opening Up Lhasa.

Lhasa, which is the capitai Of
Tibet. for generations was known as
the Forbidden City. because of its
political and religious exclusiveness.
In 1904 a British armed expedition
opened the mysterious old city. Pre-
vious to that time practically every
European traveller had been stopped
in his efforts to reach the place. The
population is Lhssa is about $4,000.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-09-04
CHAPTER Xxx.
The Iudns Receives a lstt.

The Judge Receives a Letter.
After no had parted with Solomon
Mahafy the Judge applied himself
diligently To shaping that miracle.
working document which he was pre-
pairing as an Offset 20 whatever risk
he ran in meeting Fentress AS san
guiue as he was sanguinary he conf
IDENTITY expected 10 survive the en-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-09-04
re- Testing as a Business.

In the fS. east the ehasi is the
most important man in the tea bush
ness. He inspects and tests samples
Of all teas offered TO bis firm. and his
judgment determines the price to be
paid. Ia Formosa the tea testers are
Americans or Ennishmea.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-09-04
Diplomacy

Mrs. links always has such good
time when she goes anywhere. How
does she manage to convey the impress
sion she is a widow?"
She always makes an allusion
to her tardy husband as my late
husband"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-09-04
a Diaonosis-

What's the matter with your bus
band, Mrs. Mixey?"
The doctor says he's got bad at
tack of ammonia"
Then / guess it's apt to be fatal,
for it's bound to take his breath. :"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-09-04

prove its physical condition. This Is
point that farmers frequently over
look. 1t is a waste of time and money
TO apply fertilizers to a soil that is
not adapted to their reception and
| economy.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-09-04
Music as a Municipal Asset.

The deep wave Of enthusiasm for
music is in the country; the crest Of
the wave Is In the cities. Every me
tropolis--we have more than one-is
a mammoth conservatory. Six cities
support symphony orehestras Of the
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-09-04

The woman who cares for a clean,
wholesome mouth, and sweet breath,
will find Paxtine Antiseptic a joy for
ever. At druggists. 25c a box or sent
postpaid on receipt of price by The
Paxton Toilet Co., Boston, Mass.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-09-04
Cheapest Road.

The cheapest road, in the long run,
is that over which the largest load
can be transported with the smallest
expenditure OF power. whether OF
horse or motor
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-09-04

Many man can't even do his duty
without feeling that he is doing mora
than his share.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-09-04

CURES ITCHING SKIN DISEASES.
Goes Csrbolisalve stops itching and makes
the skin smooth. All druggists. IS and 5Oc.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-09-04

hrs Winsiow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teetnlng' soitens the gums, reduces infiamma-
ton, allays pain cures wind collie, CSC a bottle.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-09-04
Cause of the Delay

Cause of the Delay.
Strange those two nations do not
declare war;
They are haggling about what per-
centage each is to get of the moving
picture receipts"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-09-04
Remarkable FlnanclerIne.

riSuESS uOH uS-
Don't they? Here's an item from
New York that says a policeman there
saved $4,000 in a month from his sal
airy of $4,000. Those figures must lie.
for they won't stand"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-09-04
After Dark.

After Dark.
Honest as the day is long. eh?"
Absolutely. But you'd better keep
Jour chicken coop locked"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-09-04

It takes more than beauty sleep to
put some compilations l. condition.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-09-04

A good time to market stock no,
needed is right now
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-09-04
lnnportant to Mothera

Important TO Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that it
Signature of ZNZzLZm
In Use For over 80 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
Bisbee daily review., 1912-01-07
News Forecast Of Week Events of Importance Anticipated
 in all Parts of Country

WASHINGTON to be of fin tereng uona committee will
 
 will Jackson Hotel Raegh which will whose mentioned fin neon with dential nomination
 subcommittee enton Of which Harry New Of Indiana chairman will first meeting Chicago The senate committee which investigating election mer will take the witness n
  n the week His first work it reaching
 
 United Shoe Machinery Important decisions United special district Of M
 Georgia will hold special election confirm
  24 receive bably will day convention will assemble at Columbus edng the initiative the referendum the During the Carolina several other will The n holiday will The important cleo
 
  electoral Of the high living emand an ment of the power of the Catholic c entrum
Bisbee daily review., 1912-01-07
Little James

(The Meeting of the Millennium More than Halfway)
 Our Preacher, last nite wich was at our House, he sez: .'Th' delibrashun with wich tn Ofishle Count of tn first Arizony State Eleekshun is Per ceediH must be Gratifying to all Chrischun and Peece Luvin' people was aieered at they mite be Precip- tit with tn Count an'get through with 1t before Human Pashuns had tims 10 Cooled off.
 But ] see by tn papers at tn Can, vassin' Bord over al Feenix is not Dis posed to do noihin Rash an at they took up most of tn week with a fue Precincx of Apache county an then Commenct on Cocheese.
 Tn this way it looks like tn Count may be Conclooded about tn Time when tn MillcRyum sets in an when tn Line and tn Lam an tn Democrat an tn Republican an tn Pergressii an Soshulist is all lyin' down togeth- CT SOS at you cant tell 'em apart. By that time, they won't be no Party Feelin no more. Nobody won't care who won in that Eleckshun in tn fur Distant past out of wich tn Chemicle Askshun of Time has eXtraCked all tn Bitterness like it does out of Wine
 "Th Candidates which has been found to be elecked will be better Qualified by Matoor age fer tn Dis charge of their DOOties. FrinstancC. there's Sidney Osborn aginst which they was some Objeckshun raised OH account of his Youth When tn Count is completed that Objection won't Lie no longer He'll be a white haired Decrebbit ole man with Patriarkle Wiskers an Grandchildren be ole enough to Asst him in tn Onerous Dooties of Secretary Of State
 By that time. also I hope at Gov ernor George w. P. Hunt won't be gethered 10 his Fothers yet an he'll have had time to Matoor the Pollycies wich1l make Arizony tn best guy erned State in tn Union if they is any Union yit
 T notis at tn Canvassin' Bord re- fused to allow a democrat representa- tiff to be Present at tn count on tn Ground at his presence would Dis track tn Atenshun of tn Bord and interfere with tn Selerity with wich tn Perceedins was bein' Condncked. I think that was Rite fer if tn BOrj should be interrupted it mite not git done, till after tn Millenyum is over an Nobody knows what's comin' next. They mite Le no State of AriZony by that time
Bisbee daily review., 1912-01-07

for those times it was a somewhat formidable one, out of the water. He promptly became to the nation Flight. ing Bob" a sobriauet which 1t was found by a reference to the records Of the Civil War, admirably fitted his character.
 The last service of Admiral Evans was the command of the United States navy on the first leg of its journey around the world. He was then in i'll health and it was ar ranged that he should relinquish the command at San Francisco. But his infirmities So increased that he was obliged to surrender the command at San Pedro. whence he proceeded to Psso Robles for a long period of med icsl treatment and rest Shortly thereafter he was retired by age.
Bisbee daily review., 1912-01-07
r9AN.THE.SPUR kSUF.THE.M9MENT
 SSA By ROY K. NOULTON.

Chicago is to have a monkey hos pital. If all the monkeys in Chicago go there for treatment it will do a capacity business.
 The president Is only fifty-four years of age. but sometimes he cuts up like sixty.
 One could almost believe that the English suffragets are in cahoots with the plate class insurance companies.
 Dr. Wiley saws a man can live for month on bushel of wheat. Yes a millionaire can
 Whats in a name? Angels Camn California. with 2S5 population, has fourteen saloons.
 Those indictments against the wall paper trust ought to stick pretty tight.
 A Missouri hen laid two eggs, each with the letter 'C" on it. This can mean othing else than Champ Clark for president
 The sugar trust has engaged twen- ty-tivs lawyers to defend it in the New Jersey case. After the lawyers get through collecting their fees the ultimate consumer may consider him. self thoroughly avenged.
 The young man who has just en- tered Harvard with twenty trunksful of clothing ought to be able to stay at least one semester with the assist. ance of the pawnshops.
 Gen. Blanquet is not at the head of the Mexican army. Gen. Blanquet ought to be a warm fighter.
 A shark twelve feet long has been killed at Pensacola after fierce bat tie. It was not a loan shark, for the latter seldom grow 10 be more than six feet long.
 An American has recently won S77,O00 at Monte Carlo. No American has won that much in Wall street for some time
Bisbee daily review., 1912-01-07
POLITICS AND POLITICIANS

Governor Judson Harmon will visit the Pacific coast this month.
 George F. Jones has announced his candidacy for the democratic nomina- ton for governor of North Dakota.
 The Prohibitionists of Wisconsin will hold their state convention in Madison on Washingtons birthday.
 Governor Judson Harmon will open his campaign for the presidential nomination in Illinois in East St Louis, January F.
 The socialist candidate for presi- dent will be named at the national convention of the party in Oklahoma City. beginning May 12.
 Don. NJ. Dickinson of Michigan. who was a fellow member with Judson Harmon in President Cleveland's cab gnet. Is opposed to tha Ohio goverIA prs candidacy for the presidential nomination.
 The republican state committee of Virginia will meet at Roanoke on January to call the state convention Co select delegates to the national convention to be held in Chicago next June.
 Martin F. Olmstead, who has repre- sented the Eighteenth Pennsylvania district in congress for sixteen years, has announced his intention to retire at the end of his present term.
 The first state convention to choose delegates to the national convention will be that of the Florida republi. cans, which will be held February 5. The convention is expected to in- r.T1 Co H,N
 A banquet for Governor Harmon to be held in Milwaukee on January Is will be one of the largest democratic functions of recent years, according to A. A. Allen, who is manag ging the Harmon campaign in Wisconsin.
 Walter L. Fisher. secretary of the interior. is scheduled as one of the leading speakers at the rally Of Taft republicans of South Dakota, which is to be held at Huron on January 5.
 The Woodrow Wilson forces of the democratic party in Michigan have perfected a campaign organization with a view to landing the state dele gation for the nomination of the New Jersey governor for president.
 Democratic prOmaTies will be held in Alabama on April i for the nom- iDat1on 'Of OUngIlsssmen and state officers. Two weeks later the state convention will meet in Montgomery to select delegates to the national convention.
 Five Smiths will have seats In the United States senate within a few month, in view of She certainty that Marcus A. Smith democrat and form CT delegate from Ariona will be one of the new members. At the present time there are four Smrhs in the Fenate-John Walker Smith of Mary. land. William Alden Smith of Mich igsn, Hoke Smith Of Georgia, and Fl. lison D. Smith of South Carolina.
 Representative oscar W. Under. wood of Alabama, according to delegation of his own state in SUD- port of his nomination for president in the democratic national contention, The significance of this to certain pol. t!cians is that Alabama is the first state on the roll call and it Is reck- oned that the tnaqional convention thus starting on on it's roll call with Underwood will be a scene of enthu. siasm.
Bisbee daily review., 1912-01-07
DIPPED FROM THE STREAM

Two New York physicians are in a great dispute as to which side a cer- tain patients appendix is on It seems as though anybody would know that it is on the inside.
 A New Jersey mule drank a gallon of whiskey by mistake and was intox- icated two weeks. This is very poor behavior for the emblem of democ- racy
 China has newspaper which is 1000 years old. but doubtless there are a lot of people who know how to run it better than the editor does. A Pittsburg woman has shot Pull man car porter. which seems to be carrying the anti-tipping crusades to extremes.
 Gt might be sufficient punishment to sentence those indicted beef trust magnates to eat some of their round steak.
 La Toilette says he would rather be right than president, but some standpatters do not believe that he will bs either.
 Copyright 1911
Bisbee daily review., 1912-01-07

printed out in French Where it's hard to get sufficient fer
 your appetite to quench. Course there sin't no use to holler
 when you get into the game Where the bean soup costs a dollar
 and the toothpicks cost the same But although this fancy des in the
 style. twixt me and you, It ain't in with the cookin' that our
 Mothers used to do. l aint never seen no cheffonier in
 any place or spot Who could turn out real good pork
 cake. and l have been round a lot I've inuired for good old fashioned
 suet pudding quite a bit, But somehow t always happens that
 they are just out of it. And them bakin' powder biscuits.
 Guess they certainly had class. Don't you recolleet with pleasure that
 old homemade Apple sass2 There were hundreds of swell dishes.
 l got no time to name 'em through But twas fine and dandy cookin that
 Our mothers used to do. You remember how she hankered to
 cater to your wish, And experimented to find out what
 was your favorite dish: How she studied up the cook books
 lookin' out fer somethin' new How she'd work all day to fix a dish
 10 proudly spring on you. You recall the satisfaction that her
 smiling features bore When you ate the first installment
 and then loudly called for more. The art of eaterin' depends upon the point of view; Guess their hearts were in the cookin'
 That our mothers used to do.
Bisbee daily review., 1912-01-07
MINERS APPROVE BYLAWS.

DENVER, Jan. 6.-The Western Federation of Miners executive boari today gave it's approval to the draft of the proposed constitutions and by laws Of the mining department of the A. F. of l.. The board also had un- der consideration the personnel of or lcers of the department which will come into belng. after the constitution is approved by the United Mine Work CTS of America, which meets in IT, dianapOiis January Is, and when 8 charter is to be granted by the ex ecutive committee of the A. F. of L., which meets at the same time in Washington. There will be four off cers of the department. a president, vice president. secretary and treasur- CT to te apportiOned between two allied mining bodies.