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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-07-30

Can any one besides a postmaster or
a sworn IN clerk deliver mail IN a post
Office? ~ not. what is the penalty for
such an offense and upon whom would
Il be inflicted
1t is Illegal for any one not Sworn
In" 10 handle or deliver mail, and
postmaster found guilty OF permit
ting II would lose his postmastership.
Under recent act Of congress, how
ever, a postmaster. when extraordi-
nary need arises. may swear In any
one TO serve him in any capacity even
II II is only for day. This makes
II unnecessary for him TO employ any
one not sworn into the government
service.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-07-30

For SALE-0nes 2 -year-old Hereford
bull and few young cows and heifers.
All registered. Inquire of Ing Thors-
gard, Westby, R 2.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-07-30

For SALE-My fine residence prop
erty and two lots in heart of city of
Viroqua. Chas. S. Slack.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-07-30

sf z asli something for 81. ,~hat should
g psy for ig 70 wake So per cent?
e1xts i2 8od two thirds cents.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-07-30

For SALE-0 hundred strong
swarms of bees. Cash or time or trade
for real estate. Elias Fox, Union Gen.
ter, Wis, Ri.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-07-30

For SALE Some 1918 model, motor
cycles and motor boats at bargain prices,
all makes, brand new machines, On
easy monthly payment plan. Get our
proposition before buying or you will
regret it. also bargains in used motor
cycles. Write US today. Enclose stamp
for reply. Address Lock Box II Tren-
ton, Michigan.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-07-30
For Rent

For RENT Rooms on first floor,
suitable for light housekeeping In
quire of Mrs. A. D. Larson, milliner.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-07-30
anted

WANTED-Two apprentice girls to
learn fall millinery. Apply soon. Ethel
Atwood, viroqua.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-07-30

Should letters of coincidence and
flowers sent on the death Of member
of the family be acknowledged
Both flowers and notes should be ac-
knowledged There is no need for a
lengthy expression. few lines being
sufficient but all such letters and testi-
monials should be answered.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-07-30
The Proner Spirit

II you want to see this town grow,
remember that you are a part Of Il and
that its. growth depends as much on
you as on your neighbors. Don't get
the idea that the future prosperity of
this town rests with few. for it is the
business of the many. Above all, don (
criticise those who are trying to upbuild
the community and do nothing yourself.
TheJ at least have the proper spirit
and just as long as you deny them your
support, just that much harder your
work will be. Be q booster for the
town and lend your cooperation to
those who had the nerve to start first.
II is never too early 20 begin. lex.
Red barn paint at IS cents per gall
Ion, at Q. E. Davis
Use Instant Louise Killer" for
your chickens. o. E. Davis.
Wigs furniture store is~showing
an attractive line of bullets.
j. /. Case tank pumps and thresh-
er belts at Anderson & Sauer's.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-07-30

Nhsk sizes have tire Porto Riosns
ard Fiiipinoe a IRE government OF
their respective tai 1asf
Ia Porto Rlca tdera Is house OF
delegates, or lower house, consisting Of
thirty Eve members, which Is elected
By the people. In the United States
congress the island Is represented by a
resident commissioner who is a native
Porto Rican.
From the occupation of the Philip
pines by the United States until 1907
the F1iipinos had little voice In the
government Of the archipelago. But In
March. 1907, general election was
called OF delegates to a Philippine as
sembly. The delegates were chosen in
July. and the assembly convened In
October OF the same year. The total
number OF voters who registered for
this election was 100000, a little over
l per cent of the total population of
the Philippines. At the second cleo
ton. held in November, 1909. 2OS,o00
persons registered The next election
will be held in 1916
Like Porto Rico. the Philippines have
a resident commissioner In washing
ton.
Wsstt can do 60 make picture naiIa
stay ~ the wall where the plaster
seems soft7
When wall is so soft that 1t will
not bold picture nail mix a little
plaster OF paris in a teacup. enlarge
the hole to a fair size and insert the
plaster and minute after the nail,
and let It dry. The nail vfill be per
fectly secure after II has eried.
>~~-~@ ~--4s-..1..s
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-01-09

A Useful Bird Which Is Rapidly Bccom-
ing Extinct.
e1terminated, and other curlews great.
~ reduced. So adverse to the
shorebirds are present conditions that
the wonder is that any escape. In
both fall and spring they are shot
along the whole route OF their migra.
ton north and south.
The accompanying illustrations pre-.
sent portraits of group OF birds, most
OF which the average person probably,
knows by sight, though fear that
only a small minority have a clear
idea Of their very great economic
worth.
The jacksnipe (or Wilson's snipe) is
one OF the shorebirds treferred to by
Mr.. McAtee). which. as family, are
being rapidly exterminated. 1t de-
stroys large numbers OF worms and
larvae. for which 1t probes with its
long bill In the soft earth OF corn and
potato flelds-thereby doing the farm.
er n great seryice-as well AS along
the shores Of ponds, lakes and
streams. 1t also feeds on grasshoppers
and other injurious insects. 1t should
be carefully protected. especially dur.
ing the breeding season.
The kildeer pover Is another yalu.
able and beautiful shorebird which
is being hunted to death II frequents
meadows and pasture lands. as well
as shores, and devours great quaint.
ties OF mosquitoes. crane flies. grass.
hoppers. army worms, cut worms.
caterpillars. cotton.boll weevils. clover.
leaf wceyils, rice weeyis. marine
worms, wire worms and crayfsh
Doubtless everybody knows the rob.
in. perhaps the most democratic OF our
birds, beloved In the northern states
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Dor and very useful one, for 1t Is re-
markably swift and graceful on the
wing, and Is expert and persistent in
catching rose beetles. May beetles.
cucumber beetles. mosquitoes, house
flies and flies that trouble horses
and cattle. One observer records
that 90 parent martins made 3.275 Wis.
its 70 their young in one iay, each
visit meaning, probably. anywhere
from one to half dozen insects.
The nighthawk talso called bull.
bat') T. probably one OF the most
useful Of birds. It feeds exclusively
on insects. and ranks next to the
golden. winged woodpecker tf!cker) as
"A feathered destroyer Of ants, which
1t takes when they are in the winged
stage. Potato beetles, cucumber bee
ties. leaf hoppers. bugs Of various kinds
and enormous quantities OF gnats and
mosquitoes are found In their stom-
achs. They are entirely harmless, for
they never feed on fruit, grain, grass
or vegetables, Yet they are being
hunted for sport and are being exter.
minated.
The loggerhead Tor southern) shrike
Is champion pest destroyer, a large
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-01-09

placing polygamy-a simple repudia.
ton by the husband OF his wife, pro.
yided he Is well enough of to pay the
nekyah or marriage settlement, which
he Ia legally bound to hand over to
her.
The woman Of the poorest classes
can so out alone. Custom does not
obl'ge her to wear her veil down.
Should her husband. In a fit OF anger,
wish TO divorce her. he must first OF
all produce the Nekyah. the dowry.
In ready money. not an easy matter
for poor man.
The real danger to domestic happi.
ness In the great mass OF Turkish
homes Is the growing tendency Of d..
vorce, and divorce wholly favorable
to the man as against the woman.
The payment OF the modest nekyah
arranged at the time OF his marriage
Is a simple affair. and It is seldom
enough to keep the divorced wife for
the rest Of her days. She is forced to
take refuge with her parents or to
find shelter with some OF her friends.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-01-09
HAREMS OUT OF DATE IN TURKEY

dence as the elder male descendants.
And the royal fayo.ite OF the moment
Will have transitory Importance on
account OF the influence which she
may exercise over the sultan.
Royal princesses are considered In.
ferior to the mother OF the sultan. who
is the real queen OF the little world
OF the harem. has absolute authority,
a large stan OF officials and the su.
preme title OF "Valide sultan" Thus
1t happens that woman OF slave
birth may. II she be the mother OF an
heir to the throne, eventually become
the highest woman Of the land.
Every royal princess has her daira.
or separate apartments. slaves. SER
wants and so on. the management OF
Se household being given over to her
kalfas. or ladies' In waiting-that is to
say. Turkish women OF good birth
who have remained unmarried.
Royal princesses rarely take a hus.
band OF their own rank. They are
generally married by the sultan to
the sons OF men OF wealth and posi-.
tion. such as pashas. officers OF state,
high civil officials and the like. a
policy which Is founded on a very
practical reason. namely. that the ar.
rangement makes the existence OF n
hereditary aristocracy impossible.
One Of the paradoxes In Turkey is
that the poorer Turkish woman Is
the greater her freedom. The rich
woman canont move a step unaccom.
panied. She sees Constantinople only
from the windows OF her closed
brougham or through a veil thick
enough to act as mask. She may
dress as eXquisitetly as a mannequin
In Paris dressmaker's showroom,
but she must not display so much as
an Inch OF embroidery In public.
When her husband wants to take a
second wife, or grows tired OF her
and wishes to divorce her. he has
both the opportunity and the means
II he Is rich man. II Is not chic
among Turks OF any education to take
sscond wife; but divorce is ~.
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for his cheerful song and his hand
some appearance. glad everywhere to
be the companion and the friend OF
man when he is well treated, and high.
ly valuable as destroyer OF harmful
grubs. worms and insects. Yet this
bird is murdered literally by the thou.
sands for pot-pies by negroes and
poor whites in the southern states
above mentioned. and is more or less
hunted In other states. Mr.. E. A.
Mcllhenny, who lives on Avery Island,
La. says that during the ten days or
two weeks OF the robin season" Tin
January when the berries are rlpe) at
least 10000 OF these useful and beau.
tiful birds are slaughtered daily for
the pot. Every negro man and boy
who can raise gun is after them"
says Mr. McIlhenny.
Although this bird causes some loss
to small fruit growers, 1t certainly
does vastly more good than harm. 1t
Is constantly at work on lawns and
fields hunting for destructive insects.
which 1t is exceedingly difficult to
keep In control. 1t devours many
caterpillars. including hairy species,
which infest the orchard. woodland
and shade trees. Forty per cent. OF
Its food is insects. and 43 per cent.
wild fruit. 1t would pay the farmer
well to go some expense In order
to keep the robins away from his
fruit trees and berry bushes rather
thar Shoot these birds which are SO
useful to him In many ways. To mur.
der them for pot.ples is. Of course.
nothing short OF barbarous.
The purple martin Is also fond OF
the society OF man. and when not
molested by the villainous English
sparrows-and still more villainous
men BY whom It Is shot for food.
chiefly In the south-it Is glad to
breed in birdhouses near human habi.
tations. II males a charming neigh
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-01-09
Only the Sultan Adheres to the Old
Style Oriental Institution-Mod.
ern Turk Resorts to Divorce.

The domestic arrangements OF the
sultan are entirely different from
those OF his subjects Most Turks
have one wife: the sultan has no
recognized sultana. Turks OF high
rank marry into their own class. the
sultan forms unions with women OF
slave origin. The ordinary man may
not look upon an unveiled woman ex.
cept she be his relation or servant:
the sultan has the right to talk with
any woman In the land face to face
Turks OF position model their house
holds more or less on the European
plan: the sultan's household is orien.
tai
That does not mean that in the i'm.
peria palace you would find women
slipping sherbet or smoking narghilehs
or clad In baggy trousers. On the
contrary. you would find them smok
ing nothing more oriental than n
cigarette. sitting on European chair
and. yes. wearing corsets' But the
code OF morals Is entirely different
says the New York Sun.
The imperial harem Is founded on
tho old court system OF the byzantine
emperors and has an etiquette and
law OF It's own. The first fact one
must grasp Is that the wives or
favoritcs OF the sultan have no I'm.
portance at all They are nobodics
The daughter OF Circassian peasant
may be honored by tho sultan's favor
and even bear him child, but yet
be distinguished by no other title
than the commonplace "Kadin Eficn.
d." Only the mother OF the eldest
son receives the royal designation OF
Sultan" her whole title being "Kha.
rcki sultan"
Her dignity only results from her
being the mother OF possible heir
to the throne: that Is. In the event
that the sultan has no brothers. for
the brothers have the right OF preec.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-01-09
THE BEST TEACHER.
Old Experience stu Holds the Palm.

For real practical reliability and
something to swear by, experience
plain old eIperience-is able to carry
a big load yet without getting sway.
backed.
A So. Oak. woman found some
things about food from Old Expert.
ence good. reliable teacher.
She writes:
Il think l have used almost every
breakfast food manufactured. but none
equal Grape-Nuts in my estimation.
Il was greatly bothered with weak
stomach and indigestion, with forma.
ton Of gas after eating. and tried
many remedies for 1t but did not find
relief.
Then decided must diet and see
II could overcome the difficulty that
way. My choice Of food was Grape
Nuts because the doctor told me
could not digest starchy food.
"Grape.Nuts food has been q great
benefit to me for feel like different
person since v begun to eat It. 1t Is
wonderful TO me how strong my
nerves have become. I advise every.
one to try It. for experience Is the
best teacher.
III you have any stomach trouble
can't digest your food, use Grape.
Nuts food for breakfast at least and
you won't be able to praise It enough
when you see how different you feel"
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek. Mich. Read the little book.
"The Road to Wellville." In pkgs.
There's q Reason
Ever read the above letterS A new
one appears from time to time. They
arr genuine. true, and full Of AaAa1
Interest," Adv.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-01-09

In the South.
with the result that the damage they
do is mounting up. year by year.
/, is perfectly apparent that here
is situation which demands immedi
ate action, and that this action should
bring about the yigilant protection for
all time. and in all parts OF the coun.
try. OF all insectivorous birds. Many
OF the most useful OF these birds are
already on the tobogganslide to.
ward determination. as the result OF
stupid state legislation. or the lax en-.
forcement OF such laws as have been
enacted. To be explicit:
There are seven states In which the
robin Is being legally killed by the
tens OF thousands annually as game!
These states are Louisiana. Mlssisslp,
pi. Florida. South Carolina, North Car
olina, Tennessee and Maryland.
The black bird is legalized game" "
and suffers the same fate In four
states-Louislana, South Carolina.
Tennessee and Pennsylvania-and the
District OF Columbia besides.
Doves are slaughtered by the whole.
sale In 26 states, much to the loss OF
the farmers, for this bird Is a great
eater OF weed seeds
Cranes. which are also very useful
birds. are much hunted for food and
for sport" In Colorado. Nebraska.
North Dakota and Oklahoma.
OF the sixty-odd species OF shore.
birds q. O.. snipe. curlews. plover.
saudpipers and the lIke), at least 30
feed on noxious insects; yet all OF
these birds are rapidly disappearing.
According to Mr., W. l.. McAtee OF the
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-01-09
Day on Which Women Rule.

Candlemas day Is not celebrated in
Holland much more than In England,
but Its place Is taken by a festival un.
known In this country. Slipper day In
the Netherlands is the one day In the
year In which the Dutch woman
claims superiority over her husband
On that day she rules him to her
hearts content, and he generally
obeys good humoredly enough. That
is. unless she is one Of those ladies'
not unknown In Holland or In any
other country who aspire to complete
rule over their unhappy partners
throughout the year.-Philadephia In.
quirer.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-01-09


percentage of It's food being harm
full rodents and destructive insects.
the latter including grasshoppers.
crickets and moths, which 1t frequent
ly impales upon thorns or sharp twigs.
1t sometimes catches young birds
Though this is more characteristic Of
the northern shrike, or butcher birdD
but Its diet Is chiefly insects and small
rodents. 1t is. therefore, very yalu-
able to the farmer.
The golden.winged woodpecker
(also called flicker" "highhole." etc.
is an Industrious tree protector. and
the most efficient Of all feathered ant
eaters. II Is also feeds freely upon bee
ties. grasshoppers, crickets, caterpil-
lars, and other harmful insects, as well
as on weed seds. Yet 1t is rapidly
growing rare because 1t is much
hunted for food. 1t should be pro-
tected everywhere and at all times.
In view Of the decrease already ac-
complished in the general volume Of
bird life In America, In view Of the
enormous losses annually inflicted up
on the people Of this country by the
ravages Of insects, and In view Of the
destruction Of wild life which is now
furiously proceeding throughout Amer
lea, the Mclean bill. which is now be-
fore congress. to provide for the fed
eral protection OF all migratory birds.
becomes the most important wild life
measure that ever came before that
body. In view OF the annual economic
loss that will continue as long as a
federal migratory bird bill fails to
pass. 1t is impossible for anyone to put
forth one good reason-unless 1t be on
purely technical grounds-against that
measure. The Weeks bill. before the
lower house OF congress. is precisely
like the Mclean bill. and It matters
not which one passes first
Unless the people OF this country
wish to shut their eyes to their own
interests, and pay out millions OF dol.
lars annually in the form Of increased
cost Of living due to the losses caused
by insect pests which would be
destroyed by the birds. they should
demand that federal migratory bird
bill be at once enacted into law. 1t
is Senate Bill No. 6497, and on the
senate calendar 1t is No. COG. We can
not afford to wait until 1914 or 1915.
and congress has full power to act
this winter.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-01-09
He's Not a Chicken Faneier.

Speaking Of chickens, funny man
writing In Puck says:
They are the most dadbusted. un.
certainest creatures that walk the
family acres. Almost everybody tries
to raise chickens at one time or an
other. Looks easy-that's the deceiv.
ing part of 1t.
And 1t is easy after you learn one
thing. Little chickens don't know
anything. medium sized chickens don't
know anything. II there is any change
OF an intellectual nature as the size
increases the big ones know less II
possible than the little ones.
III there is wire partition in your
pen with an open door at one end the
chickens will try to plunge through
the wire instead Of going around and
walking through the door"
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-01-09
Jumped, Killed; Stayed, Safe.

Ernest Woods, fireman. Jumped and
was killed, while Fred Lebush. on.
gineer, stayed at his post and escaped
death when tho train from st. Albans,
which they were driving. collIded with
IN engine in the Grand Trunk yards at
Montreal. Woods had barely leaped
from the engine when the baggage
car toppled over upon him.
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Its Class.
THAT was a raw deal"
What was?"
The plot they cooked up"
Our pi4content.

Brand Whitlock. the mayor Of To
ledo. was talking about discomfort.
1T is our discomfort. our divine dis.
content he said. that will make a
great nation Of US.
Il believe in discomfort. can
sympathize even with the discomfort
ed old farmer, who said:
'Contented? When'll I be con-
tented? Well. I'll be contented when
own all the land adjoinin' mlne-and
not befur, be gum!'"
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-01-09

bureau OF biological survey Omitted
States department OF agriculture):
THE blackbellled ploycr, or beetle.
head. which occurred along the Allan.
tic coast In great numbers years ago,
is now seen only as straggler. The
golden plover once exceedingly abun.
dant east Of the Great Plains. is now
rarc.. The Eskimo curlew with.
IL the last decade has probably been
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-01-09

Keeping In mind this enormous
loss, consider also the following
facts:
D That insectivorous birds do
more than all other agencies com.
blned to keep down insect pests;
t2) That such birds undoubtedly
are rapidly decreasing In number;
and that. therefore.
CD Destructive insects are. in all
probability. increasing very rapidly.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-01-09

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup for Chlldres
teethirg, softens .ne gums, reduces infnmmA.
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie. sc bottle ~
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-01-09

Il see you are paying the hospital
expenses Of that painter who fell OF
the roof"
Yes; he's too good q man to lose.
As he went down he touched up two
or three places which would have been
very hard to reach"
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-01-09
In the Night Editors Room.

Here's long story about that
storm on the lake the other day. Want
1. cut down?
Does It begin, The storm beggars
descriptions"
Yes"
well. run that and cut out the de-
scription."
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-01-09

Many a man performs his work as
though he thought he was doing the
boss a favor.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-01-09

He United States de-
partment OF agricul.
ture is responsible
for the start
ling statement that,
In the year 1904, In.
sect pests cost this
country no less than
S420,l00,0 1000. Here
are the figures OF
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-01-09

THE manager always keeps back
portion Of the villains salary"
why does he do that-afraid he'd
skip?"
mo; but he always acts his part
better when he's mad"
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-01-09

Don't be misled. Ask for Red Cross
Bag Blue. Makes beautiful white clothes.
At all good grocers. Adv.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-01-09
By WILLIAM T. HORNADAl

CThe bird portraits with this article are
from tho American Natural History"
Copyright. 1901. by William T. Hornahay.
are reproduced here by the permission OF
the publishers. Charles scribners Sons)
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The Distinction,

I'D marry q man not Of words. but
OF deeds"
so would l. II they were title
deeds"
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Percentage Amount

government experts: