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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-05-14

Corn planting must soon begin. The
weather has been too cold to warm
mother earth sufficient to warrant the
planting. More acreage will be devot-
ed to corn this season in Vernon coun-
ty than in any past year. Establish
ment Of silos and high price Of hogs
naturally tend TO greater areas of corn.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-05-14

Foley Kidney Pills repay your conf
dence in their healing and curative
qualities. Any kidney or bladder dis
ease not beyond.the reach of medicine
will yield to their use Mrs. Cordelia
Copeland. Ardeola, Me, says, Il had
kidney and bladder trouble for over a
year and bottles of Foley Kidney Pills
cured me. II is the same story from
every one who uses them. All say,
"they cured me" 0. E. Davis.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-05-14
One,Esg Mullins

Q cuns -four l teaspoonful salt
3 SLIGHTLY rounded teaspoonfuls X G Baking
Powder - cup sugar
u cup melted lard or butter
/ 600 cup water or milk
Silt dry ingredients together three times.
Add to this the unbeaten egg, melted short
ening and water or milk. Then beat all
together until perfectly smooth. Oil muffin
or gem pans and have oven slow until the
mullins come TO the top OF the pan, then
increase the heat to bake and brown the
mullins. This recipe makes u large mullins.
Raisins or currants may be added If desired.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-05-14
Com Meal hfufins

y cup butter = cup sugar
. eggs. well beaten / cup milk or water
~ cups corn meal IL cups -four
u teaspoonful salt
level teaspoonfuls X c Baking Powder
Cr,an the butter; add the sugar and eggs.
Sift together. three times, the meal, -four,
salt and baking powder. Add this 70 the
first mixture salternately with the milk
Bake about tHcety-hve minutes. baking .
GttIe slowly to- start, ti2u increase heat 70
bake brown.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-05-14
Gtahnrn Mullins

1 CUP graham -four cup pastry -four
? level teaspoonfuls f c Baking Powder
i to 2 level tablespoonfuls sugar
y teaspoonful salt egg
~ cups milk or water
2 to 8 tahlespoonfuls melted butter
Mix and bake as One-Egg Mullins.
Graham batter should always be quite set
70 insure lightness and a moist muffin.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-05-14

What Is Yankee DoodIe?-It is the
name of an air, adopted as a national
tune To the United States. The words
are mere doggereL Yankle Doodle
was composed by DR.. Shackburg, a
physician in the British army in
America, about 1855. and palmed of
by him as a celebrated air on body
OF American militia.
Distinguish between Brass and
Bronze7--Brass is a composition OF
copper and zinc. Bronze is compo-
sition of copper and tin.
What is the Harvest Moon and
the Hunters Moon?-The harvest
moon is the full moon in Sep
TENDER that falls nearest to the au-
tunnal equinox. The hunters moon
is the first full moon in October after
the autumnal equinox.
What Is meant by "cIlnieal" as APP
piled to Surgery and Nedleine?-
"Clinical" IS from a Greek word sig
nifying a bed. and is applied to those
branches of the medical art in which
instruction is given to students at the
bedsides of patients. Hospitals and
fnfirmaries are the great schools OF
clinical medicine and surgery.
What Is the Year Of Jubilee?-
Among the Jews the jubilee came
every fiftieth year. which was the
year after one week of weeks Of years
had passed, or seven times seven. All
slaves who were of Hebrew blood
were freed, all debts were cancelled,
and all hands we're returned to origi-
nal owners during the jubilee In the
Roman Catholic church the jubilee is
observed every twenty-ifth year.
Who was the Wizard Of Kinder
hook3-Martin Van Buren,, who was
born at Undertook, N. Y, was so
called because of his astuteness.
Who are the sinophobists?--A Sin
ophobist Is literally a hater Of the
Chinese. The term is applied to those
who have clamored for restriction OF
Chinese immigration
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-05-14

What lie the Origin Of the Word
"Pecuniary"7-It is from the Latin pc
cunia, money; the root of the word
pecunia was pecus, "cattle"-cattle
having constituted the wealth OF the
early Roman people.
What are the Twenty Most 6eautI-
full Words7-In a voting contest the
members Of certain Y. NJ, G. A. in
New York city recently decided that
the twenty most beautiful words are:
Melody, splendor, alteration, eio-
quence, virtue, innocence, modesty,
faith, Joy, honor, nobility, sympathy,
heaven, love, divine, hope harmony,
happiness, purity and liberty.
What ls the Weight Of the Brain by
Racial Classification - According to
Bastian. an expert, the weight of the
brain in ounces is as follows: Scotch
so; Germans-496; English - 495;
French-47.9; Zulus - AIS; Chinese
47.2; Itallans-46.9; Eskimos-43.9. In
all races the male brain Is about ten
per cent heavier than the female. In
the highest type Of the ape the brain
weight does not exceed 16 ounces
What Is the Origin Of the Word
"Pen"7-The word pen" signifies a
feather, and is derived from the Latin
"penna," wing. The phrase. steel
pen, Is literally steel feather.
When and Where was Lillian Rus
sell sorn?--Lillian Russell was born
In Clinton, Ia, in 1864.
What Is Meerschaum 7-Meerschaum
is a mineral found in many parts Of
the world, chiefly in Moravia and
Crimea. Because Meerschaum is
found on sea shores in some localities
in peculiarly rounded snow-white
Jumps, 1t has been ignorantly imagined
to be petrifed froth OF the sea. which,
by the way, is the meaning Of its
German name Meefschaum. when
mined, is soft and soap-like to the
touch. 1t Is moulded into pipes, boil
ed in oil, and then baked in ovens I'M
iii quite hard.
What were sharp-shins7-Sharp-
shins was a name given TO small cur
Q H.. iii Ir,t.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-05-14

John A. Doerr of Jefferson just re-
ceived a full blood Holstein bull, a
young animal, to head his herd. He is
fine beast and commanded an excel
lent price, purchased from a Menomi-
nee Falls breeder.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-05-14
We Invite Your Attention

The Wisconsin Tornado Mutual In
surance Company sells $1,000 policy
for years at $3.50 For further in
formation see or write F. w. Alex.
ander, Viroqua.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-05-14
Date MuGrs

Is cup butter 4 cup sugar
e cup milk or water l egg
2 cups pastry flour u teaspoonful SALE
3 level teaspoonfuls K G Baking Powder
Scant y pound dates
Cream the butter. add the sugar and tho
egg, beaten light Sift together three times,
the -four, baking powder and salt; add thess
to the first mixture, alternately with the
milk; beat thoroughly and add the dates,
stoned and cut in pieces. Bake rather
slowly to stat. increasing heat to brown.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-05-14

The sons of the late Samuel Mills
have added another 100 acres Of land to
their already large Plainview farm in
the town of Jefferson.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-05-14

Before you purchase tiles for silo
investigate the famous Natco imperish-
able blocks at Ole 0. Tuhus'. Do not
pass this up, as you are the loosers if
you do.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-05-14

cups -four teaspoontui SAT-
8 level teaspoonfuls K G Baking Powder
u cup sugar Of desired
Il CUP melted lard or butter
4 or 5 slices OF bacon fried {. .sp and b=okeE
int nall bits ! cup milk or water
Mix and bake as One-Egg Mullins above
csVy-lshs iSla ~ gag-.ss Me. Co
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-05-14

Webster Creek cheese factory is COM
pleted and is about to open to patrons.
1t should be an excellent location for q
big business.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-05-14
LOST and Found

LosT-April 2sth, a gold brooch. ini-
tials engraved S. A. Finder please
leave same at CENSOR office.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-05-14

Who was GebIr?-He was an Arab
ian alchemist, who lived in the eighth
century, and wrote the first book on
Chemistry.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-05-14

What were sharp-shins7-Sharp-
shins was a name given TO small cur
rency obtained by cutting silver dol
lars into parts 1t was used In the
ea.lv days Of virginia.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-05-14

Who are the slaophobists2--A Sin
ophoblst Is literally a hater Of the
Chinese The term is applied to those
who have clamored for restriction OF
Chinese immigration.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-05-14

Who was the Wizard Of Kinder
hook2--Martin Van Buren,, who was
born at Undertook, N. Y, was so
called because of his astuteness.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-05-14

Attention. Horsemen We take
pleasure IN showing you our PURE BRED
Stations; have both Percheron and
trotting bred, and they are at home
every day in the year. You always
know where to find them, If you want
to breed to a grade, come and breed to
a PURE BRED and raise grade of your
own, for they must come from the PURE
BRED, otherwise they would be scrubs.
Yours for the BEST horses,
+. M. MINSHALL.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-05-14

Distinguish between Brass and
Bronze?--Brass is a composition OF
copper and zinc. Bronze is a compo-
sition of copper and tin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-09
PRESS CLUBS WORK
GOES AHEAD WE'LL
House Committee Meets Today for
Further Consideration of Appli-
cants for Secretary

The board of governors of the Newspa-
per club held a meeting yesterday in she
clubs temporary offices, 440-1 Brown
Marx building. The board authorized the
invitation committee to extend invita-
tons to about 100 additional prominent
citizens
Invitations authorized yesterday will be
mailed tomorrow Those to whom invi-
tations are to be issued were unintention-
ally overlooked in the earlier list of invi-
tations issued and every precaution Is
being observed to get them out as quicaly
possible.
Aceeptances to the Newspaper club,
which will occupy the roof garden and top
floor of the Jefferson County bank sky
scraper. are still coming in rapidly
about 25 being received yesterday.
The house committee in charge of the
selection of n secretary will meet today,
but probably no final action in that re-
spect will be taken, according to the best
obtainable information. 1t is announced
that the greatest precautior is being
taken in that work and no selection will
be made until complete data is obtained
on every applicant Tor the place Real2-
ing the Importance of that position, the
members Of the house committee are ex-
ercsng every energy to find out the best
qualified man and are leaving nothing
undone to choose the best man. Their
selection will be passed upon by the di-
rectors before zhe final contract Is made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-09
YOUNG GREEK TRIES
TO TAKE OWN LIFE
Mitchell BOssakas Plunges
Knife Into Side, But No
Vital OrganPenetrated

Mitchell Bossakas, a young Greek drug
clerk. attempted suicide yesterday after
noon about 4 clock by stabbing himself
with his pocket knife in the left side. He
inflicted on himself a wound about three
inches deep but the knife blade did not
touch the heart and 1t is thought that
Bossakas will recover.
The attempted suicide happened at 500
First avenue in Bossallas room, which
he had just rented in the morning. To
the attendants of Shaw's ambulance.
which was summoned to the scene, he
told a rambling story that certain indi-
Viduals had been attempting to poison
him for the past few weeks and that see
ing that he would eventually be killed he
thought it best to kill himself. He was
removed TO the Hllnan hospital
The story that Bossakas told is not
given much credence at police headquar-
ters az the young man Is not known to
have any enemies. lie is employed at the
Terminal pharmacy. is "A years of age
and is well known as a young American
lied Greek At the infirmary last night
he denied that any one had ever tried tc
poison him and said that he was just
til ed of living. The police are investigat
ing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-09
TO TALK ON TRUTH
IN ADVERTISING
Willard ]. Wheeler Will Be Chief
Speaker Today-Business Men Are
Invited to Be Present

The main event at the Ad club lunch
con today will be a talk by Prof. Willard
]. Wheeler on Truth in Advertising
Ad clubs all over the country are dis
cussing this as the biggest question to-
day In advertising circles. Newspapers
and advertising and trade journals have
taken the subject into the sanctum of
their editorial columns. Truth in Adj
vertising' has been the theme for hun
dreds of articles.
The Ad club regards itself as fortunate
in having Prof. Wheeler talk on this
subject. He was delegate to the as
sociation Ad Clubs of American at the
Baltimore convention. where addresses
on Truth were delivered by leading
advertising men from every part of the
United States.
The Ad club luncheon will be held at
Empire hotel today at ! O'Clock. In
view of the Importance of the subject
today, an invitation is extended to all
business men interested in advertising
to attend the lunch, whether they are
members OF the club or not
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-09
MEET TOMORROW TO
PLAN WELCOME FOR
PRESIDENT WILSON
President and Party of Gov
ernOrs Will Be Carried
Over State Before Con-
gress at Mobile

In the auditorium of the Chamber
of Commerce tomorrow afternoon at
O'Clock a general meeting will be held
at which L. c. Irvine, manager of the
Southern Commercial congress, will ex-
plain to the local chamber officials and
members the part to be played by Bir-
ming CHAM In the welcoming of the
President and his party and the gem
eral entertainment affairs of the con-
gress this fall at Mobile.
Secretary Radcliffe stated yesterday
that he hoped there would be a good
attendance of the general membership
and especially so of the recent com
mittee named by President Harding to
go to Mobile and represent Birming
ham officially during the congress. It
is probable the President and his party
will come to Birmin CHAM before the
congress opens and his entertainment
is to be planned at the conference this
afternoon.
In addition to the presidential party
there will be special train of gov
ernors and distinguished guests which
will tour the state before the congress
opens and one of their stopping places
Will be this city. Entertainments for
this party must be arranged. These
governors will go over the Birming-
ham district and it is expected that
President Wilson Will also find an OPP
portunity to take an excursion through
the district and view the industries
and mines.
These inspections and sightseeing
trips are being made before the con-
gress, as Immediately after the con-
gress the larger part of the party in
tends to leave for Panama in company
with Secretary of War Daniels to see
the canal Details of the Panama eX-
hibit car which will be in Birmingham
during the state fair Will also be dis
cussed this afternoon. This car Is fitted
up with an exhibit of the canal show
ing how boats will go through. The
car will probably be sidetracked near
the Louisville and Nashville station for
a couple of days. A small admission
will be charged to see the exhibit and
demonstration.
on account of the meeting at
o'clock the committee meetings of the
migration, the real estate and the
farm committees scheduled for this aft
ernoon will be held at $3.50 o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-09
DOG SHOW WILL Be
FEATURE OF FAIR
Handsome Prizes Will Make
List of Entries Larger
Than Last Year

With the new building which is being
constructed at the State Fair grounds for
their exhibits the Birmingham Kennel
club expects to be able to give the
greatest dog show ever given south of
the Ohio river.
Jack Biddle, who is the manager of
the dog show at the fair says that the
entries are coming in from all over Ala
bama and from Atlanta, Jackson, Tenn.
and other points outside the state. There
were 135 dogs entered in the bench show
at the fair last year and it now appears
that there will be much greater num-
ber this year.
No cash prizes have vet been offered
by the Birmingham Kennel club. and as
a consequence there have not been manv
EXHIBITS made by professional exhibitors
The cups, ribbons and merchandise prizes
at the first show last year nearly all
went to amateur breeders of blooded
dogs
There were % silver cups given at the
previous show and there will be about
the same number offered this season.
The number of merchandise prizes Of
fered, however, will be greatly increa ased
and some of these are quite valuable.
A. r. Hockwalt will again be the Judge
He came to Birmingham last year from
Dayton, O., for the show that was given
In tents. and his advice and encourage
ment to the local fanciers had much to
do with the determination to give show
on a larger scale and a permanent basis.
The Alabama field trials will be in
November at some point yet to be named.
The points mentioned for the event are
huntsville, Oneonta and Letohatchie.
The greatest local interest Is centered in
the different breeds of bird dogs, though
bulls and collies make close second.
Local authorities agree that there he g
been a notable increase in the number of
dog fanciers since the last dog show
and corresponding increase in the num-
Der OF highly bred dogs owned In Bir-
mingham since that time. The dog show
will be one of the most interesting fea
lures of the State Fair, which begins
October and continues through the 18th.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-09
is ORDERED HELD
ON MURDER CHARGE

Coroner Charles l.. Spain was at once
notified of the shooting and went to the
scene. He had no trouble in getting all
the facts of the case from Italians who
were In the morgne of Echols g. Angwin.
He at once announced that no further In
vestigation WAS necessary, as the shoot
inC was evidently premeditated on the
part of Gus Campisi The coroner notified
Sheriff McAdory ,f the circumstances
and the sheriff detailed Deputy Rape to
guard Campisi at the inflrmary Campis
was successfully operated upon last night
and it is said will be moved to the county
Jail this morning A charge of murder
will be placed against him by Coroner
Spain.
Feeling is rlIni,ing very high In Ensley
over the shooting of Mrs. Campisi, as the
news spread during the afternoon that his
self inflicted wound is but slight. Peo-
pie in Ensley remember the marriage of
Gus Campisi and 16-year-old Theresa
Alesi about two years ago. Theresa from
her childhood had been the idol of .le
italian colony and her wedding was one
of the events of that part of F.nsley. She
was petite, dark haired. black eyed and
considered very pretty She was American
born, while Campisi was from Italy anG
n any years her senior. The wedding had
not been a love match and separation
followed in about six months. the ults-
mate outcome being yesterdays S tragedy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-09
KILLS HIS
GIRL WIFE AND THEN
WOUNDS HIMSELF
Gus Campisi Will Recover.
Feeling Against Him Is
High in Ensley
ITALIAN COLONY is
GREATLY EXCITED
Wife Had Been Idol Among Them
and Had Not Lived With Hus-
band for More Than
Year

Because she would not return and live
with him. Gus Campisi, an Italian barber,
shot and almost instantly killed his youag
wife Yesterday morning shortly after 8
O'Clock on Avenue It, between Fifteenth
and Sixteenth streets, Ensley After fir
ing the fatal shots into his wife, Campisi
turned the pistol on himself and inflicted
a serious wound by shooting himself in
the neck He will recover.
Campisi fired three shots at his wife
and each took effect, one in the back, one
in the neck and the other in the right
temple. Each of the shots would have
had fatal effect, 1t Is said. Campisi, after
killing his wife, placed his pistol directly
under his chin and fired. However, the
Lullet, instead Of penetrating his BRAN,
took a direct course and went through
the neck, making serious although net
a fatal wound. He is at the Hillman hos
pital under guard Of Deputy Sheriff Rape.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-09
IN NO HURRY ABOUT
PASSING PROPOSED
SEGREGATION LAW
Influential Negroes Will Be
Asked by Commission to
Give Their Views of the
Suggested Ordinance

City Commission James Weatherly
stated yesterday that before action Is
taken on the segregation ordinance by
the city commission formal confer
ence between two delegations, one
from each race. will be held to talk
the matter over. Mr. Waetherly re-
peated yesterday that the city commits
sion does not want to do anything to
hurt anybody or any class and unlesa
all parties concerned agree that the
segregation ordinance is a good thing,
ii will not be pushed.
The commissioner stated that dele
cation of the best and most influential
negroes of the city would be invited
to appear before the commission aih
give their views the ordinance. 1t
is stated that there are many promi-
nent white men of the city who are
opposed to ii on humanitarian grounds
and that there are others who claim
the ordinance is plainly unconstitu-
tional The commissioners wish to
hear arguments from all sides and un-
less they are convinced that the ordi-
nance Will be of actual benefit to the So
cial. economic and business life of the
citizenship they will not adopt the or
dinance
Mr. Weatherly is now holding con-
ferences almost daily with prominent
citizens in regard To- the matter. George
Huddleston has submitted list of
suggestions to MIR. Weatherly In regard
to the ordinance which the eommis-
sioner is now considering.
The segregation ordinance was in
troduced by Mr. Weatherly some few
weeks ago and as remembered 1t pro-
vides that the city shall be divided into
white" and black" blocks, 1t being
unlawful for n black person to live in
one of the white blocks and vice versa.
The plan of dividing the city would
be that each block where the two races
live together would be enumerated and
the majority would win. so that If there
were more negroes on the block than
whites it would be designated black
block and otherwise a white block 1t
Is probable that there will be consid-
erable discussion, several conferences
and some time Will eapse before final
action Is taken on the ordinance, as
1T is considered by everyone familiar
with it as of far-reaching Importance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-09
PAROCHIAL SCHOOL
OF ST. PAUL'S OPENS
Is Signalized by Celebration of
Solemn High Mass

st. Paul's parochial school opened yes
terGay with an enrolment of upwards of
200 pupils which was larger than any
previous enrolment on the opening day.
II was stated that as considerable per-
eentage of the pupils were not connected
with the parish the total enrolment be-
fore the end Of the month would show
large increase. as II is known that
many of the parish children have not yet
returned to the city from their summer
vacations.
The opening of the school was cele-
brated by a solemn high mass at St.
PaLl's church yesterday morning at s
o clock. The Rev. Father Carroll was the
celebrant. the Rev Father Early was dea-
con, the Rev. Father Sands. a young
priest from Montgomery who comes as
an assistant TO st. Paul's, was sub-dea-
con. and the Rev. Father Sheridan was
master of ceremonies. There was a large
procession of boys and girls from the
parish hall to the church.
The music of the mass was in Gregorian
chant, sung by the Della Sedie class OF
vocal students assisted by the nuns. II
was beautifully rendered.