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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-29
AND THE BLUES" WENT AWAY
Showing How Easy II Is to Scatter
Sunshine II One Has It In
the Heart.

was going ofiieeward one day IN a
very oyercrowded trolley car. 1t was
pouring outside and my gloves chung
damply to my fingers. A stray wisp
of hair was tickling my nose and my
hands were too full OF dripping UNI
brella and swaying strap to brush IL
away. l could feel that my forehead
was wrinkled up, and my mouth
drawn down. l thought of all the un-
pleasant things that had ever hap
pened to me, and, glaring at the unre-
lenting sky. / wondered why 1t had
TO rain so hard. Then, looking along
the car, l saw another girl hanging to
strap. She was ever so much wetter
than l. The dampness oozed out of a
crack in her worn shoe. the bare
hands that gripped her umbrella and
strap looked cramped and tired, and
two straggly locks of hair tickled her
rather small. inoffensive nose. But as
! looked at her and pitied her, she
glanced up and caught my eye, and
she smiled at me! Then, somehow,
the raindrops looked very bright and
jewel-like, and the gray OF the sky
seemed warmer and more friendly.
forgot that my feet were wet. and
smiled back. All that day, through
the work and hurry of the hours l
carried a sunbeam hiding my heart
Margaret z. Sangster, Jr., in the
Christian Herald.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-29

land. To insure a full crop we plant
between May LIST and the 18th. The
plants are set 16 inches apart in the
row. 1t is rather slow work planting
by hand, but with a machine, a steady
team of horses, a man to drive and
two boys to place the plants, We can
plant about $4,000 or FIVE acres a
day.
While the plants are young Gu tiva.
ton and hoeing should be very shall
low, and just often enough to keep the
soil clean and loose. IL cultivated
deeply the potatoes will be stringy,
long and of poor quality. Then again,
shallow cultivation permits the soil to
dry out more quickly after a hard
rain, and dryness is so essential to
quality that every effort should be
made TO insure it.
The only manure we use is a min
eral fertilizer, applied in the row at
the rate OF 1000 pounds per acre.
This contains per cent. nitrogen.
per cent. phosphorus, and per cent
potash. We use find ground fish or
tankage. nitrate of soda, acid phos-
phate, and sulphate OF potash. We
mix our own fertilizer.
The nitrate of soda is applied when
the vines are from to 20 inches
long. at the rate of 200 pounds to the
acre, and it is placed on the row near
the plants. This gives the plants a
quick start, causing the crop TO set at
one time. and makes the roots of uni
form size. with few small ones.
Thus, in connection with the min.
eral fertilizer we use, and in the alb
sence of organic matter. we prevent
the tendency sweet potatoes have OF
setting all through the season, which
is very detrimental to successful crop
ping
Proper handling is Just as impor.
tant as cultivation. For the first sales
in August we do not take the potatoes
out of the ground any faster than We
can sell them. When stored in shedA
and barns the exposure to the light
and changes in temperature quickly
ruin the product.
Proper grading is also important
We have three grades. The frsts are
Orime, the seconds are good, but ~
smaller size, and thirds are too small
for food. and used for stock feed.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-29
PRODUCTIVITY OF
SOIL MAINTAINED
Most Important Object of Green
Manuring Is the Addition of
Needed HumuS.
CIV r. G. wEATHERsToNE1

Green manuring, or the plowing
under of green crops, g ono ct the
oldest methods used to maintain or to
increase the productivity of the soil.
The effect of green manuring varies
according to the original character OF
the soil In general, sandy or gravelly
soils are made darker in color and be-
come more retentive OF moisture.
Clayey soils are made more porous and
friable, so that they are less likely
70 puddle or bake, and are less subject
to washing Loamy soils are less
notioeably affected than others.
The most important object Of green
manuring is the addition of humus to
the soil. Other things being equal. the
best green manure is that which fur
nishes the largest amount of material
which will readily decay in the soil
and thus form humus. There are.
however. additional ways in which
such a crop may be beneficial
Deeprooted plants are decidedly
preferable to snallow-rooted, beca use
they penetrate into the subsoil. In
this way air and water mo entrance,
especially after the roots decay. Thus
In a way every deep-rooted plant is q
subsoiler. 1t is also supposed that
such plants, especially when plowed
under. tend to enrich the surface soil
with potash and phosphorus from the
subsoil, thus bringing these substances
within the reach Of shallow rooted
plants.
Leguminous plants are more valu-
able for green manuring than others.
because they not only provide humus.
but also have the ability to use the
nitrogen OF the air, which upon decay
ing they add to the soil. For this rea-
son green manure crops should always
be legumes If such are adapted to the
particular locality where needed and
can be sown at the time desired.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-29
Alrman,s Dream.

M Esnault, Pelterie, one OF the
best-known French aviation experts,
is of opinion that the day will come
when communication between the
earth and the moon and stars win be
possible in aeroplanes.
Providing that radium is one day
found in large quantities and that
some way of Harvesting it's energies
is discovered by scientists, he calcu-
lates that an aeroplane weishing a
ton apropos of an administrative mu-
300 miles which separate the earth
the moon in three hours and five
minutes
About 800 pounds OF radium would
be necessary to provide the fuel for
the journey. At the current price
about $10.0OO,OOO.Oo0 worth would be
required
Trips TO certain of the stars he
considers equally practicable.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-29

Zero in Various Lines of Endeavor.
My notion of nothing to be when
You have become one" grimly re-
marks the Old Codger, lis a golf
champion. My idea of nothing to be-
lieve is a railroad officials explanation
of the cause of wreck: OF nothing
to listen to is a "reminiscences of the
hard winter of eighteen hundred and
something; Of nobody to hold recep-
ton for is Mrs. Pankhurst, and of
nothing to write pieces to the Speak
ing the Public Mind department about
is why there is no gas. why there are
so many holes in the pavements. why
all the foolishness about the Metro
politan franchise. and SO or aid so
forth. as long as Kansas City is with.
out commission government. Kan
sas City Star.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-29
MAKE DISH WASHING EASIER
BY Simplifying II This Never Pleasant
Household Task May De Made
Lighter.

Simplify your dish washing thus:
With careful handling the dishes may
safely be washed in the sink. doing
away with the care of a dishpan. To
lessen danger of breakage place in the
bottom of the sink wooden protector
made of stats. II the sink is not pro-
vided with an automatic stopper, a
rubber sink stopper can be procured
at a small price. A wooden dish rack,
the kind that opens like an oId-fash.
toned paperholder, will hold plates and
saucers upright. The rack may be
lifted out Of the sink on a tray, and
its contents, that have previously been
scalded, allowed to dry there. A three
cornered enamel strainer, on feet. oc-
cupies a corner of the sink. Into this,
which costs few cents, plates can be
scraped before the dish washing be-
gins. That dish towels may be close
at hand, have fastened to the wall close
to the sink a wooden arrangement
with arms which open out or close on
which to hang the towels after they
have been washed and boiled.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-29
GO BACK TO MOTHER NATURE
Scientists in There Discoveries Un.
cover Lead That May Mean
Much to the Race.

II the green plant in sunlight can
elaborate from water and carbon diox-
ide one of our chief food substances,
starch, there is no reason why the
biological chemist should not discover
the secret of this process and initiate
1t an a commercial scale. Starch, /
believe, has never been synthetized
but some sugars have been so con-
structed. Two years ago Stoklassa
and Sdobnicky made the remarkable
discovery that by the action of ultra
violet light on nascent hydrogen and
carbon dioxide sugar was formed.
Such discoveries as this suggest the
means by which we are to throw of
our slavery to the green plant, and |
am convisced that in time this over
throw will become so complete that
our staple foods will be the products
of the biological chemist. - Popular
Science Monthly.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-29
CBy C. S. aIILLER.r


Time was when it was generally be-
lieved that good sweet potatoes could
only be grown in a certain section of
New Jersey, and owing to this belief
people are yet buying Jersey
Sweets. most of which are grown in
Delaware. Virginia and other southern
states.
The Jersey potatoes are OF very
fine quality, but those grown in Della
ware, Georgia, and some parts of
Texas are almost. if not quite. as
good.
Climatic conditions do not appre-
ciably influence the quality of sweet
potatoes. that is due. very largely to
soil and methods of culture. This
potato requires a sandy soil, with
very little clay in the first six inches.
The soil should be rather compact.
high, dry, and well-drained. II can be
used for sweet potatoes for from six
to ten years without any rotation, but
growers find that after the first and
second years the crop improves on
the same land.
II the plot is clean we do not pillow
the land. but cut it up with the har-
row three to four inches deep. thor
oughly pulverizing and leveling it, In
order to have the proper size. shallow
preparation and culture must be OBJ
served
We use slip-seed for bedding pota-
toes from which to grow plants, which
is the first crop from the vines, or
slips cut of tie growing plants and
set out aborI the latter part of July.
Our pos.toes grow from three to four
inches long, and about one and half
inches in diameter.
To assure success in bedding they
must have. kept perfectly. and there
must be no rotten ends or black spots.
The sprouting is done in the hot-bed,
either with manure or fire heat, so as
to raise the temperature of the soil to
good summer heat. About three
inches of good loan is placed in the
bottom, the potatoes laid carefully on
this and covered with three inches
of clean sand. When the plants are
from fosr to six inches long above
the sand they are ready to set out.
We plant In ridges three feet apart.
four inches above the level of the
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-29
DESSERT DISHES OF MERIT
Sure to Be Acceptable Whether the
Dinner Be a Formal or
Family One.

Green Apple Charlotte.-Pare. core
and stew in very little water six or
eight good cooking apples. Press the
pulp through a sieve and add enough
sugar TO make it very sweet. While
still hot, stir in an ounce OF CELIA
tin soaked in about six tablespoons
of cold water. Stir until thorougi.iy
dissolved. Then place in another dish
containing cold water and stir until
the mixture thickens. Then cut, and
fold in, large cup OF cream, whipped
stiff and dry. Turn into a mold, plain.
or lined with stale sponge cake or
lady fingers.
Quincy Puff-Pare six goor-sized
tart apples and a ripe ounce Slice
them into a saucepan and cover with
half a cup Of water Put the lid on
the saucepan and cover with half q
cup of water. Put the lid on the
saucepan and cook for half an hour
Press through a sieve and return to
the fire. Add yolks of three eggs,
beaten with half a cup of sugar Take
from the fire and let cool slightly;
then fold in the whites of the eggs,
and turn into pretty glass dish and
place in refrigerator.
Plum Pudding.-Stew a quart Of
plums; remove the pits; sweeten to
taste and add a little grated orange
peel or nutmeg, and pour into an
earthen cup, well buttered. Cover
with a spoonful of rich biscuit dough
made soft enough TO drop from a
spoon or with the following batter; a
cup of sweet cream or rich milk, one
egg, teaspoon of baking powder end
enough -four to make a drop batter.
Steam or bake for half an hour and
turn out on a heated dish with the
fruit on top. Serve with hard sauce.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-29
Stuffed Shoulder Dinner.

Buy a fresh shoulder of pork, have
the butcher bone 1t, stuff it. sew it
up tight, roll 1t in cloth, boil it two
hours. take it out of cloth, put it in
an iron spider and bake it two hours.
Before putting in the oven stick it full
of whole cloves all through the rind.
1t viii come out crisp and fine. Have
baked sweet potatoes, mashed white
potatoes, turnip. onions, celery, jelly,
bread and butter and mock cherry pie
and cheese for dessert
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-29
ruttl Fruit shortcake.

Bake any ordinary sponge cake mix
ture in two oblong pans. Spread one
layer with a combination of sliced ba-
uanas. shredded pineapple and chopped
cherries (either fresh or maraschino)
sprinkle over this layer pulverized
sugar. Put on the second layer Of
cake. Spread with sweetened whipped
cream and cut in squares for serving.
This is entirely original and delicious,
as one trial will prove.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-29
India comft.

Sift together one cup cornmeal, one
cup cornstarch, two teaspoons cream
tartar, one teaspoon soda. one-half tea
spoon salt. Beat two eggs very light,
add one cup freshly boiled and cooled
rice, one-haif cup molasses, one table
spoon melted butter and one cup milk.
Combine the mixtures. The batter
must be very thin and if necessary add
more milk. Pour into a deep buttered
pan and bake in quick oven. Serve
the moment it is taken from the oven,
with sauce or whipped cream
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-29

Kidney Pills the swelling disappear.
ed and he felt himself again. He says
he has been benefited and blessed by
the use Of Dodds Kidney Pills. Sew
eral months later he wrote: l have
not changed my faith In your remedy
since the above statement was author
lied. Correspond with Rev. E. Hes
lop about this wonderful remedy.
Dodds Kidney Pills, soc. per box at
your dealer or Dedds Medicine Co.
Buffalo. ~ Y. Write for Household
Hints, also music OF National Anthem
English and German words) and re-
cipes for dainty dishes. All 3 sent free.
Adv.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-29
Sea Foam Rolls.

Scald a pint of sweet milk and add
oae tablespoon of sugar. one teaspoon
salt and butter size of an egg. When
lukewarm add one-half yeast cake
dissolved in a little warm water and
two cups of bread flour. Set to rise
three hours. then add -four to knead.
Let rise again and then shape into
rolls by rolling each one oblong and
brush with butter and fold over. Let
rise until very light and bake SO min
utes. If wanted at six p. II. mix
them about 1890 a. m.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-29
Guarding Aaalnst pia~e.d.

Prevent pigweed from going to reed
and avoid sowing the seed IN grain
and grain seeds. Frequent and thor
ough cultivation Of the Led bed before
sowing the seed will check growth in
grain fields. Core blowing, thorough
cultivation. vita some hand-hoeing
and pulling. will eradicate the weeds
from cultivated crops 1t does not
give serious trouble In fields where
crops are grown in a good rotation II
is most troublesome in gardens. but
shallow cultivation and boeing or pull
ing b. hand VIII eradicate it
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-29

Well, did you discover anything in
Stump's past life that We can use
against himT
Detectiye-Not thing. All he ever
did before he came here was 10 sell
awnings.
Election Agent - Thy, that's just
what We want. Wen say that he has
been mixed up in some decidedly
shady transactions.-London Tit Bits
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-29
Cause Of DRY BOT.

The dry rot Of potatoes in storage
Is caused by fungus. It may be con-
trolled by dipping the tubers in a so
luton Of one pint formalin in bar
rel OF water and leaving them i'm
mersed for two hours. They must be
dried before being stored.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-29
Profit From Cherries.

At siz or seven years a weILgroxB
cherry orchard wiz yield 5000 worth
Of fruit per acre, with proper care.
and at 10 years IT can be said to be
n full bearing and give a net return
Of $3.50 to $500 per acre.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-29

ing, was dizzy
and exhausted at
the least exer-
ton. Hands and
feet were cold
and he had such
a dragging sensa-
ton across the
loins that it was
difficult to move.
After using 5
havaG Nf nndd.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-29
Pain nestrnx. AnnIes

The past year has demonstrated the
fact thai we may make every prepare
ton to spray our trees and have fine
show of blossoms and yet In a few
days heavy rains viii destroy our ap-
pie crop.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-29
Keenlno Grain Land susv

The waste land lying idle after the
wheat, rye, oats. potatoes and corn
are harvested is craving for something
10 produce. A good seeding Of winter
yetch. crimson or rape will improve
.he soil sad give early pastures.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-29
RuttonhoIes in Towels-

When making towels that are 70
hang on nails or hooks, work a but
tonhole in each of two opposite cor
ners. then a hanger" is always ready.
whichever end Of the towel is taken
up.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-29
sleachino the Early celery.

Early celery may be bleached by
wrapping paper about each plant or
BY placing boards along the plants.
Dirt is apt TO cause decay on early
celery, although 1t is desirable to use
It for the late crops.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-29

Fry sausages nice brown and ar
range in dish In front of fire. Cut the
tomatoes into slices with some onions
thiniy sliced. Fry them, season with
pepper and salt. Place them among
the sausages and serve hot
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-29

Mr.. Growcher says he believes that
the only man who ever went into the
country for rest and quiet and actual
~ found them was Rip Van Wrinkle.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-29

Barley makes fine feed for the
hogs The cheapest lot o. pigs the
writer has ever brought a. to 100
pounds had barley as their main ra
ton.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-29

Many timid girl courts death by
making love 70 a rich old codgcr who
has one foot already in the grave.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-29
A cLEReYMAN's TESTIMONY.

The Rev. Edmund Heslop of Wig
ton, Pa, suffered from Dropsy for a
year. His limbs and feet were swol-
len and pulled. He had heart f1utter-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-29

Mrs y inaiow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces inhamrla.
tlOusaliays paiE cures wind College bottle ,gr
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-29
Probably.

How much are the electrical
rates."
oh, current prices. F."
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-29

One pretty girl will inspire more
feminine envy than a dozen clever
ones
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-29

The less a man Knows about women
the more wisdom he has.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-03-10

WIS. ~ -HiiueiSoii l-.
y San Francisco, CAL, March TO-
There's no such thing as love at
first sight," declared Marie Dorothy
Johnson of this city as she boarded
a liner for Honolulu recently. "It's
all bosh." 't
But listen to what happened to
Marie Dorothy and what changed
her mind and name in short order.
When the liner reached the Ha-
waiian Islands, Marie Dorothy went
to a hotel. Three days later there
was reception and Miss Johnson
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-03-10
was present 'iust for curiosity's

was present just 1Or curlOSltyS
sake"
A. T. Anderson, wealthy English
man, was there too, and he met Miss
Johnson. An hour later he popped
the question and Marie said Eyes"
The next day they were married and
a few days later she came back to
Frisco to"break the news to mother.
Il have always thought" declared
Mrs. Anderson as she stepped from
the steamer" there was no such
thing as love at first sight and when
ever l read about it in story books
or newspapers 1 always had to gig
gle. But Mr.. Anderson-well-he
has SUCH taking ways. guess that's
how he took me. 1 would now adj
wise girls not to be SO doubtful when
they meet the men. Love at first
sight? You bet"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-03-10
LUxURY'S FIGURES.

Without permitting our moral
sense" to get stirred up but put
ting our thought on the high cost
of living as purely economic prob
lem, let us consider some figures just
published by the U. S. commissioner
of internal revenue.
From July to\February list, 1918,
our nation consumed "a million gal
Ions of whiskey, an increase of 5 mil
lion gallons; S1a billion cigarets, an
increase of "a billions; Az billion
cigars, an increase of $50 millions,
and $50 million pounds of smoking
tobacco. Besides, our nation, during
the first seven months of the fiscal
year, consumed 80 million barrels of
beer, an increase of nearly million
barrels.
Not a drop or a pound of these
billions and millions was a necessity
all luxury. Clearly, if there is a
high cost of living, there is also a
cost of high living.
Mrs. Naggs-John have you read
this magazine article, entitled How
to Be Happy Though Married."
Naggs-Of course not. l know how
without reading it. Mrs. Naggs-
Well how? Naggs+Get divorce.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-03-10
in delight, and tore the document to

scraps-"paidn' p --..-.--
"You-you furnished that money!"
exclaimed the sdumfounded Wilfred.
"Ies, my all for you, the bravest
truest friend l ever knew" replied
Amy raptly, "and now the dearest,
best husband in all the world!''
Copyright by w. G. Chapman.)
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-02-15

Creating the Office of Supervisor of
Public Roads and Bridges through
cut The parish of st. Landry, fixing
his Qualifications and duties and fix
ira his condensation and providing
for the mode of payment of the
same, and manner OF mis- election.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-02-15
500 Reward. 500

The readers of this paper will
be pleased to learn that there is
at least one dreaded disease that
science has been able to cure in
all its stages, and that is Catarrh.
Halls Catarrh Cure is the only
positive cure now known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh be-
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Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, and
giving the patient strength BY
building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its
work. The proprietors have so
much faith in its curative powers
that they offer One Hundred Dol
lars for any case that it fails to
cure. Send for list of testimonials.
Address f. J. Cheney & Co,
Toleeo, Ohio.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for
constipation.