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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-06-10
HER MoTHER-IN-LAVw
Proved a Wise, Good Friend.

A young woman out in Ia. fcund a
wise, good friend in her mother-iniaw,
Jokes Notwithstanding. She writes:
Il was greatly troubled with my
stomach, complexion was blotchy and
yellow. After meals often suffered
sharp pains and would have to lie
down. My mother often told me it
was the coffee drank at meals. But
when I'd quit coffee I'd have severe
headache.
While visiting my mother-in-law
remarked that she always made such
good coffee, and asked her to tell me
how. She laughed and told me it was
easy tc make good coffee when you
use Postum.
I began to use Postum as soon as l
got home. and now we have the same
good coffee (Postum) every day, and
l have no more trouble. Indigestion
is thing of the past, and my COM
plexion has cleared up beautifully.
My grandmother suffered great
deal with her stomach. Her doctor
told her to leave on coffee. She then,
took tea but that was Just as bad.
She finally was induced to try Post
um which she has used for over a
year. She travelled during the winter
over the greater part OF Iowa, visiting.
something she had not been able to
do for years. She says she owes her
present good health to Postum"
Name given by Postum Co. Battle
Greek. Mich. Read 'The Road to Well
vile" in pkgs.
Postum now comes in two forms.
Regular Postum-must be wen
boiled. 15c and 25c packages.
Instant Postun-is a soluble now
der. A teaspoonful dissolves quickly
In cup Of hot water and, with cream
and sugar. makes a delicious beverage
instantly. 3oc and soc tins.
The cost per cup OF both kinds IL
about the same
There's q Reason" for Postum.
sold By GrocerS~
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-06-10

| bunch of strong and vigorous rsoots
These varieties are good: Winter
Queen. Golden Self Blanching, and
Pink Plume.
The Golden Self Blanching and the
Pink Plume are the early dwarf var
ieties Plant a row Of these between
each two rows of the Winter Queen
which is a late and taEler-growing
variety. as the self blanching variety
does not require so much earthing up.
and it is out of the way in time to
give more space for the rows of Win
ter Queen.
In preparing the rows for the plants
lay deep furrow and work the bot
tom of it up nicely by going several
rounds in each furrow with com
bined one-horse cultivator No. s. hav-
ing the cultivator teeth closed up
close to each other.
A high grade of vegetable fertilizer
should be scattered in the furrow and
thoroughly Incorporated with the soil.
Use about ten pounds to 100 feet. of
the row.
The rows should he as near four
feet apart as you can get them. Then
when the early celery comes of there
is a space eight feet wide to work on
in killing up the Winter Queen.
The plants are set eight inches
apart in the furrow. The furrow
should be ten inches deep; and as
soon as the plants are eight or ten
inches tall begin working the soil up
to them and keep it up until the
celery is ready for market.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-06-10

treated in prison that they had come
out of prison no longer men but beast /,
worse, far worse, than when they
went in.
So many people excuse themselves
by saying. why should we bother
about prison reform? The man has
offended; he has been proven guilty:
he must be punished" But let them
pause for a moment and consider how
many men-and women. too. for that
matter-have been mentally and phys
lcally ruined by that one weird pun
ished. Is Il not possible to correct
rather than to punish7
The majority OF those who 30
jail are not necessarily criminals a
the true sense. They are the unfortu.
mates. OF the world, Show them the
error of their ways. correct them, help
them 10 help themselves,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-06-10
tBy N. j. sHEPHERD)

CBy N. j. SHEPHERD)
Two of the best paying crops may
be grown on the same piece of ground
the same season.
The piece of ground intended for
peas and celery is lightly covered with
wellrotted manure some time during
the winter, preferably while the
ground is frozen. In the spring just
as soon as the soil wifi work nicely
the ground is disked and turned and
put In the best shape possible.
The peas are put in with a drill
The drills are two feet apart. and take
one quart Of peas to each 100 feet Of
row.
These are cultivated two or three
times or just enough to keep down the
weeds and to prevent a crust forming
on the surface soil. The peas are
gathered complete at two pickings.
The vines are cut and cured for hay.
Cows eat them with relish. Good
varieties are Alaska. smooth green
pea and Maule's the earliest of all,
which is wriDkled variety and win
do to gather just as the Alaska gives
out.
As the peas do not require as highly
fortified soil as does the celery the
greater part of the manure should be
scattered on the ground after the pea
vines are taken OF.
Then the manure is turned under,
the soil is stirred every three or four
days with disk or cutting harrow
until ready for the celery plants which
should be fine and stalky with a large
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-06-10
Terrible to Contemplate.

A distinguished member of the Eng
lish bar was once soiourning at a fern
in the west of Scotland. One morn
ing the farmer asked him to 60 out
and have shot or two at the rab-
bits, which were very plentiful The
learned lawyer went, and he blazed
away for whole afternoon, but with
out singeing the hair of rabbit. The
farmer and the would-be sportsman
returned home, the former silent and
disappointed.
"Mr. s." he exclaimed. clapping
his companion on the back. "supposin'
ane o. the rabbits had turned on ye,
what wud We hae dune?s
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-06-10

Perhaps it viii clear away some OF
the cobwebs d"
Tom, ever a model of abstemious-
ness, contented himself with a mild
ana ladylike thmbIe of curacao.
Then they took up the subject of the
cable gram again. Van Vechten fiat
tened the paper upon the table.
proppe1 his elbows at either end and
grasped his hair firmly with both
hands, the cigar smoke forming blue
halo about his head. He gave himself
up TO the serious business of inter
preting and assimilating the disquiet.
ing. unfathomable information from
overseas.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-06-10
CTo BE CoNTINUED9

others withstand 2.O0o degrees sue
cessfully. When a stream of water
is turned on wire glass that has melt
ed almost to the running point, it
Immediately solidifies, so that 1t is a
material we'll suited for elevator
shafts, where a sudden rush OF fame
would crack ordinary glass and adj
nit fire to all floors. -Harper's Week
IL
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-06-10


between his brows deepened. as ne
continued 70 stare at it. while Tom
looked On and fdgeted with curiosity.
whirlpool" Van Vechten voics.i
his observation-disclosures TO me I've
heard that name before-I'm sure +
haye-but hanged II can associate II
with anything definite. And who the
deuce is FotheringII?"
He handed the slip Of paper over to
Tom. The items began to appear
slowly by degrees.
whirlpool whirlpool" be repeat
ed in an effort to spur his memory
where and when did / ever hear that
name? It's not one that Paige men
toned. Must be some town in somel-
set.
And tive ladies'" supplemented
Tom in mock admiration. answering
to the description Of your cousin and
Mrs DeveresIx we're there some time
in July. What a ripping Sherlock
Holmes you arei"
Van Vechten surveyed him with I'M
/ seeing eyes. After a moment
Jay At OtEdu win
energy. Tom, if they were Paige
and 10. why should it be so difficult to
determine tEeir identities positivelyg
Were they trying to hide? Ana 4 so,
from whom2"
you can search me-" Tom offered
dispiritedly.
Van Vechten took the message and
pored over it again.
Five hundred pounds reward" he
groaned after a minute. Great
Scott, Toni How luridly the papers
will blossom now, for the blessed
puzzle is fair game at last for them.
Who has authorized anyone TO offer a
reward. I'd like to know? And what
two weeks in July we're these two nlys-
FERROUS ladies at whirlpool? Am | to
infer that they and Mrs. and Miss
Schuyler are the same THAT Paige
and Joe sailed home incog the eighth
OF last month";"
That's what 1t says" replied Tom.
in way, yes. But this sheet Of de-
formed intelligence is more remark
able for what it does not say than for
what it says. Schuyler, you know.
was Mrs. Devereaux's maiden name"
Toms eyes opened. by Georgel-
he exclaimed wonderingly so II
was!"
Well" tartly, does the circum-
stance suggest anything to your"
But Tom merely stood silent a Sec
ond wagging his head NO. It's only a
little more muddling. is all can make
of it,
Here it is the fifth OF September"
Van Vechten's summarizing went on;
where, in heavens name, have they
been all this time? Where are they
now"
Moses and green spectacles, Rud-
dy!" burst forth Tom in desperation.
You'll give yourself headache if you
keep on asking questions that nobody
can answer! Here--let's sit down at
this table and have something 70
drink; maybe thatll help. You can
think things over, anyhow"
Van Vechten all OF sudden expert
enced let-down from the high ten
sion under which he had been labor
ing ever since the cablegram's arrival,
and Immediately the drawn lines about
his mouth. and the restless shifting OF
his eyes, disclosed his growing bur
den of anxiety; even to Toms unob-
servant regard it was laid bare how
deeply the bathing mystery-the un-
certainty Of his cousins fate-had az
feeted his whole being
Steady. old man." Tom muir
INJURED alphabetically. "Try little
nerve tonic. Brace up"
They sat down.
81 don't want anything to drink
Van Vechten declined the offer. "but
will gladly smoke a big black cigar.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-06-10

across the front page. was question
that struck him like a blow between
the eyes:
WHERE is PAIGE CAREW? TAI.
ENTED YfoLINIST MYSTERIousLY
MISSING"
And below this was suudged. two
column halftope portrait. which may
have been made from photograph OF
his cousin
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-06-10
Little DANCE.

do you believe that money has
germs on it,"
1T may have
What in the world shall we do?"
Don't worry; it would take a
mighty active germ to hop from the
money to you during the short time
you keep what you get"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-06-10
What Was Wrong.

Grandma" cried am impulsive
youngster. hurrying back with his new
little jacket, this is lovely coat
and love it, but you've made an awful
mistake. You've put one button too
many at the top and one buttonhole
too many at the bottem!"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-06-10

LYDIA T.. finknafn .
We ge table Com
pound. When I first
began taking it l
was suffering from
female troubles for
some time and had
almost all kinds of
aches-pains in low
er part of back and
in sides, and press
ing down pains. l
could not sleep and
-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-06-10
aeason for sllo.

one reason why corn fields should
Ia turned into the silo is that dried
soader corn deteriorates rapidly and
toward spring becomes hard, brittle
and Possesses little palatability.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-06-10
rh,,k,no palrymen.

If dairymen can be set to thinking
ana calculating. eventually much
better price may be obtained for their
products.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-06-10

In feeding cattle. the feed used is
not the only factor in the matter OF
profits Unless a man knows how to
buy feeders right he is likely to lose
money, ever though he has an abun.
dance OF coed feed on HIS farm.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-06-10

One part corn. one part oats. two
parts bran or one part shorts and a
little clean. bright hay make excellent
and healthful rations for the colt jas
weaned
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-06-10
CHAPTER WI.
Deeper Waters

This message. so condensed that for
q morent Van Nechten believed il to
be in code. contained more than one
ineomprehensible but none the less
pregnant item. The line of perplexlty
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-06-10
rxn.llent kiax crops.

The ranker growing cowpeas and
tha amer stemmed soybeans are excel
lent for use as annual hay crops.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-06-10
mistake WIN Stock.

II Is a mistake to feed all sizes OF
s,oeR together whenever the smaller
ones are at disadvantage
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-06-10
s,l.na AI,navn RelIshed

silage loses much less than dry
corn fodder and Is always relished by
me animals. summer OK winter.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-06-10
CHAPTER VI.
$500 Reward

When Rudolph Van yechten rallied
from the staggering blow OF the brutal
searehead. he contriyed by mighty
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-06-10
rnnln for Anns

II is surprising how much charcoal
ashes and salt hogs win eat when
they are being highly fed-these are
the best of tonics
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-06-10
MRS. LYONS
ACHESAND PAINS
Have All Gone Since Taking
Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound.

T.1rs a2l, Pa" Kindly permit me
TO give you my testimonial in favor OF
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-10
BROWN UNIVERSITY
HISTORICAL PAGEANT

Warren, r. l., Oct. Am historical
pageant, arranged as a preliminary
to the celebration of the 10th anniver-
sary of the founding of Brown Univer-
sity beginning at Providence on Sum-
day next was staged here today and
will be repeated Saturday and Mon
day. The pageant commentaries the
establishment of the First Baptist
church of Warren, $50 years ago in
connection with the opening of Rhode
Island College, which later developed
into Brown University.
On an estate sloping to the shore of
Narragansett Bay, scenes in the
early life Of the town were depicted.
Among the events reproduced by
nearly a thousand residents of the
town in appropriate costume were the
transactions between the Colonial set
tiers and the Indian chief Massasoit,
episodes in the career of Rogers Will
liams. the coming of the Welsh col
onists, the services at the founding
of the First Church and the first
Commencement exercises of Rhode Is
land College Events of the Revelu-
tionary War period also were pictured.
The director of the pageant was
Miss Margaret MacLaren Eager of
Deerfield Mass.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-10

The German trenches / have seen
were deep enough to shelter man when
firing from a standing position. AS re-
CARDS our own men, there was at first
considerable reluctance to entrench, as
always has been the case at the COM
mencement of fighting. Now. however,
having bought their experience dearly
their defences are such that they can
defy the German artillery.
On the lighter side of the picture is
the following aneedote which is current
at the front, although its absolute truth
is not vouehed for: On recent occasion
a British cavalry suhaltern who was cut
off from his men hid himself in the edge
of a wood by a road. 1t was not long
before he saw an unsuspecting armed
German soldier patrolling the road. He
could have shot him without warning
but felt that it would be akin to murder
10 kill In cold blood, In order to instil a
little of the spirit of combat into the af-
fair the subaltern crept from his cover.
ran up behind the, Bosch, as the French
allies would call him, and gave him fe-
rocious kick. Instead of showing fight
the startled and panied German gave a
yell and ran for dear life, leaving the
subaltern laughing too hard TO shoot. g"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-10
ONE DEAD AS result OF
MISTAKEBYPARTIES SEARCHING
FOR POST OFFICE ROBBERS

ont finding any trace of the robbers they
started back toward the railroad bridge
to confer with the watchmen, Allie
Trench and w. A. Harbrou.
When a short distance from the bridge
the Hart brothers heard voices from be-
hind small building and moving eau
tiously. came upon two men believed TO
be the robbers Before the officers could
lay hands on them, however, the men
started to run and in spite of orders to
stop and several shots fired after them
made their escape.
Trench and Harbrou, hearing the shots
and seeing the Harris indistinctly in the
early dawn, mistook the officers for the
robbers and when the Harris refused to
throw up their hands opened fire upon
them. Sheriff Hart and his brother, think
ing the robbers had returned, answered
the fire and Harbrou fell with wound
in his stomach. 1t was then that the
mistake was discovered.
While William Hart and Trench admin
istered first aid, Sheriff Hart went for
doctors and soon DR.. Curry of Sycamore
and DR. Snow of Buzzards Bay were on
the scene They ordered Harbrou's re-
moval TO the hospital
The only clue that the authorities have
to the identity of the robbers is Prov
idence morning newspaper found outside
the postoffice and which had apparently
been used to wrap up burglars tools. TWO
strange men were about town yesterday
and made inquiries regarding street rail-
way service to Providence. w. A. Har-
brou died at ST. Lukes hospital at $50 a.
NJ. today
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-10
DAILY KENNEBEc JOURNAL. SATURDAY OCTOBER 10, 1914

each secured two hits. but Deal. who took
Smiths place at third. while fielding well,
hit into three double plays In four times
at bat.
Strunk was the Athletics heaviest hit
ter with two singles in four chances.
while Oldring and Barry each famed
twice. Shortstops Meanwhile and Barry
divided the fielding honors, each max
ing a great running catch out of their
regular territory.
Manager Stallings got into an alterca-
ton with an ice man, who wanted to
place a bet on the Athletics in the lobby
OF hotel shortly before the game, and
the iceman was handed a singing blow
on the jaw. At this juncture other men,
bers of the Boston team interfered and
hustled their manager into an elevator.
The iceman left the hotel vowing VEN
geance on Stallings.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-10

Buzzards Bay, Mass, Oct. 9.-Two par
ties, one composed of Sheriff Harvey
Hart and his brother william, and the
other of two watchmen employed at the
Cape Cod canal bridge, mistook one an
other for postoffice robbers whom both
were seeking this morning and fired on
each other with the result that one man,
w. A Harbrou, died in the hospital at
New Bedford from a dangerous wound
in his stomach. The robbers escaped.
The town had previously been aroused
by the noise of the explosion when the
postoffice safe was blown and great ex-
citement prevailed.
The robbers jimmied a door at the post
office and after blowing the safe succeed
ed in gathering Up $50 in cash and
money order form before they made their
escape The explosion awoke residents
for half a mile Arthur Rutledge. who
resides near the postoffice, stuck his head
out of the window, but seeing nothing
fred his revolver in the air. Frank Ell
dredge, living short distance away,
added TO the alarm by firing out of his
bedroom window and then turned his dog
loose.
Meanwhile someone had telephoned to
Selectman b. F. Bourne and he in turn
notified Sheriff Hart.
While the sheriff and his brother Will
liam were hurriedly dressing word came
that two suspicious acting men had been
seen crossing the railroad bridge over
the new Cape Cod canal and the Harris
made across the fields and over the high
way bridge in the hope Of heading them
off After searching for some time with
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-10
BOSTON WATCHES
BULLETIN BOARDS

Boston, Oct. 9.-For an hour and a
half today, the business Of Boston
paused; nearly everybody and every
body's brother joined the bulletin
board crowds, went to theatres or
called on telephones to follow the for
tunes of the Braves, battling in the
opening game of the worlds series in
Philadelphia. The street crowds num-
bered thousands. and traffic was stop
ped, while Boston got a lead and then
increased its advantage in the next five
innings. Then, in the sixth inning,
the crowd broke into a turmoil as
scores of the Braves followed fast and
three runs were added to their score.
moment later, with three innings
still to be played, the crowd thinned
out and people returned to their work,
confident that the days issue had
been decided
In the street crowds, college profess
sors brushed elbows with tatterdema-
Inns; brokers with news boys. Among
all were expressions of praise for
Manager Stallings. and an appreciation
of the strategy in his 18th hour change
in moving Gowdy up from eighth to
sixth place on the batting list.
Betting last night and up to the
start of today's game was generally
at 10 to on Philadelphia Tonight
the odds had changed, and Boston
was a 10 to favorite.
Mingling with the bulletin board
crowds today, spectators piled a lu-
cratiVe trade in tickets for the three
games to be played here. There were
not many tickets in evidence. nor were
there many sales, but those made were
always with big margin OF profit.
Forty dollars was asked and receiv-
ed for pair of tickets for three games
which were sold at the grounds for SIS.
Spectators offered a premium Of 81
each on purchases, but demanded a
a premium of 81 each on sales.
When the ticket booths at Fenway
Park closed tonight, about 1000 of
the 10000 reserved seat tickets had
been distributed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-10
READFIELD

EAST-The L. S. c. will hold a So
cial and sale of fancy articles, aprons
and puffs at the home of Mrs. John
McKennon Wednesday afternoon and
evening, Oct, IA. An Oyster supper will
be served. If stormy, the next fair
night.
Mrs. Mary ]. Townsend and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Charles Collins, were WISH
tors Thursday of Mrs. C. H. Gordon.
They also visited the Circle which
was held with Mrs. Isabel Gordon on
that day. The following officers for the
ensuing year were elected: President,
Mrs. Viola Gay; vice president, Mrs.
Alice Dudley: secretary, Mrs. Emma
Fifield; chaplain, Mrs. Lena Bourne;
treasurer, Mrs. Bell Mace.
Mrs. Eli Wadleigh Of Belgrade was
a recent guest of Mrs. w. A. Bourne.
Mrs. c. c. Dudley and Mrs. L. O.
Dudley were dinner guests Friday
of Mrs. II. D. Whittier.
Miss Alice Marston, who has been
visiting relatives in Smithfield. re-
turned home Wednesday,.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-10
RICHMOND

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Rowe have gone to
Bath, where they will pass the winter
with their sons.
A number from this town went to Lew
iston Friday afternoon to get the returns
from the ball game at Philadelphia at the
Empire theatre.
Harold Hersey went to Dead River
Thursday for weeks hunting trip.
Mr. and Mrs L. j. Kirk of Gardiner are
passing a week at the home of Mr.. ana
Mrs. B. F. Colby
Clarence Watson OF the hospital ship
Solace, U. 8. N. is passing few days at
the home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Seth Watson.
Mrs X. w, Small and Miss Asia An
derson are passing the week in Boston.
The funeral of Cyrus Osborne a vet
eran of the goth Maine, who lost his left
arm at Gettysburg, was held Thursday
afternoon with Grand Army honors. The
services were conducted by Rev. r. A.
Rich of the Methodist church Of Madison.
assisted by Rev. w. G. Legion, pastor of
the Methodist church Of this town.
A number from this town attended the
Woolwich fair Thursday.
The Richmond alleged burglar Wilson.
an old soldier, was held for the October
term of the supreme judicial court at
Bath Thursday. He appeared before
Judge Keegan and viii probably be kept
at Bath until court sits next Tuesday. 1t
is thought this man broke into Haogers'
hardware store last spring.