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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-11-11
TheL.ast Shot
FREDERICK PALMER
lcopyright Isla. By Charles scribners sOnsl
SYNOPSIS.

A. their home on the -6ontier between
the Browns and Grays Marta Gallsnd and
her mother, entertaining Colonel Wester-
ling of the Grays, see Captain Lanstron.
stsn Intelligence officer OF the Browns.
injured by a fall IN his aerOplane. Ten
yearS later. Westeriing. nominal vice but
real chief OF stan. reinforces South La
Tir. meditates on war. and speculates on
the comparative ages Of himself and Mar
"a, who Is visiting in the Gray capital
NesteFling calls on Marta. She tells him
OF her teaching children the foilies Of war
ana martial patriotism. begs him TO pre-
vent war while he is chief OF stan. and
predicts that II he makes war against the
Browns De will not win. On the march
Mith tho sd Of the Browns Private 5tran-
SKY, anarchist, decries war and played
OUT patriotism and Is placed under arrest.
Colonel I-anstrou ogerheartng. begs him
on. Lanstron calls on Marta AZ her home.
lie talks with Feiler. the gardener Marta
tells Lanstron that she believes Feller 70
be spy. Laustron confesses IL Is true.
laustron shows Marta a telephone which
Feller has concealed IA secret passage
under the tower for use 10 benefit the
tFoWns IN war emergencies Lanstron de-
clares his love for Marta. Westerling and
the Gray premier plan 20 use a trivial In
ternational affair &c foment warlike pa
triotism In army and people and strike be-
fore declaring war. Partow. Brown chief
OF stan and Lanstron. made vice. discuss
the trouble, and the Brown defenses. Par
tow reveals his plans to Lanstron. The
Gray army crosses the border line and at
tacks. The Browns check them Artii-
iefy. Infantry. aeropianes and dirigibles
engage, Stransky. rising 20 make the
anarchist speech OF his llfe draws the
Gray artillery IRE. Nicked by a shrapnel
splinter he goes Berserk and hghts-"all
O man"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-11-11

. De saie here now, Il may not ~ -
an hour You must 60. all of you.
This house viii be an inferno as soon
as the SD falls back. and cant pos
sibly get your mother to appreciate
the fact. Miss GaIland.
But ! said that did appreciate it
and that the Gsllands have zeen In
infernos before-perhaps act as bad
as this one that is coming but, then.
the Gallands must keep abreas. of the
times" replied Mrs. Galland. Il have
asked Minna and she prefers to re-
main. | am glad Of that. / am GLAD
now that we kept her. Marta. She is
as loyal as my old maid and the butler
and the cook were to your grand
mother in the last war. All, the Cal
lands had maIy servants them"
This isn't like the old war. This
place will be shelled. enfiladed, And
You two" the captain protested des-
perately. =
became a GaIland when / mar
ried," said Mrs. GalIand. and the
Galiand women have always remained
with their property in time of war.
Natrrelly, shall remain!"
Miss Galland, it was you-your in.
nuence l was counting on to-" The
captain turned to Marta in final APP
peal
Mrs. Galland was watching her
daughters face intently.
We sta5!" replied Marta, and the
captain saw in the depths OF her eyes,
a cold biue-black, that further argn-
ment was useless.
Now came the sweep of rising roar
from the sky with the command to at.
tention OF the rush of fast express
train past a country railway station.
Two Gray dirigibles with their escort
OF aeroplanes were bearing toward the
pass over the pass road The auto
matte and the rif1emen In the tower
banged away to no purpose. but the
central sections of the envelope of the
rear dirigible had been torn in shreds;
It was buckling. Clouds of blue shrap-
mel smoke broke around its gondola.
4 number OF cold-guns Joined forces
with battery of high-angle guns in a
havoc that left drifting derelict; the
remainder of the squadron had com
pleted its loop and was pointing
toward the plain.
From great altitude. literally out
of the blue of heaven, high over the
Gray lines, Marta made out a Brown
squadron of dirigibles and planes de-
scending across the track of the
Grays.
The Gray dirigibles. stern on, were
little larger than umbrellas and the
planes than swallows; the Brown dir.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-11-11
PROPER USE OF WASTE FATS
Saved From ANY Kind Of Meat They
Are Valued by the Economical
Housewife.

Have you ever noticed how entieing
sweet potatoes are when served with
Maryland pork and beans2 Somehow
the pork greases make them seem
more like a dessert than q plain vege-
table.
Neither cream, lard. butter. nor
beef can take the place of pork fat
for sweet potatoes. Pork fat also
gives a tang to beets. parsnips and
carrots which cannot be duplicated in
any other way.
The waste fat from beef makes a
better cake, better pie crust and
better candies than the highest priced
butter. Cookies. puddings and cakes
have savoriness SO enticing when
made Of beef driopings that not even
the most delinquent appetite can say
them nay.
The fats, oils and greases from
lamb or veal all lend themselves TO
the economical housewife as a great
improvement over costly buffers and
cheap lards for frying, broiling and
preparing food in all sorts of other
ways. One part Of these fats will
give a happier flavor to fish. beans,
carrots and peas than ten times as
much butter. Indeed. a spoonful OF It
Will do the work of whole pound of
butter
Then there are the CRUDE" SO
called by the Jewish cooks who re-
move the fat and grease from geese
and fry it with the goose flesh into
crisp, brittle fiat cakes The grease
from the geese and other fowl is wide
ly used in Jewish homes. Some stu
dents think its use has much to do
with the relative absence of wasting
dtstempers among the people of this
ancient nation.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-11-11
IDEAS FOR THE HoUSEKEEPER
Seven Little Things Of Moment With
Which All Of Them May Not
Be Acquainted.

When it is necessary to boil a
cracked egg add little vinegar to the
water. This will prevent the white
from boiling out.
II you have difficulty in cleanine
the candle grease from metal candle.
sticks try setting the candlesticks in
hot oven for a few minutes. This
will melt the grease. or course, care
must be taken not to leave them in
TOO long or the candlesticks will melt
as well as the grease.
II you wet spoon before using IL
to serve jelly you will find the jelly
will not stick to it and the serving is
more easily accomplished
To clean fly specks from vanished
wood, wipe with a soft cloth dipped in
equal parts OF skim milk and water.
To pick up little pieces of broken
glass, wet q wooden cloth; lay it on
tie floor where the fragments are and
pat it. The little particles will adj
here to the damp cloth.
The skin of new potatoes is more
easily removed by rubbing with a stiff
little brush than by scraping with a
knife.
If curtain rods or poles are rubbed
with hard soap before being put up,
the curtains will slip on them easily.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-11-11
Graham Fla Gems.

Scald one cupful of sweet milk, then
add one-fourth cupful of granulated
sugar. one-half teaspoonful of salt and
one heaping tablespoonful of butter.
Stir until the sugar is dissolved and
the butter is melted then set aside to
cool. In another dish mix one and
one-half cupfuls of graham -four. one
cupful Of white -four and two and one
half rounded teaspoonfuls of baking
powder together. When the milk is
cold, add it to the dry ingredients
with one well beaten egg. Beat hard
for a couple OF minutes then stir in
one-half cupful of figs chopped fine
and dredged with flour. Fill hot
creased gem pans half full and bake
in a hot oven until golden brown.
These are delicious with jam or mar
malade
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-11-11

poIse. Sometimes even pin-prick
viii have this effect.
Silence" he said in his old man
ner. Il VIII give you something to
joke about other than a little setback
Ike this. Get Up there with your
rifIess"
He formed the nucleus Of firing
line under cover OF the shoulder. and
then set the remainder Of his com
pany TO work with their spades max
ing trench. The second battalion Of
the 128th, which faced the Knoll. was
also digging at the base of the slope,
and another regiment in reserve was
deploying on the plain After the fail
ure to rush the knoll the Gray COM
mander had settled down to tie bust
ness Of systematic approach.
And Whit If those OF Fracasse's
men who hal not run but had dropped
in their tracks when the charge halt
ed? They were between two lines of
fire. There was no escape. Some OF
the wounded had a mercifully quick
end, others suffered the consciousness
of being hit again and again; the dead
we're bored through with bullet holes.
In torture. the survivors prayed for
death; for all had to die except Peter
kin, the pasty-faced little Wallets son.
Peterkin was quite safe. hugging the
bottom of the she'll crater under a
swarm of hornets. In a surprisingly
short time he became accustomed to
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-11-11
Take the Blood Out and Wash Il,

Drs. v. A. Urevitch land N. K.
Rosenberg have discovered a way to
to take the blood out of the body,
wash it and put it back again. IN
the Roussky Vratich they describe
their experiments upon animals. The
Idea, of course, is to rid the blood Of
poisonous substances. They found
they could remove half the blood.
prevent its coagulation by adding
sodium citrate, wash it with salt so
luton and return the purified red
corpuscles into the circulation. It
was not necessary to return the white
corpuscles
The New YorA Medical Journal re-
marks that this. taken together with
the transportation of organs and the
growth of tissues outside the body.
forms an entirely new chapter In
experimental medicine. Who can tell
what the future has in store for us?"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-11-11
PRESSED HARD.
Coffee's Weight on Old Age.

When people realize the injurious
effects OF coffee and the change in
health that Postum can bring, they are
usually glad to lend their testimony
for the benefit of others.
My mother, since her early child
hood. was an inveterate coffee drinker.
had been troubled with her heart for g
number OF years and complained OF
that weak all over feeling and sick
stomach.
Some time ago was making a
visit to a distant part of the country
and took dinner with one OF the
merchants of the place. noticed
somewhat unusual favour Of the 'cof-
fee and asked him concerning it He
replied that it was Postum.
Il was so pleased with il that, after
the meal was over. bought a package
to carry home with me, and had wife
prepare some for the next meal. The
whole family we're so well pleased
with it that we discontinued coffee and
used Postum entirely.
Il had really been at times very
dHAlOuS NouSCtn1AE NY utbIACA SOu-
dition, but we noticed that after using
Postum for a short time, she felt 90
much better than she did prior to its
use. and had little trouble with her
heart, and no sick stomach: that the
headaches were not SO frequent, and
her general condition much improved.
This continued until she was wen and
hearty.
Il know Postum has benefited my
self and the other members of the fam
ily, but not in so marked a degree as
In the case Of my mother, as she Vas q
victim of long standing" Name given
by Postum Co.. Battle Greek. Mia.
Postum comes in two forms:
Regular Postum - must be well
boiled. 15c and Csc packages.
instant Postum-is a soluble pow
der. A teaspoonful dissolves quickly
in cuD OF hot water and. with cream
and sugar, makes a delicious beYer-
age instantly. 30c and soc tins.
The cost per cup o. both kinds Is
about the same.
There's q Reason" for Postum
sold 7 GrocsrA
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-11-11


gibles, side on, were big sausages and
their planes specks To the eye. this
meeting was like that of two small
fiocks of soaring birds apparently un.
able to change their course. But
imagination could picture the fearful
clash of forces. whose wounded would
find the succor of no hospital except
impact on the earth below
Marta put her hands over her eyes
for only a second, she thought, before
she withdrew them in vexation-
hadn't she promised herself not to be
cowardly ITO see one Brown dirigible
and two Brown aeroplanes ascending
at a sharp angle above a cloud OF
smoke to escape the highangle guns
of the Grays.
We've got them all. No lips sur.
vive to tell what the eye saw!" ex.
claimed the engineer captain. his
words bubbling with the JOY of water
in the sunlight. AS ! thought" he
continued in professional enthusiasm
and discrimination.
With high-power binoculars glued to
his eyes, he then turned to see If the
faint brown line CT Deilarme's men
were going to hold or break. II it
held. he might have hours in which
TO complete his task; if 1t broke. he
had only minutes.
Marta came up the terrace path
49,. !, bod IN, fzy,.a
10 watch the shroud of shrapnel smoke
billowing over the knoll. to visualize
another scene in place of the collision
of the squadrons. and TO note the cap
tain's exultation over Fraessse's re-
pulse.
How we must have punished theml"
he exclaimed to his lieutenant How
we must have moved them downl
Lanstron certainly knew what he was
doing"
You mean that he knew how we
should NOW them down" asked Marta
Not until she spoke did he realize
that she was standing near him.
why. naturally, If we hadn't
moved them down his plan would
have failed. Moving them down was
the only way to hold them back, he
said. and seeing her horror made
haste to add: Miss Galland, now you
know what CHASTITY business war is
Ii will be worse here than there"
"Yes." she said hlankly. Her color
less cheeks. her dropping underiip con-
WINGED him that now, with a little
show Of masculine authority, be would
gain his point.
You ard your mother must gol" he
said firmly.
To RE coNTnEuEpl
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-11-11
CHAPTER x.
Martals Flrst eIImpae Of War.

Marta's First Glimpse Of War
AS Marta and the children came to
the door of the chapel after the reci-
tation Of the oath. she saw the civil
population moving along the street in
the direction of the range. There was
nothing for Marta to do but start
homeward The thought that her
mother was alone made her hasten at
pace much more rapid than the pro-
cession OF people. whose talk and ex-
carnations formed a monotone audi
BILE in its nearness. despite the continu-
GUS rifie-fire. now broken by the pound
ing Of the guns.
Its all done 20 beat the Grays. isn't
It. Miss Galland? They are trying to
take our land said Jacky Werther
as Marta parted from him.
yes. It is done to beat the Grays,"
she answered. Good luck. Jacky,"
Yes. yes, to beat the Grays The
same idea--the fighting nature, the
brute nature of animated both
sides Had the Browns really tried for
peace? Had they, in the spirit of her
I oath, Appended 10 justice and FeasonP
Why hadn't their premier before all
the world said to the premier of the
Grays, as one honest. friendly neigh.
Dor to another over matter OF dis.
1 pute;
We do rot want var. We know
/ you outnumher us. but we know you
would not take advantage OF that. IL
! we are wrong We win make amends;
If you are wrong we know that you
will Let us not play tricks in secret
10 gain points. we civilized nations,
but be frank with each other Let us
not try to irritate each other or to in.
! huenee our people, but 20 realize how
much we have In common and that
our only purpose is common progress
and happiness
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-11-11
Homemade wan Paper Cleaner.

The following mixture is more easily
applied. and does the work more effec-
lively than any OF the baked prepare
tons that are sold at a good price for
small quantity-one generally paying
the sum for the label and tin, to box
it up for sale. Take one part sal am.
moniac. four parts rye -four. and water
enough to form a dough, then use on
the soiled parts as if the mixture was
a sponge. AS the dirt is transferred
from the wall to the cleaner. turn the
soil in. and work out clean part of
the mixture. A little practice will soon
show how easily this is accomplished,
without waste to the mixture. Never
continue rubbing the soiled surface of
the clean er into the wall.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-11-11
Canning Hint.

vegetable soup is one of the best
canned helps TO the housekeeper Cut
into small pieces some tomatoes.
onions, parsley, carrots. sweet pep
pers, okra. etc. Stew together until
Thoroughly done To each pint tar add
half teaspoonful of salt. Flavor with
celery. These soup vegetables are so
delicious that just the addition Of
boiling water makes a very paiatable
soup. Two large teaspoonfGls of beef
extract to quart of boiling water and
a jar of the canned vegetables make
a delicious soup.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-11-11
Reminded Her of Yosemite

through the Straits OF Gibraltar, and,
OF course. the whole passenger list
was out on deck. staring at the old
rock. Our boat didn't stop at Gibral-
tar--we Just went SLOWLY through the
straits and looked out and up.
The woman from California was
beside me. leaning against the rail.
looking at Gibraltar. and Algeciras,
and beyond to the headlands OF Spain.
She was nightly impressed by the
rock
It's magnificent she said It's
wonderful And what do you think
II half close my eyes. so that ont
get quite all Of It. l can Just imagine
that am back home in the Yosemite
valley"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-11-11
California Woman Not over-Entausi
sstie over Her First impress
sioas Of Gibraltar

Some one who was seeing Watkins
OF the other day made the inev' able
remark about visiting America first"
Some one IS sure to say that sooner
or later. within week OF ones sail.
ing for foreign parts; II not while one
IS packing. he or she says it on the
deck Of the boat Just before the whis.
tie blows
That is how II was with Watkins.
who was going to spend a summer on
the Island Of Sark, and who had never
been TO California.
No" confessed Watkins, Il haven't
seen the-er-what do you call it.
Golden Gate2 haven't seen the Col
den Gate. But ! crossed a year ago
with some California people They
told me a good deal about the Cali.
fornia climate and how beautiful the
country was
And" Watkins continued. dream
fly, the woman said something that
] never forgot We were going
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-11-11
The Hydraulic Ram

She was a Delaware county girl.
She lived near CASTOR and was in
Muncie with her escort, watching a
piece Of engineering work that was
being done about new bridge. Every
once in a while there came peculiar
grinding noise whose origin she could
not locate.
Jim, what makes that noise?" she
asked.
'Oh. that's the hydraulic ram"
For lands sakel Where do they
keep ?"-Indianap News.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-11-11
Poinsettia SALAD.

Scald and peel small round toma,
toes, With sharp knife cut each one
through from the top down to the bot
tom. making the tomato to look like a
poinsettia blossom. Take yolk of hard
hoiled egg and add to firm mayonnaise,
Fill center with this mixture and
sprinkle top with more egg yolk- Use
shaving OF cucumber rind TO represent
leaf or stalk A few powdered pis-
tachio nuts can also be sprinsled on
the center of the tomato.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-11-11
STIFF Ribbons.

Starch spoils ribbons, as II soon
makes them look old. The best thing
to use for stiffening ribbon7 or lace is
to put several Jumps Of sugar in hot
water and let them dissolve, then put
the ribbons OF lace IN the water. This
'siil make them Just a nice stiffness,
and 5siIl not spoil them as starch
doesA
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-11-11
90 Fatal Exl6enee.

A burglar who broke into an anti
quary's shop in Paris has been iden-
tined by means Of strip OF skin torn
from his ear by the broken glass Of
showcase. The piece OF skin was
preserved in bottle OF spirits. and
II lifted on to a fresh scar on the
mans left ear.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-11-11
Bordeaux a shipbuiIdinq cente

DNtAS0AN q SSH~Sf%
Shipbuilding and refltting is one OF
the most important industries of Bor-
deaux. War vessels, as well as mer-
chant vessels, are constructed there.
A large fleet of fishing vessels leaves
the city each year for the cod fisher
les of Newfoundland and Iceland.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-11-11

the situation and found himself raven
ously hungry. for the strain OF the last
IL hours had burned up tissue. He
took biscuit out of his knapsack and
began nibbling it, as became a true
rodent.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-11-11
Askinu a Lot.

How will you have your eggs, sir?"
Fresh. Boston Evening Trans
script.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-11-11
Money for Christmas

Selling guaranteed wear-proof host
cry to friends & neighbors. Big Xmas
business. Wear-Proof Mills, $500
Chestnut St, Philadelphia, Pa.-Ady.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-11-11
THE CHARM
| OF MOTHERHOOD
Enhanced By Perfect Physi-
cal Health

The experience of Motherhood Is a try
ing one TO most women and marks dis
tinctly an epoch in their lives. Not one
woman in hundle3 e prepared or un-
derstands how to properly care for her
self. OF course nearly every woman
nowadays has medical treatment at sush
times, but many approach the expert
ence with an organism united for the
trial of strength, and when it is over
her system has received shock from
which it is hard to recover. Following
right upon this comes the nervous strain
Of caring FIR the child, and a distinct
change in the mother results.
There is nothing more charming than
happy and healthy mother of children,
and indeed childbirth under the right
conditions need be no hazard to health or
beauty. The unexplainable thing is
that, with all the evidence of shattered
nerves and broken health resulting from
an unprepared condition, ard with am
pie time in which to prepare, women
will persist in going blindly to the trial.
Every woman at this time should rely
upon Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, most valuable tonic and
inyigorator of the female organism.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-11-11

In m any homes
once childless there
are now children be-
cause of the fact
that Lydia E. Pink
hams v eye table
Compound m AXE
won en- norm al,
healthy and strong.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-11-11

II you want special advice write to
Lydia e. Pinkham Medicine Co. (cOnfi-
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered by
woman and held In strict confidence.