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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-25
az Poison.

House flies are more than nut.
sances; they convey disease and filth
wherever they go. So, If there are
no screens in the house. try these sim
pie methods for getting rid of them:
In the bedroom put sponge in sau.
Ger and saturate IT with oil Of laven-
der. If this is lung two or three feet
above the table one may eat in peace
throughout the meal. Pots of rose
gerapium. or the branches bruised and
hung up, are also said to be good for
flies. A honey pot of death and de-
struction to them may be made with
two ounces OF ground black pepper,
four ounces Of white sugar and half
a pint of sweet milk. Cook the things
together for a minute or so, and then
fill small plates with the mixtures,
keeping edibles closely covered.
Sweep up the dead flies twice a day
and burn them.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-25
CREDITED TO THE BoSToNEsE
Proverbs With Which Most Are "a.
n1iIiar Set Forth Clothed in
New Language.

II upon the initiative attempt sue
cess eludes your efforts. repeat the
operation ad infinitum.
1t is an exceedingly lengthy byway
that fails to produce some tangible
evidence to prove that rs natural ten
denotes point to an arparsht longing
to execute right angle.
When the household feline has tenn
porarily vacated the premises, the
small rodents viii undoubtedly take
advantage of her absence to partici.
pate in unseemly gambols common
surate with the joyous occasion.
The operation of conveying beast
of burden in the general direction OF
the trough containing aqvs distilla
may prove to be one of comparative
ease, but the process of inducing the
quadruped to partake of the contents
thereof is often matter Of conjec.
ture, to be determined only by the
avowed inclination Of the animal in
question.--Judge.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-25
Solving Poultry
PuZZIerS
BY JAMES G. HALPIN, College Of
Agriculture, University Of Wisconsin
SELECT 5LocKY TYPE FOR
EROILERS.

have been thinking that cross
breeding between Plymouth Rock hens
and White Leghorn cockerels would
make good broiler stock. Am right?
F. S. B.. Milwaukee county.
In regard to breeding for broilers /
think you will find that rather blocky
type of quick growing Plymouth
Rocks, especially White Plymouth
Rocks or White Wyandottes. makes
an especially fine broiler
The Leghorn cross also makes a
good broiler, but has more of ten
dency to comb up. In fact, some of
the Leghorn crosses that we have
raised have carried almost as much
comb as broilers as did pure bred Leg.
horns. The principal disadvantage in
crossing is that you cannot save your
best pullets to advantage. 1t has
seemed to us that we usually got bet
ter fertility when we crossed. There
is quite a bit OF difference in the re-
suits secured from the different
strains of the variety.
might suggest that in case you
decide to cross that you try only a
few the first year and compare them
with the standard bred Rocks or Wy
andottes bred from a male bird that is
vigorous and we'll meated on the
breast and thighs.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-25
COLLECTING BILLS IS AN ART
A Man of Re,ource Is What Is Need
ed, Says Big Concerns
Manager.

"A good collector is combination
of nearly all the requirements which
make a live business man" said
George W. Hurn. office manager Of the
Haverhill Electric company. Haverhill,
Mass. in a recent address, on modern
methods of collecting outstanding &C
counts.
He must be resourceful in methods
diplomatic, courteous and withal capa.
BILE of drastic, kind, severe, generous
or relentless moods; in fact, of every
temperament that fits the particular
requirements of the task in hand
when he undertakes t. separate the
debtors from their money. A method
that works well with one debtor may
fall fat with another. A method that
builds business through courtesy and
kindness with one man may with an
other result in loss Of money.
collecting is the art Of educating
customers to make prompt payments
not the collecting Of accounts after
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-25

= DYING CITY

did palace of the prince and such num-
bers of churches and public buildings
as almost to seem incredible Today,
of Classe and the great avenue OF
buildings, not one stone remains upon
another except in the case of the sim
gle church which is famous under the
name of st. Appollinare in Classe
The earliest building Of interest still
existing in Ravenna is the small but
most attractive little mausoleum of
Gala Placidia. 1t attempted no rival
~ with the mausolea of the great Ro-
man Imperial days, such as that Of
Trajan or even the Constantinian San
Ia Costanza II is only a little cruel
form structure of brick, surmounted
over the crossing by tiny dome; but
the three sarcophagi that I'LL its arms
are stately. and the lining of gold
ground mosaic that covers it's lunettes
and vaults glows with all the splen-
dor which ancient artists knew SO
well how to attain; while the marble
revetment below them. admirably ye-
stored. and the marble pavement and
thin alabaster window slabs likewise
restorationsl. complete an Interior
decoration which. for perfect taste,
subdued magnifcence. and simple dig
nifty could scarcely be surpassed.
st. Appollinare in Classe suppose
is sometimes used for worship. but 1t
wears a look of tidy abandonment
There are no houses near to supply
worshippers. and only the wandering
visitor breaks the solitude: but it is a
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-25

- OVERS of the most beautiful
things have had one great piece
of good fortune in that Ravenna
~ does not lie on the route Of the
mass of ordinary tourists
through Italy Honeymooning couples
avoid f.; so do the personally con-
Quoted fiocks. II is, moreover, ex-
ternally a duh town, and its streets
and near surroundings are fiat and
uninteresting, writes Sir Martin Con-
way in Country Life
A few miles away, indeed. there is
the beautiful pine forest sung by
Dante. a wild stretch of broken
ground ALONG the Adriatic coast, with
charming glades and hollows, bushy
below and overarehed by rugged and
pathetically dignifed trees, where
those who do not suffer from fear OF
snakes can wander in romantic sur
roundings. The neighborhood Of Ra
VIENNA is, moreover. fever-stricken. |
shall never forget a visit paid to the
church OF Santa Maria in Porto Fuori
II stands In a hamlet of decaying
houses, itself also far gone in decay
the pavement broken, plaster fall
ing from the walls, and all the usual
signs of dilapidation. A woman who
brought the keys of the church told
us how the few peasants about were
all broken down with FEVER, how the
priest was away as much as possible,
how the folk were mostly atheistie
and anarchistic, and how only the very
minimum of -nrk was done by anyone
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-25
RURAL PASTORS
SHOULD KNOW

When pastors quit graduating
from country to city parishes. and
train themselves to serve rural com
munities then will the country church
more nearly live up to its opportu-
mites.
In the past. religious schools have
been turning out preachers to ill city
pul2its. Now. however, at least few
of the seminary leaders see the need
OF training men for country churches
men who know such things as the
value Of alfalfa. and the worth of silos
to their congregations"
This is the way a member Of the
Advisory Council Of the Wisconsin
Country Life Conference answers the
question What is the matter with
many of our rural ehurches?"
C. J. Galpin. secretary Of this con-
ference. sees the need in the training
of rural pastors, Of close cooperation
between our colleges Of agriculture
and the theological seminaries.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-25

According to government officials.
failure to sell or shut up the ROSTERS
after the bre eding season is over, costs
American farmers over s45,O0O.O00 a
year
Fully so per cent of the summer-laid
eggs are injured by partial incubation.
according to J. G. Halpin. secretary of
the Wisconsin Poultry association.
In majority of instances. the in
cubation is too slight to detect by even
the best Gambling, for this detects only
those in more advanced stages. This
means that a considerable number of
these eggs will spoil in cold storage
These losses which in the end are paid
by the consumer annually, totals mil
lions of dollars. All or very much of
this loss could be prevented by good
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-25

judgment and proper flock manage
ment.
Eggs incubate in the poultry house;
under broody hens; under laying
hens or in the open nests; in the farm
house; on the way to town; at coun-
try grocery stores: on station plat
forms, in the car.
OF course, an infertile egg does not
incubate, and all eggs would be infer
tile if the roosters were separated
from the laying flock and sold or con-
fined. On most farms this should
have been done by June /. The breed
ing season is then over and the few
stolen nest broods are better never
Matched. for they are stunted By the
hot weather and never mature into
early layers.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-25

about There were reeking quagmires
and damp places and stagnant pools
on all sides, and the old church itself
Thus, in fact, Ravenna actually is
sinking. It Is not merely that me
level of the ground of the town is
rising, as ground levels in towns nor
mally rise but the buildings sink into
the soft alluvial soil by little and lit
they we're built The process is
very slow one, but likewise very sure,
and Il. cannot be stayed. Already in
the wet season of the year the naves
OF the old churches stand a foot or
two deep in water, and that although
the floor level has been raised as
much as three or four feet. so that
the bases OF the columns are buried.
The older the church the deeper IL
lies in the ground Some have been
dug out and surrounded By kind of
vailed moat; but all this only post
pones the inevitable ultimate end
Ravenna is, in fact, a dying city. and
has been dying slowly ever since the
Lombards came and drove out The ex-
archs of the emperor of Byzantium a
century or so before Charlemagne lib
Grated the pope from Lombard OPP
preston.
Once Actually on the Coast.
At an earlier time Rayenna was
actually on the coast. The Roman
port was only mile or two away,
relatively shallow port in the midst of
lagoons, which were continually being
siited up. That port, however, was
the best then available for ships OF
war, and it's site, now miles inland,
still bears its ancient name, Classe-
Descriptions of Classe tell US of its
great basins and quays, its noble
streets and houses, its many churches
and monasteries. We likewise learn
from them OF the noble avenue of
stately buildings which led thence to
Ravenna itself. where was the splen-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-25

peopled solitude all the same, a soli-
tude vocal with memories of great
mon and great doings long ago. The
spacious marble floor is divided by the
rwo great ranges of columns, noble an
tique monoliths of veined marble
standing upon sculptured bases which
are not buried. The simple apse. en-
riched with mosaic, is all the more
splendid in effect because so much
else of the walls is bare. An ancient
altar of small dimensions is In the
midst of the nave. Another. sur
mounted by a remarkable ciborium of
scuIptured marble on spirally fluted
columns, fills the east corner of the
north aisle.
Tomb Of the Great ostroaoth.
One other monument of great i'm
portance cannot be passed over with
out brief mention. This is the mau-
solemn of Theodoric himself. 1t Is
not large, a little larger than Gala
Placidias, but it is imposing by the
strength of its massive stone con-
struction. Polygonal in plan. two
ing to a gallery round the empty up
per chamber-that is all For roof it
is covered by one huge followed block
OF stone, like an inverted saucer in
form, with an external protuberance
in the center, on which bronze orna-
ment once stood. The bronze doors.
the bronze parapet of the gallery, and
perhaps other ornaments, were carried
away by Charlemagne and built into
his palatine chapel at Aix-la-C hapelle,
where some of them can still be seen.
Nothing of Theodore himself re
mains in his grave. His body was
thrown out when orthodoxy supplanted
Arianism The mausoleum is now
mere empty shell, well protected by
a salaried guardian, who in the hot
season, when vas last there, accom-
panied me with a broom to sweep
away the harmless snakes which are
now the sole occupants of the pile.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-25
DESTROY CHICKEN LICE.

Kindly give me a remedy that will
eradicate chicken lice.-Mrs. F. A. D..
Clark county.
For lice on little chicks would rec
ommend putting just little vaseline
or sweet oil on the tops of the heads.
being careful not to get it in their
eyes.
For old hens that are kept for lay
Ing purposes 1 would recommend using
a mixture of mercuric ointment and
vaseline equal parts. Place about a
thimbleful of this grease on the short
feathers just below the vent.
For hens setting on eggs, would
suggest busting with any good insect
powder. If you use grease on hens
while Matching, some will rub off on
the eggs and spoil them.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-25
Eons a Ia QUEBEC.

Cut an onion into fine dice. fry light
~ in a tablespoonful of butter. then
dash in a teaspoonful of vinegar. But
ter a shallow dish and strew the onion
in It, Break FIVE eggs into it, being
careful not to break the yolks, Bake
in a hot oven until the whites are set.
Dust on salt and white pepper and
sprinkle with coarse bread crumbs
fried brown In butter. Garnish with
parsley and serve in sauce dish.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-25

Make rich pie crust, and line a
deep pie plate with IT, Pare and halvs
enough peaches to I'll the shell well,
and place with cut side uppermost;
sprinkle generously with sugar and
bits of butter, drsdge with -four and
bake 20 minutes or until the crust is
well done. Serve hot or cold with
cream or boiled custard
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-25
COMBINATION NOT IN
RESTRAINT OF TRADE

The trick of turning a by-product
into profit is not monopolized by man.
ufacturers. Many Wisconsin farmers
are increasing their incomes by turn
ing skim milk. the by-product of the
dairy, into pigs and calves.
In pig feeding, skim milk can be
used instead Of oil meal or tankage to
supplement corn, and add nitrogen to
the ration. One hundred pounds OF
skim milk are sometimes considered
equal in value for pig feeding to one
half bushel of corn.
Skim-milk calves, when care is used
in feeding them, are as good as whole
milk calves. and of course much more
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-25
BEST WAY TO MARKET
GRAINS is TO TURN THEM
INTO MILK OR MEAT

whether it be alfalfa growing. road
building. or some other line giving
more profit and pleasure in farming.
Part Of its work will be to tighten
the work Of the housewife by helping
to install better home appliances. The
minister and members Of the church
win work not only -or this develop
ment Of the church but for the general
improvement and bettermeut OF the
community"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-25
Wasn't on the Map.

Little Lemuel-Say. paw, what state
is Effigy IN?
Paw-Efigy! Why, don't believe
l ever heard of such town. son.
Little Lemuel--WeIl, was just
reading about man who was hanged
in effigy, and ] can't find it on the
map.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-25
She Needs II.

Il hope you won't be angry, dear
est" said wiley as she displayed her
purchases, but simply could not re-
sist buying this lovely wrap to wear
over my bathing suit at the beach"
ITS a beauty" admitted her hus-
band. why don't you buy another
one to wear over your street cos
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-25
Lamb Stew.

Boil slowly three pounds Of lean
lamb flank one hour. Their add three or
four sliced onions and noe-haR cupful
rice and boil with a heaping tea.
spoonful of sage and summer savory
for three-quarters Of an hour. Then
add a pint of cream Of tartar DUN.
plings. mixed with three eggs. Boil IL
minutes.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-25

Men trained in this manner for
rural ministry will find that farming
experience and agricultural informa-
ton will be of constant service to
them In their work They will need
TO be provided with churches equipped
to meet not only the religious, but also
the social need of farm families. and
of the boys and girls of the commu-
nifty.
Under the Leadership Of this new
type Of minister. the coming farmers
church will promote good agriculture
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-25
A HANDY cherrn seeder.

An ordinary hairpin makes a good
cherry seeder. Insert the closed end
OF the hairpin into the stem end of
the cherry and draw out the seed This
simple seeder can be used rapidly,
leaving the fruit whole and perfect in
shape; the peculiar softness of wormy
fruit is also detected by its use.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-25
EeI,s Deadly Blood.

If injected into man the BLOOD of an
eel causes death almeSt Immediately
This should deter no one from eating
the fish, however, for the heat Of
cooking destroys the toxly properties
its blood and. besides. that blood is
Practically harmless when taken into
the stomach
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-25
Making Both Ends Meat"

cheaply produced. To get results the
milk is fed when warm and sweet, and
only clean pals are used. If any milk
is left in the pals until sour the calves
soon show the effect.
Wisconsin farmers who apply to the
director of the experiment station at
Madison can obtain helpful and in
teresting bulletin on pork production
in the Badger state.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-25
"a Remove Va Ink Stains.

Rub with a piece of ripe tomato and
then rinse well in cold water. Wash
and boil. or put a little red ink on the
mark and wash. The acid dissolves
the iron in the ink and sets free the
tanning or coloring matter. which win
bell out
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-25

they are due. If. therefore, we train
our customers to pay their bills
promptly, the results VIII be advan-
tageous to both the customer and the
concern. because if customer can be
educated to pay his bill within the dis
count period. he receives his service
at smaller cost and viii be more sat
isfied than he would be if he had been
bounded by notices and collectors. =
Electrical World.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-25

In the sixteenth century dictionaries
were chained in the schoolhouses. as
Bibles we're in the churches, by reason
Of their costliness and rarity.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-25

When a millionaire dies it generally
develops that he was worth about
$4,000 and that he had been paying
taxes on a valuation of $4,000.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-25
noth Busy.

Where is Clarence?"
He's in the house playing jack
straws."
"And where is Edith"
Il dunno She may be out sailing
the motor boat, ard then again, she
may be irving cut her new aero
plane"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-25
Drink Denlson's Coffee,
Fer your health's sake.

One Of the compensations of life is
that a man can't study himself through
a microscope.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-25

Our mortgaged are smaller than the
unmortgaged farms. but have more
live stock and more invested in build.
ings.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-25

Women disagree with each other
many times about trivial things. but
when they haze a real row it is over
a man
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-25

He--I always pay as I go.
She (yawning)--I don't think you'll
ever become bankrupt,--Judge.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-25

Berlin and Vienna have each popu-
lation exceeding 100000
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-25

Have Cool busting Place.
See to it that the chickens have a
cool busting place this hot weather.
La croÌnica. (San Francisco, Calif.) 1914-1917, 1915-04-17

Como ell Grandioso Desfile da-
"a principle acknowledgements a
las OchO en- punto, suplicamos
atentamente a todas las perso-
mas de que hablamos al princi-
pic, que tengan la bondad de es-
tar en- ell salon Dreamland Paw
lion a las 7:30 p. m. a fin de que
las comisiones encargadas de re-
partir las Banderas, Bandas y
Distintivos 10 hagan ordenada-
mente, 10 mismo que los direc-
torres del desfle puedan colocar
los grupos en- ell orden y lugar
que les corresponds.
Esta s1plica la hacemos igual-
mente a todas las Sociedades y
Clubs que tomen parte en- ell re-
ferido desfile.
NO OLVIDEN PUES, QUE
Sc DEBE ESTAR EN- Ell SA-
LON A LAS 7:30 P. M.
La croÌnica. (San Francisco, Calif.) 1914-1917, 1915-04-17
En- la Exposition.
La Villa de Tehuantepec.
Sigue siendo ell lugar preferi-
lcs 9isitantes q La Gran


dfosa Exp0sicion! En- efeS, an
los dfas sabado Y domingo pro-
ximos pasados 'Tehuantepec'fue
visitado por mas de ocho mil
personals. Esta fuera de duda
que TODD ell personal, como 10
que ALI sc representa- y exhibe
ha sido del complete agrado del
p1blico, que en- ocasiones aplau-
de con un verdadero delirio a
sus artistas predilectos que STEM
pre- hacen cuanto esta a su al
canoe y con gusto para agradar-
10. Ell domingo pr6ximo pasado
que tuvimos ell placer de estar
en- aquel recinto ENCANTADO, po-
driamos decir, fueron comos STEM
pre- delirantemente aplaudidos:
La famosa Orquesta Tipica TO
rreblanca"; ell Sr. P. Lozano en-
su SOLO de tromb6n; la bella
sonora Virginia de Rivera, en- la
canci6n popular La Paloma; ell
caballero que recit0 la poesia de
Juan de Dios Pea "Recuerdos
de un Veterano," estuvo sober
bio, bien, muy Oien. Muy pocas
wees Sc tiene la dicha de OR re-
citar como Ell 10 sabe hacer, pues
eStamoS SECURES que a todoS los
mexicanoS que ALI eStuvimos
presentes Sc nos rod6 una lagri-
ma a la evocaci6n de tan mobiles
recuerdos, recitados con tantC
fervor y sentimientO. En- fin,
serfa largo enumerar detallada-
mente cada uno de los selectos
n1meros y waste decir, que todos
10 hacen muy bien.
Pero, vaya! que nunca falts
un pero.... Els ell case que aque
agradable recinto no solo encie.
IRA dicha y algeria, pues a nues,
tros oidos ha llegado la notici;
que dos agraciadas senoritas de
mismo personal han sufrido al
go que no es correcto, Y que pa
rece que sus cOmpanerOs Y her
manos de patria no les han pres
tado ell apoyo debido.
va trataremos de aclarar este
pues repetimos 10 que en- otra'
ocasiones hemos dicho: Estamo'
dispuestos a defender a todo'
los de nuestra raza, pOrque 10
conceptuamos hermanos en- ex
trangero suelo.
La croÌnica. (San Francisco, Calif.) 1914-1917, 1915-04-17
iB JENA %OPORTUNIDAD!

Sc vende al mejor poster. la
concession para expender licores
durante ell bale, con que ell Club
AZteca' celebrara un aniversa-
rio civico, ell sabado 8 de Mayo
de 1915. Losinteresados pueden
dirijir sus ofertas, a la Secreta
ria CAT Jackson st.