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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-10-13
CHAPTER XVIII.
Rev. Smith BOYD Protests.

The doves which In summer fitted
about the quiet little vestry yard, and
cooed over the vestry door. would
have flown away had they been at
home; for it was a stormy affair, with
loud voices and clashing wills and
general atmosphere of tensity, which
was somewhat at variance with the
red-robed figure of the Good Shepherd
in the pointed window of the vestry.
The late arrival was Joseph G. Clark,
and his eye sought that of Banker
Chisholm, before he nodded to the 9TH
ers and took his seat at the Gothic
table. Rev. Smith Boyd, who was
particularly straight and tall today,
and particularly in earnest, paused
long enough for the slight disturb
ance to subside, and then he finished
his speech.
THAT is my unalterable position in
the matter" he declared. 'If Market
Square church has a mission, 1t is
the responsibility for these miserable
human wrecks whom we have made
our wards"
1--WE can't feed and clothe Them"
objected Banker Chisholm, whose
white mutton chops already glowed
pink from the anger-reddened skin be-
meath
1T doesn't pay to pauperize the
people" supplemented Willis Cum
ningham, stroking his sparse Vandyke
complacently. Cunningham, whose
sole relationship to economics con-
sisted in permitting his secretary to
sign checks. had imbibed few prin-
ciples which sufficed for all occasions.
81 do not wish to pauperize Them"
returned the rector. 81 am willing to
accept the shame of having the city
show Market Square church its duty,
in exchange for the pleasure of re-
placing the foul tenements in We'd
der court with clean ones"
Joseph G. Clark glanced again at
Chisholm.
They'd be dirty again in ten
years." he observed. IF we build the
new type of sanitary tenement we
shall have to charge more rent, or not
make a penny of profit; and we can't
get more rent because the people who
would pay it will not come into that
neighborhood"
Are we compelled to make a
proft?" retorted the rector. as 1t nee
essary for Market Square church to
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-10-13

scald two cupfuls of rich milk. add
two squares OF chocolate that have
been melted over hot water, two la
blespoonfuls Of graduated sugar and
a tiny pinch OF ground cinnamon,
Cook until well thickened and remove
from the fire, and when cold fold in
the stiftiy beaten white Of one egg and
half a pint of cream that has been
beaten solid with two tablespoonfuls
of powdered sugar. Flavor with va
nilla and turn into a two-quart freez-
er. Turn the crank until slight re-
sistance is felt, then add one large
cupful of finely-chopped figs Con-
tinue freezing until smooth and serve
in tall crystal glasses. each portion
topped with a tablespoonful of sweet
ened whipped cream.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-10-13


the finest young man In the world; and
Calls aunt was speechless with dis
may and disappointment.
q have ceased to worry about Calls
future" went on Mrs. Davies compla-
Gently. 1T is her present condition
about which ! am most concerned.
She is so conscientious and self-ana-
lytical that she may distress herself
over this affair. and must get in Arly
and Lucille, and plan a series of gay
cites which viii keep her mind occu-
pied from morning until night"
In consequence OF this kindly deci-
sion, Gail was plunged into gayety I'M
til she loathed the scrape of violinl
The mere fact that she had no time to
think did not remove the fact that size
had great deal to think about. and
the gayety only added dismally to her
troubled burden.
Meanwhile. the free and entirely I'M
curbed metropolitan press went mer-
rily onward with it's righteous Vedder
court crusade. until it had the public
indignation properly aroused. The
public indignation rose to such a
pitch that. If the public had not been
busy with affairs Of its own, and if it
had not been in the habit of leaving
everything to be seen to by the people
financially interested, and if it had
not consisted 'n;cfiy of few active
vocal cords, there is not the slightest
doubt, 1t is worth repeating, that the
public might have done something
about Vedder COURT AS things were,
1t grew most satisfactorily indignant
1t talked of nothing else, in the sub
ways and on the lis" and on the sur
face lines, and on the cindery COM
muter trains; and on the third day
of the agitation. before something else
should happen to shake the populace
to the very foundation of it's being. the
city authorities condemned the We'd
der court property as unsanitary, in
human and unsafe. as menace 70 the
public morals, health and life, and as
blot upon civilization; this last be-
ing fancy touch added by Tim Cor
man himself, who. in his old age, had
tendency to link poetry to his prae-
ticability. In consequence of this de-
cision, the city authorities ordered
Vedder court to be forthwith torn
down, demolished and removed from
the face of the earth; thereby Justify
ing. after all, the existence OF the free
and entirely uncurbed metropolitan
press! The exact psychological mo-
ment had been chosen. The public,
caught at the very height of its frenzy,
applauded. and ate it's dinner in virtu-
Gus satisfaction; and Gail Sargent's
distress crystallized into a much cas-
Ter thing to handle; just plain anger!
And so Market Square church had
persisted in clutching its greedy hold
on commercial advantage so vile
that even a VIGOROUSLY corrupt city
government had ordered it destroyed
Her mind was immensely relieved
about Rev Smith Boyd. She had
chosen well and wiselyl
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-10-13
USE PAPER JARS FOR JELLY
Fave Advantage Of Being More Easily
Packed Without Danger
Of Breaking.

The paper family. already so help
full to the housewife, has a new mem
Der included in it's cirele-tbe paper
jelly glass. 1t is of paradin paper,
like the drinking cup. and comes in
several sizes, from two ounces to 16
ounces. The eightounce size costs
about Is cents a dozen. The adyan-
tage of the paper cup is that IL can
be packed more easily without danger
of breaking and with less weight than
the heavy glass Jars. Again, there
are many times when we want TO give
a glass Of jelly TO a friend and when
we do not like 10 ask for the return
of the glass. Yet the cost Of many
glasses is quite an item as contrasted
with the cost of the paper tumbler,
Also we often want to take a glass
of Jelly TO picnic and then we do
not want the weight and bother of a
heavy eontainer. Here is where the
paper cup has a distinct and perma-
nent place with the housewife.
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chief one is the necessity Of making
a large investment in these new tene-
ments"
Rev Smith Boyd rose again, shut
ting the light from the red robe of
the Good Shepherd out of quietly con-
centrated Jim Sargents eyes.
Il object to this entire discussion,
he stated. 1--WE have a moral obliga-
ton which forbids US to discuss mat
tiers of investment and profit within
these walls as if We were a lard trust
We have neglected our moral obliga-
ton in Vedder court, until we are as
blackened with sin as the thief on the
cross"
Shrewd old Rufus Manning looked
at the young rector curiously. He was
puzzled over the change in him.
Don't swing the pendulum too far,
Doctor Boyd" Manning reminded him,
with a great deal of kindness. These
two had met often in Vedder court
Our sins, such as they are. are more
passive than active"
1t was, of course, old Nicholas Van
Ploon who fell back again on the
stock argument which had been quite
sufficient to soothe his conscience for
all these years.
we give these people cheaper rent
Than they can find anywhere in the
city
eve should continue to do so, but In
cleaner and mors wholesome quar-.
ters," quickly returned the rector
This is the home of all these poverty
stricken people whom Market Square
church has taken under its shelter.
and we have no right to dispose of II"
That's what l say" and Nicholas
Van Ploon nodded his round head.
I'VE should not sell the property"
1--WE cannot for shame, If for moth.
ing else" agreed the rector, seizing
on every point of vantage to support
his intense desire to lift the Vedder
court derelicts from the depth of their
degradation. I'VE lie now under the
disgrace of having owned property so
filthy that the city was compelled to
order 1t torn down. The only way in
which we can redeem the reputation
of Market Square church is to replace
those tenements with better ones, and
conduct them as a benefit to the
people rather than to our own peck
cts"
That's a clever way of putting it,"
commended Jim Sargent ITS time
we did something to get rid of our
disgrace" and he was most earnest
about it. He had been the most I'M
comfortable of all these vestrymen in
the past few days; for the disgrace
of Market Square church had been
very reli 'a topic of conversation in
Gail Sarceu,s neighborhood
The nalal voice of smooth-shaven
old Joseph G. Clark drawled into the
little silence which ensued
What about the cathedra1?' he
asked and the hush which followed
was far deeper than the one which
he had broken. Even Rev Smith Boyd
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-10-13
SYNOPSIS.

At vestry meeting of the Market
Square church Gall Sargent tells Rev.
smith Boyd that Market Square church
Is apparently a lucrative business enter
prise. Allison takes Gail riding in his
motor car. She finds cold disapproyal in
the eyes of Rev. Smith Boyd. Allisc..
starts campaign for consolidation and
control or fAe entire transportation sys-
tenn OF the world. Gail becomes popular.
ALLISON gains control Of transeontinental
frame and arranges to absorb the We'd
ger court tenement property of Market
square church. Gail tells Boyd that the
cathedral Market Square church proposes
TO build will be out of profits wrung from
squalor. At meeting of the seven finan-
clai magnates Of the country. Allison or
ganizes the International Transportation
company. Rev. Smith Boyd undertakes
Cars spiritual instruction and Gail I'M
consciously gives Allison hint that solves
the Nedder court problem for him On
an inspection trip in Allison's new sub
way the tunnel caves in. GSii goes back
70 her home in the West. Her friends lure
her and Arly back to New York. In the
midst OF struggle with the dregs of hu-
manity in Vedder court Rev. Smith Boyd
suddenly finds that he is a real living
and loving-man. He proposes to Gail
but. on the verge of acceptance. she re-
members their religious differences, and
refuses
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-10-13
Hao Heard l, Before.

While engaged In conversation two
prominent police magistrates began
telling stories of funny cases that had
been brought before them.
Probably the funniest | eyef had. !"
remarked one. was an aged coIored
man, bearing the earmarks Of the
South. who applied to me for a war
rant. The offender, it scans. had been
disappearing Rastrs before and he had
then appealed to me fer aid. Standing
before my desk he proceeded as fol-
lows:
You honah, wants a warrant for
George Washington. He's dat colored
man that you told to be good two
weeks ago. but hs's been worse'n evan.
sab. / can stand him no longah.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-10-13
Something New to Her.

Highland lady chatting with a
neighbor told that one of the village
girls was just married. and opined that
she had been an aud maid owerlang"
to take kindly to matrimony. IAN
awful ignorant where men folks are
concerned" She is that" assented
the neighbor, DE ye mind my hus-
bands brither? He was a schrlmas.
ter-a weel-built. weel-faured man IS
We may ken. We graid shoulders az
gey tall. A weell Sandy McLean's
nither had a gatherin at her noose
one cen. an when they a cam 70 g.e
their ways hame The men TUX tie
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-10-13
HOW TO MAKE DRIED APPLES
Simple Method Which viii Insure
Success II Directions Are
Closely Followed.

Peel, core and slice the apples.
Place them on platters. wooden trays.
or any other convenient receptacle
and place them In the sunshine. Take
them in at night and during rains; it
is impossible to secure good dried
fruit unless they are protected from
moisture. Protect them from flies
and other insects with netting, and
place them out OF the dust as far as
possible. Continue the drying until
the fruit has lost more than half its
weight; IL necessary, 1t may be placed
in the oven for two or three hours at
the end. Tie the dried fruit in paper
sacks. using double thickness IL thin
shin sacks are used. and suspend them
from the ceiling OF the dryest room
available
When ready to use the dried fruit.
wash 1t well, soak II for six hours or
longer, and throw away the liquid
drained of. Then cook the fruit for
several hours at a temperature slight
ly below the boiling point. Mothers
Magazine.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-10-13

she could not sleep, and she's full of
sympathy this morning, and afraid
that maybe she made a mistake, and
feels perfectly wretched"
Grace Sargent sat right down.
did the rector propose?" she
breathlessly inquired.
Mrs Davies poured herself some
more hot coffee, and nodded.
She refused him."
Obi" and acute distress settled on
Grace Sargent's brow. with such a
firm clutch that it threatened to
homestead the location. Mrs. Sar-
gent shared the belief of Rev. Smith
Boyd's mother. that Smith Boyd was
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-10-13
Corn pumnIlnns.

Mix the contents of one pint can OF
fresh. grated corn with one-half pint
of milk. six tablespoonfuls butter
two eggs. one-quarter teaspoonful pep
per. one-half teaspoonful salt. one
half pint flour or enough to make a
dough that is easily hana ed, one tea
spoonful OF baking powder. II corn
is Juicy, drain. tear off some pieces
of the dough the size of a butternut
and roll between the palms of hands,
drop into smoking hot fat and cook
until nicely Drowned. Serve with to-
mato or brown sauce.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-10-13

like new girl and am now relieved
of all these troubles. / hope all young
girls will get relief as / have. never
felt better in my life."-Mrs. JOHN
TETREAULT, Box lie, Sterling, Conn.
Massena, N. Y.-"I have taken Ly-
dia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
and / highly recommend it. If anyone
wants to write TO me viii gladly tell
her about my case. was certainly in
bad condition as my blood was all turn
ing to water. Ihad pimples on my faco
and bad color, and for five years / had
been troubled with suppression. The
doctors called it Armenia and Exhaus-
ton, and said I was all run down, but
Lydia Z. Pinkhan's Vegetable Com
pound brought me out all right. - Miss
LAVISH MYREs, Box "a, Massena, NY.
Young Girls, Heed This Advice.
Girls who are troubledwith painful or
irregular periods, backache, headache,
dragging-down sensations, fainting
spells or indigestion, should Immediately
seek restoration to health by taking Ly-
dia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-10-13
creamed Goldfish.

Soak the fish three hours; boil in
fresh water until tender; pick out all
the bones; take one pitt of milk and
bring to the boiling point; thicken
with a tablespoonful Of cornstarch.
dissolved In a little water, add a
spoonful OF butter, then stie in the
fish. a good large cupful or a little
more: add two well-beatcn eggs. let
them cook and serve very hot.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-10-13
Date PuddInn.

One cupful sour creans. one tea.
spoonful soda, one curul strip. one
small spoonful butter, one pound
dates. one teaspoopful cinnamon, one
half teaspoonful nutmeg, salt, enough
whole wheat -four to form batter.
Stone the dates and cut into halves.
Mix ingredients with flour enough to
make stiff batter and pour into deep
creased mold and steam two and a
half hours. Serve cold with cream
and sugar.--Mother's Magazine.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-10-13
Cost Of Radlum Greatly Rsduo.d.

AS a result Of work done By the
bureau of mines Of the United States
department of the interior. in connec.
ton with the National Radium insti.
tute, radium bromide has been pro-
duced at a cost Of only s36,050 per
gram. most remarkable result
when 1t liz remembered that only re-
Gently the salt has been selling for
$4,000 and upward per gram.
Still. we have no definite information
what 1t costs to produce this high
priced salt. There is. however, little
possibility that the prices will be
greatly reduced. as all Of the known
deposits Of the carnotite ores, from
which radium is at present obtained,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-10-13
snoiIIna MILK.

Careless housewives often spot
milk that is delivered to them in
prime condition by letting 1t stand
for a long time on the dining table
or in hot kitchen; under such con-
ditlons 1t spoils quickly. Keep the
milk covered so that 1t cannot be pol
luted either by the filthy fly or By
dirt falling into 1t.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-10-13

Rub three crpfuls of sifted -four
with three ounces of butter Add a
quarter Of cupful of graduated
sugar, three ounces of currants, an
ounce of candied peel, cut in shreds,
two teaspoonfuls Of baking powder, a
beaten egg, some grated nutmeg and
milk. enough to make a stiff dough.
Put on creased tin In rough little
piles, IL or Is of them. Bake for Is
minutes.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-10-13
CHAPTER XVII.
The Public Is Aroused.

Clad in her tilmy cream lace gown,
Gail walked slowly into her boudoir,
and closed the door, and sank upon
her divan. She did not stop tonight to
let down her hair and change to her
dainty negligee, nor to punctiIiously
straighten the room, nor to turn on
the beautiful green light; instead, with
all the electric bulbs blazing, she sat
with her chin in Der hand. and, with
her body perfectly in repose. tried to
study the whirl of her mind.
She was shaken, she knew that,
shaken and stirred as she had never
been before. Something in the depths
of her had leaped up into life, and
cried out in agony, and would not stop
crying until it was satisfied.
Il need you to walk hand in hand
with me about the greatest work in
the world" That was it; the greatest
work in the world! And what was
that work? To live and teach ritual
In place of religion; to turn worship
into social observance; to use help
less belief as a ladder of ambition;
to reduce faith to words, and hope 20
a recitation. and charity to an obliga-
ton; to make pomp and ceremony a
substitute for conscience, and to inter-
pose a secretary between the human
heart and God!
For just an instant Calls eyelids
dropped, her long brown lashes curved
upon her cheeks, while beneath them
her eyes glinted, and smile touched
the corners of her lips; then she was
serious again. No. she had decided
wisely.
There was knock on the door, and
Gail smiled again as she said:
Come in"
Mrs. Helen Davies entered, tall and
stately in her boudoir frills and
rufi1es. She sat down in front of Gail
and prepared to enact the role of con-
scientious mother.
Doctor Boyd proposed to you to-
night" she charged, with affectionate
authority.
Yes, Aunt Helen" and Gail began
to pull pins out of her hair.
A worried expression crossed the
brow of Aunt Helen.
Did you accept him?" and she fair.
ly quivered with anxiety.
mo, Aunt Helen" Quite calmly,
piling more hairpins and still more
into the little tray by her side, and
shaking down her ripping waves of
hair
Aunt Helen sighed deep sigh of
relief, and smiled her approval.
Gail, dear. you have shown a de-
gree of carefulness which | am de-
lighted to find in you. If you handle
all your affairs so sensibly, you have
a brilliant future before you"
Il must be an awful worry to you,
Aunt Helen" observed Gail, and walk
ing over, she slipped her arm around
Mrs. Davies neck and kissed her and
looked around for her chocolate box.
Calls maid came in, and Mrs. Da.
vies babe her sisters niece good
night most cordially, and retired with
a great load off her mind; and half
an hour later the lights in Calls
pretty little suite went out.
If she lay long hours looking out at
the pale stars; if. in the midst of her
calm logic, she suddenly buried her
face in her pillows and sobbed silent
ly; if. toward morning. she awoke
with little cry to find her face and
her hands hot. all these things were
but normal and natural II is enough
to know that she came to her break
fast bright-eyed and rosy-cheeked and
smiling with the pleasant greetings of
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-10-13
A Cal. for Assistance

80 you want me to come and re-
form Crimson Gulch ?" said the per-
sue sive speaker.
That amt exactly what we're aft.
er. replied Three Fingered Sam, after
a few words with the rest OF the com
mittee. we want you to come arounc
an whoop it up an tell US what a
rip-snortin', wicked community we are,
SOS to contradict the impression that
the old Gulch is dyin' on it's feet"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-10-13

are held very closely by their own
ers; and moreover. these deposits can.
not last many years at the present rate
of working. These facts. together
with rapidlyincreasing demand. will
undoubtedly increase the price OF ra.
dlum even above the above big fig.
ures. notwithstanding the improve
ments in the methods of extracting -
Scientific American.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-10-13
pumpllnns Thet Never an.

Two cupfuls of -four, two heaping
teaspoonfuls of baking powder. one
half teaspoonful Of salt and one cupful
of sweet milk. Stir and drop in small
spoonfuls into plenty of water, in
which meat is boiling. Boil with cover
off for Is minutes, then put cover on
and boil 10 minutes longer. These
are very fine with either beef or
chicken
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-10-13
A Dainty Hint.

The odor OF soap that often clings
to clothes is not at all desirable. A
lump Of o-ris root put in the rinsing
water for fine pieces such as handker-
chiefs, lingerie and blouses will give
a delicate violet perfume more per-
manent than that of the ordinary
sachet.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-10-13

1888 ,4e5, 900 is In live stock and S..
091 100000 in manufacturing machin-
cry. tools and implements
The richest state is New York with
$3.50 / 100000 of property wealth.
Then comes Illinois with s15.4S4 000.-
600. and Pennsylvania with sl5,45S.-
100000.
Britain's national wealth was esti.
mated year ago at $10S,2sO.000. 900.
and Germany's in 1908 at s7T.S64 .ooO.-
900
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-10-13

maids an saw them to their hiding
places. My brither-in-law tuik an
auld maid wha kept a wee shop in
the toon When they reached their
journeys end. he aye bent to kiss her
cheek. as was the custom In seem
hame. Moo Jeannot 1.-THE auld maid1
was in a greet fluster OH MIR. Cam
eron.' say she-an' she was all In a
tremmle-'what am I tc dae? Must
lift my veilr"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-10-13

Wash the beets carefully. drop
them In boiling water and cook until
tender Drain. cover with cold water,
rub off the the skins. cut in one-half-
inch slices, dredge with seasoned -four
and fry on both sides in hot bacon or
sausage fat.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-10-13
IN STERLING
LIVES A GIRL
Who Suffered As Many Girls
Do-Tells How She
Found Relief.
Sterling, CONN., am Q girl Of q
years and / used to faint away every

month and was very
weak. I was also
bothered Q lot with
female weakness. !
read your little book
Wisdom for Wo-
men, and I saw how
other RS ad been
helped by Lydia E.
Pinkhsm's Vegeta-
bic Compound, and
decided to try it, and
it has made me feel
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-10-13

'Humph, remarked. casually.
Seems to me have heard that name
somewhere before
Yes. sab. he answered, with
alacrity. two weeks ago, sab. '"-PhiI
adelphia Press.