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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-01-26
THREE HINTS FOR HOUSEWIFE
Bed-Broken-NeedIe Holder in
the Work Basket.

A good use for discarded feather
beds is to put small portion of the
feathers into a tick made of muslin
the size of the bed. Spread the feath-
ers evenly, tack the case on quilting
frames, cover both sides with silko-
line, and knot or tie as you would a
comforter. A most excellent substi-
tute for down quilt is the result.
For a broken-needle holder for the
work basket use a small, round bottle
about two inches long, with a plain
crochet covering of silk of any de-
sired color, and cover the moth of
the bottle with piece of silk fastened
with narrow ribbon. A medium-sized
cork, covered with crocheted silk, in
which to insert the point of the scis-
sors. is pretty and useful for the work
basket.
Probably you believe that you are
practicing all of the economies known
to the up-to-dates| housekeeper, but
have you turned inward the out-edge
of half-worn tablecloth? 1t is done
exactly as wide sheet is rejuyenated
and if a very fine seam is carefully
felled on the wrong side of the
damask, the joining will never show.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-01-26
Rsnnhlloan Victory Sure.

The vital issue upon which the Re-
publicans will win the election next
year is protection. This is a country
that must have protective tariff. 1t
cannot exist otherwise. Our workmen
are different from the workmen of Eu
rope. They are used to better things
than the laborers of Europe, and they
can continue in their comfortable sur
roundings, keep carpets on their floors
and have beef to eat and pianos to pro-
vide amusement only under a protec-
tive tariff system. Free trade will
mean their ruin. and when it comes to
voting next year these men will re-
turn the Republican party to power.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-01-26
BEST OF cANDIED FRUITS
Many Delicious Varieties That May
Be Put Up at This Time of
the Year.

Seasonable fruits for preserving Just
now are sickel pears, sections of or
anges, bits of pineapple and grapes. A
strip is made from two cupfuls OF
sugar, one cupful of water, and one
eighth teaspoonful of cream OF tartar.
This is boiled until 1t will make soft
ball when tried in cold water. Then
the fruit is dropped in sufficient to
cover the surface of the strip. In
about ten minutes this should be
skinned out and more fruit put in
until all is cooked. Tender. juicy
fruits may not take quite ten minutes.
while hard pieces like pineapple will
probably take longer. Care must be
taken not to puncture the outside COW
ering of any sweet. juicy fruit, as the
strip will not candy If the Juice be-
comes mixed with 1t.
When all the fruit is cooked it
should be drained and allowed to lie in
graduated sugar till dry.
Amber jelly is another delicacy out
of the ordinary that can be made at
this time of year. The ingredients are
one grapefruit. one orange, one lemon
and graduated sugar The fruit is
peeled. being careful not to remove
the white pulp with the skin. This
must be saved for the pectin (jelly-
making substance) it contains.
After peeling, the fruit is cut into
lengths, removing the white center OF
the grapefruit, which is very bitter
The pulp with the skin of the orange
cut fine is measured, and to each cup
full of pulp a cupful of water is added.
This is put over the stove and boiled
for five minutes. Then hot water is
added equal to one-quarter the amount
OF water originally added. When this
comes to a boil the kettle is removed
from the stove and the contents meas
ured. To FIVE cupfuls of the pulp four
cupfuls of sugar is the right proper
tion. This is boiled for 45 minutes,
then poured into jars and sealed.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-01-26
TAXATION RUN MAD
Democratic Party Wrong in Prin-
CipIe.
People viii Soon Tire of the Burden
sor7. System Of Raising Revenue.
and Turn to Republicans
for Relief.

By next fall the whole country viii
be awake to the economic mistake or
imposing taxes on salaries, incomes or
every kind, instead of raising revenue
to support the government by impos-
ing a tariff tax on foreign-made goods
in order to protect our home market
for our own products. America VIII
soon come to the condition of England
a century ago described by a states
nan in a speech in parliament. 1t ran
something like this: A taxed FARMER
drives a taxed cart, pulled by a taxed
horse, in taxed harness, guided Dy
taxed reins, driven by a taxed whip,
over a taxed road, the farmer sitting
on a taxed cushion on taxed seat,
wearing taxed clothes.
We are to have a recrudescence OF
the taxes imposed necessary to carry
on the war on about every instrument
used in every kind of business. Al
ready there is tax on every deed
passing a piece Of property from one
hand to another, on every mortgage
negotiated to raise the money, on
every note or hand put lnJo the pdnh'
Now we are to have tax en- bank
checks, possibly on receipts for gro
ceries.
The people are tired of this bur-
den of direct taxation, which is felt
like a boil on the end of ones nose
every time he has to pay cent or :
dollar in this way of taxation. lndi-
rect taxation is never felt so burden
some as the direct kind.
The people are seeing and feeling
this, and will see to it that the Ameri-
can party with the real American prin-
ciples for Americas good is restored
to power. and then with the good old
G. o. P. in the saddle we will push
prosperity instead of depression in
all lines of business.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-01-26
Where Present Tariff Law Fails.

Most of the Democrats in Congress
admit freely that the present tariff
law has not been successful in rails
ing revenue. The official evidence
of this is found in the presidents rec
ommendation that the free-sugar
clause be suspended. Official admis-
sion has also been made that this
country faces the grave danger in
volved in the deliberate dumping OF
cheap labor products on the American
market following the close of the
war. Foreign nations have been
known to encourage the selling of
their goods at extremely low prices
to the United States, at times even
at loss, in order to drive American
interests out of the market.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-01-26
Facts Worth Considering.

There was drop in United States
exports in the 1914 period of s101.-
600. 900 from the 1928 figures. while
for the 191415 period there was a
gain Of s1,010.Q00,0OO over the previ-
Gus year under the Democratic tariff
law. Had there been no war there is
small probability that our export trade
for the 1s1415 period would have ex-
ceeded that of the 1894 period. In
all likelihood. under the depressing
effect OF Democratic free trade, it
would have been still less.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-01-26
HaIjbut an Gratin.

Take five pounds Of fresh chicken
halibut, peel off skin and take out
bones. Cut into small pieces, put in a
roast pan, season well with salt,
cayenne pepper, table sauce, one-half
pound melted butter and one gill
sherry wine. Bake about Is minutes.
When ready, mix the fish well with
three pints of cream sauce. Put in
baking dishes, around It a border of
mashed potatoes, on top some grated
cheese and bread, small piece fresh
butter. Bake in a hot oven for ten
minutes. Serve very hot.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-01-26
Close to Economic Disaster.

Official figures show that during the
1928 period our domestic exports
amounted to s2.460.OO0.000 while for
the 1894 period they amounted to ST.
PAS, O00. 900. a decrease of s215.000,000.
or a falling of at the rate OF about
SIS, 100000 monthly. On total exports,
foreign and domestic, there was fall
ing off during the 1894 period OF
S270, 100000. For the 1914-15 period
our domestic exports increased to ST.
e7S. 100000 The export of war NUM-
lions alone saved the country from
economic disaster.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-01-26
Wrona in Substance.

The administration in its policies
accepts the substance of protection,
but not the form. There would be no
complaint from protectionists If the
form suggested by the administration
were really as effective as protective
duties levied at the customhouses.
Unfortunately, however. attempts to
reach the real offenders under an
antidumping law will be futile. A pro-
tective tariff is preventive measure,
while an anti-dumping law is punt
tive measure. American manufacture
ers will agree that in this case. as
in most others, an ounce of proven
ton is worth a pound of cure.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-01-26
cornmeaI and Sail to Clean.

Any light wooden material may be
cleaned by this method: Mix corn.
meal and salt in equal parts. then
spread out the material or garment on
a white cloth on the kitchen table and
cover it with the cornmeal and salt
mixture. When it has been "a for a
short time, cover your clothes brush
or scrub brush with soft white cloth,
and go over the entire surface Of the
garment. After it has been brushed
thoroughly, shake well and hang in the
open air. The same process may be
used with white doeskin gloves.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-01-26

A great speed Of nearly seventy-fve
miles an hour has been attained by
unicycle built by a st. Louis inventor.
the machine consisting chiefly of 8
single wheel almost seven feet in d.
ameter. drawn by an aerial propeller.
Cuba is to seek additional Ameri-
can markets for sugar. tobacco leaf
and cigars. bee products and hides
The newest sanitary shaving cup.
the invention Of a Vermont man. is
made of paper and contains just
enough soap for one shave so that II
can be thrown away when used.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-01-26
Tn. Common FEELING.

A short time ago. when Britain was
floating large war loan. one woman
told me that she could not understand
its terms. We went into them to-
gether and she found that she under
stood perfectly. She was surprised
She had always assumed hat she did
not understand finance. and the as
sumption had kept her down, prevent
Ing her from understanding it. Like
wise. and until they try. many women
think they cannot read maps and time
tables.-W. L. George, in the Atlantic
Monthly.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-01-26
POSTScRlPTS

Delicate electrical range finding ap-
paratus employing microphones has
been invented fer the United States
navy to tell the distance between
ships or the height of aeroplsnes by
the sound of their propellers.
The Australian states concerned
and the commonwealth have agreed
on a locking and storage system Tor
the Murray river that viii open a nav
igable waterway 1000 miles into the
heart of producing Australia
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-01-26
Physician to the President.

physician. is a Virginian, thirty-seven
years of age, and a navy man. He en-
tered the navy as paymaster and
resigned year later to enter the med
ical school of the University of Vir-
ginia. He was assigned as the ply
stefan to the White House IN the last
few months of the Taft administra'
ton. and has been there ever since,
He has had seven years of sea duty
and has travelled nearly every cline
He has an attractive. nonassertve
personality, is a daring cross-country
rider. and enjoys a fox hunt.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-01-26
New Laundry Bag.

An ordinary wooden coat hanger
forms the top of this cretonne laundry
bag. The top is curved to fit smooth
Iy over the hanger. A slit from the
top half way down the center of the
front is bound with ribbon and forms
the opening. The hook of the hanger
is bound with ribbon and finished with
a bow. This style of bag is much So
perior to the drawstring laundry bag.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-01-26
Issues of Coming Contest.

Domestic issues are the ones on
which the presidential battle will be
fought, with the matter of revenues for
the government taking a front place.
They furnish plenty of ammunition for
Republicans. And there is also the
matter of a growing tax people must
nav
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-01-26
lime for Clear Thounht.

The United States is going to need,
after the war, the best tariff expert
ence and intelligence that can be
brought to bear. Now is the time for
the realization of the fact, and for be-
ginning the study of the huge problem
in which this country will be involved.
along with all the rest of the world.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-01-26

Cupful of sugar, two tablespoonfuls
-four. small piece of butter tmelted),
grated rind and juice of one lemon.
yolks of two eggs. one cupful milk.
whites of two eggs beaten stiff; bake
in one crust for As minutes in very
slow oven.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-01-26
Ginoer Puffs.

Beat one egg well, add one-half cup
full sugar. one-half cupful molasses.
one.fourth cupful melted butter, one
half cupful warm water. two cupfuls
of -four sifted with one teaspoonfui
each of cassia. ginger and soda and
one-haIf teaspoonful salt. Bake in in
dividual tins.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-01-26
Smoked Salmon canapes.

Cut the salmon to fit small rounds
of buttered toast, season with pep
per and heat thoroughly. Serve with
a garnish of watercress. 1t is well
to cover the canapes while heating
them, otherwise the salmon may be-
come too brown. They are good appe-
TIERS
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-01-26
How She Cured Him.

$50 Katherine married her husband
TO reform him. Did she succeed"
Completely She's so extravagant
that he can't afford even the smallest
OF his former vices. Boston Evening
Transcript.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-01-26
Ginoer Cookies.

Two cupfuls Of molasses. one cup
full sugar. one cupful shortening, one
cupful water, two teaspoonfuls SOFA.
salt. teaspoonful ginger. -four to make
dough. Win make six dozen cookies.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-01-26


ference includes Sven LANCE. the nov
elist; Olaf Forchhamer, president of
the Copenhagen Peace society, and
Commodore Blume. Arctic explorer.
Danish readers of these items will
no doubt find delight in reading the
following about Queen Alexandra. an
aunt of King Christian X of Denmark
and the mother of King George V Of
England: Queen Alexandra has taken
particular interest in the work OF
the soldiers canteens which furnish
coffee and sandwiches free 10 all men
In uniform at the principal London
railway stations. On several occa-
sions the queen mother has insist d
on taking a turn at the coffee urn,
serving the customary hourand-a-haif
trick with the other voluntary work
ers at one or another of the stations.
The soldiers seldom recognize her
highness for some time. and she takes
especial delight in serving them in
cognito and receiving their THANK
you, missus," just as it is given to the
other workers in the canteen. Per
haps the best of the queens custom
ers was Kentish farmer who looked
in at the London bridge station can
teen one foggy night. He was evidently
neither a soldier nor sailor, and was
distinctly not in uniform. Somebody
whispered to him that the queen
mother was serving coffee. He ap-
preached one of the other mattresses,
and asked If, supposing he gave lit
tie money to the cause, the queen
would give him a cup of coffee with
her own hand Queen Alexandra read
lily consented. So the farmer from
Kent had his coffee and then. coming
inside the counter, he wrote out
check for S25. Soon after he took his
train for Kent and the next thing
heard from him was in the form OF a
check for $3.50. being money which he
had raised in subscriptions among his
neighbors. A fortnight later he ap-
peared in person with s125 more. and
declared that he was not going to
rest until he had brought his total
contribution up to $1,000.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-01-26
NORWAY.

Norway has recognized and per-
fected its entire commercial system
of representation in the United States
in preparation for a virile campaign
to increase the trade between the
two countries. F. Herman Gade, Nor
wegian commissioner at the Panama
Pacific exposition. who already has
taken charge of the Chicago headquar-
tiers, outlined the plans as they have
been laid out by his government.
Norways overseas trade with the
United states, that had been growing
steadily before the war. has since that
time gone ahead by jumps" he said,
and an organization has been worked
out touching all parts of the United
States. The country has been divided
| into three main sections, the Atlantic
and Gulf coast states, 20 middle west.
ern states. and the Pacific coast
states making up the three divisions.
| Chicago has been selected as the head
quarters OF the middle western sec
| ton. In addition to changing the con
sulate system, the government is en-
couraging membership in the newly
organized chamber of commerce by
| both American and Norwegian 5usi-
ness men in this country One hun
dred Chicago business houses have al
ready been enrolled in the movement.
| The United States and Norway have
been held apart by lack OF understand
| ing in the past. The Germans have
been able to cut prices just little
| bit below the American and offer 80
to so days credit. where the Amert-
cans demand cash. But the local ex-
porters can meet this competition once
| the American is assured of the inan-
cial responsibility of his customers.
Our consular organization has been
/ remodeled and the chamber OF com
merce formed to improve this instHu.
ton" Mr.. Gade formerly was consul
in Chicago for Norway. Two years ago
he was called to Norway to work on
a commission that had been appointed
to study ways of bringing the coun
try into closer touch with the United
States.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-01-26
DENMARK.

Because some airily clad classic"
dancers were on the program. the
Ford peace party did not attend re-
ception arranged by the Copenhagen
Society OF Esperantists. The Danish
delegation to The Hague peace con-
ference includes Sven LANCE. the nov
elist; Olaf Forchhamer, president of
the Copenhagen Peace society, and
Commodore Blume, Arctic explorer.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-01-26

The Norwegian Nobel committed
has decided by a unanimous vote 20
add the peace prize of about $4,000
for the year to the special fund. and to
defer the awarding of the peace prize
OF 1915 one year. These steps are in
perfect harmony with the rules laid
down once for all by the founder of
the peace fund, Alfred Nobel, the IA
nous Swedish philanthropist. The
reasOn why the prizes of 1914 and 1915
have not been awar led is that no one
has been found worthy of them,
A Bergen shipowner named Nor
gren sold a ship Just after it had
been launched He paid the builders
about $50 900 and received 100000 in
payment.
The king has donated $40 towards
the support of a proposed commercial
high school in Bergen, 500 towards
establishing q Christian young peo-
pies school in Tromso. and similar
amounts to a Christian young peO-
pies school in Finmarken and a peo-
pies high school in Northern Nor
way.
The Norwegian steamer Fridtjof
Nansea of Bergen, bound from the
east coast of Africa for Rotterdam,
was sunk in the English channel. Two
of the crew were killed.
The Womens Mission for the
Laps owns and operates a home FOR
| Iapps, which is called Freddy. and
is located in Tysfjord. The National
Antituberculosis society has decided
to turn $500 over to this mission fol
building an addition to the Freddy
home in order that as many as ter
tuberculosis patients may be cared fol
at the institution. Tuberculosis il
very common in this part of the coun
try. The population is largely Lappisl
or mixed. and for that reason It 1,
difficult to get the consumptives o
the district placed In hospitals,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-01-26

The combined loans made by the
government to the private railway
companies of Sweden amount to about
s2e.000,0o0.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-01-26

The government has set aside over
$4,000 for extension work in gymnas-
tics for the benefit OF public school
teachers.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-01-26

The late Rev. DR.. S. A. Fries had
collected about $500 books on the
history of religions, and all of them
will be donated to the seminary OF
the history of religions of the Stock
holm high school.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-01-26

The water in the rivers and lakes
of Sweden is abnormally low this
winter. The condition is most serious
in the southeastern part OF the coun-
try. There was abundant rain IN
July, but since that time the downfall
has been way below the average. The
September rains afforded some relief
in the central portions of the coun-
Try.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-01-26

The managers OF the public domain
have notified the government that
there is no reason for expecting the
government forests to furnish fuel to
the public on large scale.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-01-26

1t is estimated that the expenses
of the home for inebriates at yenn-
garn for the year 1917 will be $27.27 ,,
of which $4,000 will be contributed
by the state
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-01-26

The quarterly report of the brick
layers union shows that in "a local
unions having a membership of 2.255
there are 66S who are out of work. a
large proportion Of those engaged in
the other branches Of the building
trades are also idle. and no improve
ment is in sight.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-03-30
THREE FAST TRAINS
 DESTROYED ON NY. CENTRAL

frs section being badly smashed up while the en- zine and baggage cars of the second section also suffered However the wreck scattered fragments of the trains on to the second track just when the west bound train was due to pass. This derailed and side swiped the west bound train which was almost wholly demolished as it was travelling at rapid speed. It was in the west bound that the greatest loss of life occurred.
 The immediate cause of the acci- dent was the failure of the block signals to answer the effort of the operator and when the first section
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-03-30

LONDON, March 29.-The un- armed British liner Eagle Point was sRbmarined without warning today in the Atlantic when just about to enter the Channel.
 The liner carried no munitions of war and was unarmed. Everyone was saved by exceedingly deft md speedy action with the life boats. Quo American being taken from the water just after the steamer found- cred. It is positively stated that no
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-03-30
SENATE RUSHING WORK
 0M THE ARMY BILL


 administration circles over the Car ranza permisison to utilize the Mex ican railroads to carry supplies, this in the face of the doctored interven- tionist dispatches published in yest- erday evening papers that Carransa had very definitely refused.
 So annoyed ara officials at the per sistent misrepresentation by inter ventionist interests trying to forcs var with Mextco that 1t l. not i'm possible or improbable that the Pre- sident may aak the Department of Justice to attend to the circulation |of these lyins dispatches which are 70 we'll calculated to hamper tho work Of the military and the Unitsd
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-03-30

satisfactory as tc be coming of It. self to a very critical head.
 It is not likely that the almiris- tration will send communications to either Germany or Austria before placing the entire matter In the hands of Congress.
 Here it is stated that mainly be. cause he feels that his policy woc!d give rise to vory rancorous de- bate which would convey to for eign nations that the United States