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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-05-10
COME WITH BANNERS FLYING
LaFarge Business Men Make Rounds
of Neighboring Towns

A delegation of sixteen of LaFarge' 8
business men made the city a most
agreeable call on Tuesday, coming over
IN four automobiles, their mission being
an effort to unite the several towns in
a series of week day base ball games.
Although Viroqua now has no organized
team, assurance was given the party
that our people were ready TO second
their efforts in right cause. The in
vadlng party was composed of Editor
Perkins, Cashier l.. l. Lathrop, Willard
Chase, c. J. DeJean, C. ID. Miller, Chas.
Miller, JAS. Harris, Arch Davidson. A.
+. Clement, II. j. Freeze, Neal Dom
aldson, Z. II. Knutson. Albion Stamford,
A. M. Clark, Leslie Saubert, Ray Cal
boon.
The gentlemen displayed banners in
this booster trip for cause they be-
lieve worthy of their attention.
A move in the direction indicated
above will be made here and a meeting
is called for this Thursday evening, and
it is urged that everybody attend.
Meeting will be in the city hall at z
O'Clock. Turn out!
The CENSOR had the following article
In type on this subject, and it will be
appropriate here:
Some time ago a leading citizen of
LaFarge made an appeal to citizens
in all surrounding towns with reference
to ball playing and matched games,
asking that united action be taken in
favor of week. day games instead of
Sunday. The local paper of LaFarge
states that the move is meeting with
general approval in all the towns where
the matter has been presented. We
can see no reason why this move should
not De successfully carried out and be-
lieve that with the co operation of
other towns a league can be formed
and some good games of bali had here
this summer. The weekday game is
far preferable to the Sunday game and
we believe would be more generally pat
ronized by the citizens Two or three
hours closing of the business places
would work TO hardship on anyone
and in short time would be looked
upon as a matter of fact. Let u s
boost for the league and weekday
base ball games.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-05-10
AUCTION SALE

At his place two houses south of
Congregational church, in Viroqua, Fri
day, May 10, Freeman Endicott will
sell all his household effects, horses,
carriages, COW and calf. harnesses, etc.
Sale opens at 80 o'clock.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-05-10
Wants TO Hire Horses

For use on the military reservation
at Camp Douglas during portions of
June the national government desires
to hire large number of horses. If
you are interested call on Postmaster
Coffiand of Viroqua, who will explain
the matter of service.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-05-10
Were Losers All Round

In the high school declamatory con-
test held here Friday night. Viroqua
wac loser, a Sparta representative
taking first place, Lacrosse second
At Lacrosse in the girls contest a
Sparta girl was first, Lacrosse second.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-05-10
Want Farly Settlement

| must have settlement from ell ow-
ing me on grocery accounts. Also old
accounts Of NE FortHey. Don't neg
lect this. | mean this
O. ]. FJosNE.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-05-10
a Bunch Of Good Men and Good Ca

During the past week half dozen
fine automobiles were sold from the
Zitzuer a Fortnev garage as follows.
ali 0veriands: Herman higgins, Sam
Lake, Albert Lake. Andrew Sherry. K
o. Sordahl, A. J Beat, the latter q
roadster
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-05-10
The Singing Party

Last of the entertainment course is
Thursday night of this week. 1t is a
party of five expert musicians, sent by
the Redpath company. Get your tick
cts reserved at nahl's drug store.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-05-10
Notice of Closing

We, the undersigned BARRIERS
OF the city of Viroqua. have
agreed to and win close our bar
Der shops Thursday evenings at
O'Clock commencing May IL,
1915, excepting where holidays
fall on Fri lays.
Ed. HARRINGTON
PORTS BROTHERS
GILLETTE & FAUDELL.
J. J. STANDIFokD.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-05-10

On Friday. May II, will be the
next day the Lacrosse packing plant
will receive stock for shipment 1t the
Southeastern yards. In future every
other Friday will he receiving day. All
deliveries to be made by 200. Phone
4f5l. TOILET HETLAND.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-02-18
WHEN KIDNEYS ACT BAD
TAKE GLASS OF SALTS
Have Backache or Bladder Misery
Meat Forms Uric Acid.

No man or woman who eats meat
regularly can make mistake by flush
ing the kidneys occasionally, says a
well-known authority. Meat forms
uric acid which clogs the kidney pores
so they sluggishly filter or strain only
part of the waste and poisons from
the blood, then you get sick. Nearly
all rheumatism, headaches, liver trou-
BILE, nervousness, constipation, dizzi-
ness, sleeplessness, bladder disorders
come from sluggish kidneys.
The moment you feel a dull ache IN
the kidneys or your back hurts, or If
the urine is cloudy, offensive, full of
sediment, irregular of passage or at
tended by sensation of scalding, get
about four ounces Of Jad Salts from
any reliable pharmacy and take a
tablespoonful in a glass of water be.
kidneys will then act fine. This ia
nous salts is made from the acid of
grapes and lemon juice, combined with
lithia and has been used for genera
lions to flush clogged kidneys and
stimulate them to activity, also to neu-
tralize the acids in urine so it no
longer causes irritation, thus ending
bladder disorders.
Jad Salts is inexpensive and cannot
injure; makes delightful efferves.
cent lithia-water drink which all reg.
ular meat eaters should take now and
then to keep the kidneys clean and
the blood pure, thereby avoiding Sc.
rious kidney COMPLEMENTARY.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-02-18

door, and cut crosspiece E several
inches shorter than D. Nail cross
piece e to the door an inch and one
half below the clock, pivot latch D to
it with screw, and nail block F to
the door just below E for a stop for
the latch. Screw a screw-eye into the
latch at G, and two others into the
door at H and 1; then tie latch
string to screw-eye G, run it up to
and through screw-eyes H and l, and
down to the alarm winding key of the
clock. Pull the string taut, and, aft
er winding the alarm, tie the string
to the key. Now, when the alarm
goes off and the key reverses, the
string will wind about it and raise the
latch. There must be catch J Gigs.
and g. for the latch to drop behind
The combination shown in Fig.
Is make-believe. The knob is a spool
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-02-18
Good Prospect for Business.

A young lawyer tells this story on
himself with keen appreciation OF
it's humor:
"a negro came into my office re-
Gently and consulted with me about
getting a divorce for his daughter, who
was the eldest child. After ascertain
ing from the old negro the grounds
for a divorce he asked me what my
charges would be. l told him, and he
said as follows: Mr.. -, you knows
Is always given you my business? /
told him Yes and l appreciated it.
You knows rs always going to give
you my business, and Mary what
wants this divorce is my oldest chile,
and fust and onliest enc married. This
thing is just startin', and has eleven
chillun, and, of course, you'll get them
ali, and couldn't you make me a
wholesale price on them?'
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-02-18
RARE RELICS OF WASHINGTON
Interesting Property of the
Nations Father

Among the many interesting objects
pertaining to the history o. this coun-
try, there is probably nothing which
touches the hearts Of true Americans
more quickly than the relics and
mementos of "The Father of His
Country" George Washington, many
of which are displayed in the older
building of the United States Nation
al Museum in Washington. This col
lection consists of a variety of mate
rial gathered from numerous sources.
While composed largely of articles OF
domestic and artistic interest owned
by Washington at Mount Vernon. the
collection also includes mementos OF
his life in the field during the War of
the Revolution. and a number of other
miscellaneous relics of greater or less
importance.
The most noteworthy objects are
four pieces of plaster statuary. and
face mask, several portraits and en-.
cravings, many pieces of furniture. in.
Guiding Washington's easy chair
tables, chairs, mirrors, bedstead ant
footstool, numerous candelabra, lamps
and candlesticks, glass and chinawars,
and table furnishings as well as many
personal relics. These latter perhaps
represent more to the visitor, since
they were the individual property 0,
this great statesman and warrior
There are two interesting costume,
worn by Washington; the first an in.
fant's robe of white brocade silk, lined
with old rose China silk, used on the
occasion of his christening, and the
other Continental army uniform
worn when he resigned his commits
sion as commander in chief of tn
Continental army at Annapolis, Md.
December %, 1888. Representing, as
thege costumes do, two such separates
periods of his life, they tend to re
mind the observer of the great things
which were accomplished by Wash
ington between the times these dj
versified costumes were worn. Othe,
articles of wearing apparel compris.
a waistcoat and Shat were knoyu a
email clothes. or knee breectes.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-02-18

can meet the requirements. The game
consists in carrying a peanut upon the
blade of table knife while walking
the length of room. And, to make
the test more difficult, distractions
must be placed in the path so the
girls and boys must step over them
while crossing. Fig. l suggests how
the distractions may be formed with
boards placed across books, and
broomhandles placed across the
rounds of chairs. Award a prize to
the boy and another to the girl who
crosses without dropping the peanut.
Pinning the Ratchet in the notch of
George Washington's cherry tree is
an adaptation of the game of pinning
the tail upon the donkey. Paste to-
gether several sheets of wrapping-pa-
per. Then place this large sheet upon
the floor, or pin it upon the wall, and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-02-18

than a little boy that chops down a
told lie.
A seer has way of projecting him.
self into the future and finding a new
life there.
AS a prophet Washington Is vital
force today. But he is force that
has been consciously and deliberately
disregarded.
Washington, the hero of Valley
Forge, was essentially man of peace.
He saw that the happiness and secu-
rity Of this country lay, just as the
happiness of an individual did. in a
policy of noninterference.
And as soon as this country ceased
to follow this policy Washington fore
saw complications.
On the surface it seems strange that
a man whose inheritance and ways of
life were aristocratic should be re-
garded as the father Of American de-
mocracy.
And to the present-day point of view
II 10 Oil tuC ilOi . oil duSS uOu VIC g
call the reproach made against Wash
ington that "the great Virginian held
slaves"
But Washington, to be judged fair
ly, like everyone else, must be consid-
cred with reference to his time and
surrounding conditions.
Washington deserves little credit for
not yielding to the temptations to as
sert his aristocratic lineage by becom-
ing tory. He was directly affected
by the unfair attitude of the mother
country in imposing taxation without
representation. What he did was a
natural outcome of what he was.
Where he did merit the highest honor
was in his rising so magnificently to
his responsibilities and opportunities.
man selfish and arrogant might have
exacted more for himself, might have
striven to establish himself as a per-
manent power over the nation he had
helped to create. But there is no evil
dence that Washington ever felt such
temptation. Aristocrat as he was
and STAKEHOLDER, he was all the more
extraordinary in being able to turn
from the prejudices of his training to
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-02-18

with crayon or soft pencil draw a
tree five or six feet high, as in Fig 2.
Draw the hatchets upon heavy card
board Gig. -, making them in pro-
portion to the tree; cut them out, and
paint the blades red and the handles
brown. Stick pin through the blade.
After giving out the hatchets, blind
fold the players one at time, turn
them about several times, and start
them in the direction of the tree. A
prize should be awarded to the one
pinning a Ratchet nearest the notch
in the tree.
George Washington shadowgraphs
is a splendid guessing game. Hang a
sheet in doorway, and have all the
boys go on one side, and the girls on
the other side. Then beginning with
the boys, have each in turn put on a
cooked hat and pose between strong
light and the screen, so as to throw q
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-02-18

profile view of himself upon the sheet,
as shown in Fig. 3. Each boy must
have number unknown to the girls)
and while his portrait is upon the
screen the girls on the other side of
the screen must guess who it is and
write his name upon paper provided,
in this way: mo. George Wash
ington JONES'" mo. George Wash
ington Thompson" ETC., prefixing the
boys last names with that of George
Washington.
Fig. shows the cooked hat. C t
circular piece of wrapping-paper 20
inches In diameter for the hat brim
Fig. 81, and cut q center opening for
the crown. Make a crown of strip
of cardboard bent into a band to fit
your head, with a circular piece fitted
to it's top Gigs. 6 and y.
Fig. 8 shows how to arrange 8
lamp for projecting the light.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-02-18
HAS SUFFERED
FROM TRADITION
Modem Writer Gives Us New Ver-
sion of the Character of
Washington.
Great Soldier as He Is Universally
Acknowledged, He Was Also a
Seer-DeathIess Champion
Of The Rights of HUI
mainly.

N M ORE than any other American
III statesman, more than any
other American, Washington
has suffered from tradition
writes John d. Barry in the Washing
ton Times.
In fact, I can't think of any other
great man in the history of the world
who has been damaged in just the
same way, through being made to ap
pear so good
The reason Is that he has been pre-
eminently the children's hero.
He is a distinguished victim of the
deceit we practice on children In the
name of education.
Only the very good boys and girls
care for the story of Washington and
the cherry tree.
The others. the majority, are bored
or amused, or puzzled.
And then there is the saying, dinned
into the ears of American childhood
washington never told lie"
1t alone aliehates vast numbers OF
children from Washington. In their
little hearts 1t finds no answering
echo, no enthusiastic desire for emula
ton
For truth telling, much as we love
1t in children, and much as we labor
to graft it on those highly imaginative
minds, is often a virtue that develops
only with years, related to intelli
gence and to mature character.
1t derives it's beauty largely from
association with other qualities more
sympathetic.
Do Real Damage to Truth.
Self-assertive truth-tellers Otter
seem rigid in character. They dc
great damage to truth by making II
;.eem, not beautiful, as it should be
but hideous.
Even in minds of maturity. to the
reputation of Washington there still
clings a suggestion of the comic.
Thackeray did not help the situation
when he introduced the youthful
Washington into 1.-The Virginians" a:
highly self-conscious and priggist
colonial
There is a fine chance for new
historian of Washington, one who viii
bring out the real man.
Owen Wister made start some
years ago, when he published little
book, emphasizing Washington's more
human qualities. But the book wa:
too slight to be comprehensive. Mr.
Wister may yet write the complete
history needed by the world of today
For today, of all times. the worlt
ought to reflect on the service o
Washington in the making of this ma
ton and on the attitude of Washing
ton toward the future OF this nation
Washington Seer.
Since the Spanish war the Farewell
Address, once a classic and apparent
ly just about as much alive as mos
classics, has fallen into cisfavor. W.
don't hear of its being pointed Il
with pride" as often as we did.
Perhaps if we do go back to it w
shall find that Washington. beside
being a soldier and statesman. wa
a seer.
And a seer is much more interestin,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-02-18
'CASCARETS' FOR
SLUGGISH BOWELS
Nc sick headache, sour stomach,
tiliousness or constipation
by morning.
Get a 10-cent box now.

Get lucent box now.
Turn the rascals out-the headache,
biliousness, indigestion, the sick, sour
stomach and foul gases-turn them
out tonight and keep them out with
Cascarets.
Millions Of men and women take
Cascaret now and then and never
know the misery caused by lazy
liver, clogged bowels or an upset stom-
ach.
Don't put in another day of distress.
Let Cascarets cleanse your stomach;
remove the sour, fermenting food;
take the excess bile from your liver
and carry out all the constipated
waste matter and poison in the
bowels. Then you will feel great.
A Cascaret tonight straightens you
out by morning. They work while
you sleep. A 10-cent box from
any drug store means a clear head.
sweet stomach and clean, healthy liver
and bowel action for months. Chill
dren love Cascarets because they
never grippe or sicken. ADV.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-02-18

realization of the democratic ideal.
Perhaps we can reach little clear
er understanding of what Washington
was and of what he did by placing
him in our own time. 1t was as If, at
the present time, man Of distin-
guished position and of wealth, were
to become leader in the labor move
ment. For, from the point of view of
England. the colonials were humble
folk, mainly tillers of the field, work
ers in small enterprises. To their
cause Washington gave dignity, as
well as marvellous personal courage.
With his tattered, half-fed, poorly
trained troops he defeated the pro-
fessional soldiers of England and the
Hessian mercenaries. He had, of
course, the superlative advantage of
being sustained by the power of sub
lime moral idea, all the more effective
because it was opposed by the weak
ness that goes with self-conscious and
contemptuous superiority.
Really Deserves More Credit.
Washington has not been accorded
by the world the credit he deserves
for his share in establishing democ-
racy as a working force in nation.
We are likely to forget that democ-
racy, while he fought for it, was not
accepted by the world as practicable.
To few it was a beautiful theory, an
ideal To the many it was impracti-
cable, denial of what they regarded
as the natural unfitness of human be-
ings in large masses to govern them
selves. From France, mainly through
Rousseau, had come the great demo
cratic theory. But France had yet to
seek it's establishment in the blood of
the French revolution.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-02-18
+: HANDICRAFT FOR BOYS AND GIRLS !:
A. Nicely HALL and DOROTHY PERKINS |.
by Nicely alll
A HOMEMADE SAFE with A
TlME-LOCk.
Copyright. by A. NJ

All of you boys will want to make
this unique safe for your bedroom.
An ordinary alarm-clock is required
for lock.
Let the dimensions of the safe be
determined by the size of box which
you can get. Fig. 5 shows the inte-
rior. with shelves spaced at the right
distances apart to allow for four
tiers of boxes. Cigar boxes with spool
knobs are excellent for these boxes.
Fasten the shelves as shown at A,
Fig. 2.
Nail a strip about an inch and one
half wide to one edge of the box, for
a hinge-strip (B, Fig. 81 Then make
a door out of the box-cover boards,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-02-18

Ok, Fig. y, the large dial is the top
of strip can, and the two are piv-
oted to the safe door with a nail. A
button mold On, Fig. y may be used
to keep the spool from pulling off of
the nail.
Four spool feet fastened with nails
to the safe bottom, and couple of
coats of black paint, will complete the
safe.
By setting the alarm-hand twice a
day, you may have the safe open
each morning when you arise, and
each night at bedtime.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-02-18

fastening these together with battens
&C, Fig. 81. Locate the opening for
the clock face in the center of the
width of the Goor, and several inches
above the center of the height. Make
1t trifie smaller than the clock case,
SO the case will set over it as shown
in Fig. 5. Fig. 3 suggests how to
make the hole by first boring a num-
Der of holes and then cutting out the
wood between with a small saw or
chisel. Hinge the door as shown in
Figs. 1 and 4.
Now for the time-lock. Fasten the
clock back of the opening with sta
pie driven over the top ring and an
other over each foot Gig. 81. Then
cut latch D Gigs. 5 and g. several
inches shorter than the width of the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-02-18
Feel Shortage of Wedding Rings.

A shortage of wedding rings in jew
elers' shops and in wholesale factories
is experienced throughout Britain, al
though the shortage has nothing to do
with a scarcity of gold. There are
three main causes for the wedding
ring famine. There has been a very
great number of war weddings; the
working classes, owing to high wages.
have bought cheap gem rings in great
numbers, and there is serious short
age of skilled jewelers. Yorkmen.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-02-18
FOR A WASHlNGToN'S BIRTH
DAY PARTY.

A Washington's birthday party may
be given several days preceding or
following February the twenty-second,
according to the time most convenient.
Crossing the Delaware is a good
test of the steadiness of ones hand,
and produces much merriment because
seldom more than one. or two at most.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-02-18
GENTLE RUBBING
HELPS VARICOSE VEINS

Rubbing the swollen veins nightly for
about two minutes with a gentle up
ward stroke brings benefit to sufferers
authority.
After the rubbing, which should
always be toward the heart, because
the blood in the veins flows that way,
apply Emerald Oil Gull strength) with
brush or hand.
Try this simple home treatment for q
Few days and improvement will be no.
tfced, then continue until veins are re-
duced to normal 1t is very concen-
trated and penetrating and can be OBJ
SO powerful that it also reduces Goitrs
and WenS
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-02-18
To Tighten Loose Machine Belt

Instead of stopping your work when
the sewing machine belt gets loose
and taking time then to cut it off and
fasten it, simply slip few large rub
Der bands over the small wheel. They
will hold the belt firmly until time for
permanent repairs can be taken
Good Housekeeping.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-02-18
Origin Of Fire Damp.

Fire damp is the ordinary name for
the carbureted hydrogen which issues
from blowers" or assures in coal
seams. It is inflammable and when
mixed with air in certain proportions
is highly explosive. Its ignition is
attended by the danger of an explo-
sion Of coal dust.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-02-18
Rub It In Thorouohly,

A sprain or strain should have i'm.
mediate attention to check the swell
ing. Rub on, and rub in thoroughly
Hanford's Balsam of Myrrh and you
should have quick relief. Always have
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-02-18

Ask your dealer for the free book.
let, Useful Hints for Horse Owners"
issued by G. c. Hanford Mfg. Co., syria.
cuse, N. Y, manufacturers of Han.
ford's Balsam of Myrrh. Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-02-18
Had Preference in CoIors.

TAU TTeTcTcHCo III SOfOTS.
She (coyly)-Will you love me when
my hair turns gray?
He (brutally)-Yes, but not when
it turns mauve or Nile green. YOU
had better use another brand.-Rich-
mond Times-Dispatch.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-02-18
Shallow.

Hodge-Is he a deep thinker?
Dodge-No; he begins tc founder
before he gets out very deep.