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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24
ALL INQUIRIES NOT ALIKE
Philadelphia Lawyer illustrated Lead
ing Questions" in Court With Dip
lomatic Kiss Story.

The late John G. johnson, Phila.
delphia lawyer. was once explaining
to jury the nature and the unfair
ness of Heading" or guiding questions.
He illustrated his explanation with an
anecdote.
"a young chap and pretty girl" he
said. sat on a secluded bench at
Lemon Hill. The girl turned to him
and said earnestly:
"'YOu ask me for a kiss. There is
a language in kisses. A kiss on the
hand denotes chivalrous respect. On
the forehead 1t denotes a firm and
faithful friendship. On the lips"
her color rose and she drew long
breath-"a kiss on the lips denotes all
things. Kiss me, then, once. Ex-
press in one kiss your feeling toward
me-
1.-THE bashful youth pondered.
"I don't want TO lose her. he said
to himself. Where is the best to kiss
her? Hand, forehead. or lips?
"a mellow whistle interrupted him.
He looked at the girl. Her red mouth
was puckered up in the form of rose
bud; she had pulled down her hat
so as to hide her forehead completely
and both hands were thrust up to the
wrists in her pockets"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24
Not a Bit Of Use.

There swas some speculation as to
whether the instrument would benefit
the old gentleman or not. One was
holding the ear trumpet, while another
was explaining its use end showing
old Mr.. Shortcash how to hold It to his
ear.
Say something to him through 1t,
Binks," said one to the other.
Now Binks had long waited for an
opportunity TO reach Mr.. Shortcash's
ear, so. speaking very distinctly into
the trumpet he said:
you've not paid me that five dol
lars you owe me yet, Mr.. Shortcash."
But the old gentleman put the in
strument down with disappointment on
his face, and they could see it was
failure even before he had time to
say:
THAT things not a bit of use to
me-"
And he sighed, but his sigh was not
so deep as that which came from
Binks.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24

Johannes Kolbel has performed All
the artistic work on tbs bonds issued
by the national government and the
citizens of Norway for many years
past. He has just finished the blanks
for the new national loan in five diff
ferent denominations. the highest be-
ing 100000 kroner ($2T,00O). The
colors of the print, going up from the
lowest TO the highest. are yellow.
green, blue, brown and red. The
blanks are very beautiful.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24
SOME OBSERVATIONS

The hardest crop to raise-money.
The fellow who is always thinking
of himself gets mighty little thought
from others.
The difference between pride and
self-respect is that the latter does not
consider il necessary to strut.
A man can convince his wife of any,
thing except that a dress she wore last
year looks as good as new now.
Imagination would WORK just as well
on cheerful subjects as it does on
gloomy ones, if we'd only give it
chance.
Two dollars isa't much money, but
many man is perfectly satisfied with
that amount if he has only won IL all
10 an all-night poker game.
There's one sure way to tell the
weeds from the seedlings. The ones
that grow fast and appear to be
strong are always the weeds.
Everybody processes to more or less
independence of spirit and yet every
body does more or less kowtowing TO
a known millionaire.
Sometimes the folks who would hes
itate about leaving a pet Cog in the
care OF the Eeighbors don't seem 70
worry at ell about trusting rhesE chill
dren TO strangers.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24
FINLAND.

The Finnish senate has prepared a
plan for the foundation IF new in
deprndent government for Finland
with a president elected by direct vote
for five-year term and with p cab
met report TO the landtdag. according
fa a dispatch from Helsingfors. It was
proposed 10 send diplomatic represent
afives 70 other nations and elso ask
rarresentati0u in the general peace
conference.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24
Easily EXPLAINED.

Roland" said the mother, you were
very fidgety and annoying during the
sermon today. What on earth was the
matter with you? Didn't you notice
how quiet papa was? Why didn't you
act like him?"
well, mamma" explained Roland
"you see, I wasn't sleepy like he was"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24
Where the Gender Comes In.

Teacher-Willie, how many seconds
In a mlnutsT
Willie-Masculine or feminine?
Teacher Masculine or feminine :
What do you meanf"
Willie--There's big difference.
When pop says he'll be down in min
ute it's sixty seconds, but when sister
Susie says she'll be down In minute
It's 900 seconds.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24
The PartieuIar Landlord.

Il understand the police backed the
patrol wagon up to an apartment house
In your neighborhood and took out
bunch of disorderly tenants"
"Yes. Great world, isn't t.? This
man who owns that place wouldn't
rent an apartment to anyone who had
children"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24

"Well, Aunt Dinah." asked the cooks
goung mistress, ''are you going to have
he word obey eliminated from the
marriage ceremozyT
mo, chile, I amt" said Aunt Dinah ;
but l sho' am gwinter hab it limited
from de matrimony."
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24
Germany Dlsqusted.

Elihu Root, on his return from Rus
sla, said at a dinner in New York:
Germany, while I was abroad, tried
very hard for a separate peace. She
soon gave up, however, dlsgustedly de-
claring that the allies were more in
clined for separate pieces"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24
How's This I?

We offer S1Vv.D for any case Of catarrh
that cannot be cured by HALLS
CATARRH MEDICINE.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE is TAX
en- internally and acts through the Blood
on the Mucous Surfaces of the System
Sold by druggists for ever forty years
Price 75c. Testimonials free
+. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo, Ohio.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24

"a little knowledge is n dangerous
thing" ex rlaimed the man who quotes.
Possibly" replied Senator Sorghum.
"a great deal just now depends on how
you got your information and what
you intend 10 do with H."
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24
Th,. WIN Tnte,ss, Mo,ber..

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children
for Feverishnesa, Headache, Bad Stomach,
TeethinR Disorders, move and regulate the Bow
els and destroy worms. They break up Colds in
Ahonrs. They are 80 pleasant 20 take children
like them. Used by mothers for 30 years. All
Druggists, &c, Sample FREE. Address, Mother
Gray Co, lie Roy. n. Y.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24
FLASHLIGHTS

He that never helped another
has never done anything in this
world worth while.
The best way to get along is
never to try to sell 80 cents
worth of work for more than so
cents.
War is like housekeeping;
once you've begun. you've got TO
go through with il.
Ambition that is afraid of fail
ure never gets anywhere.
Being a crouch doesn't pay;
even the rich grouches would be
better off If they cultivated
cheerful dispositions.
A lazy mans idea of happi-
ness isn't nothing TO do; it is
seeing something TO do and not
having TO do IL.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24
Prepared for EmeraeneIss.

Danny was looking at picture Of
Elijah going to heaven In chariot of
fire. Pointing to the halo on the proph-
cts head. Danny exclaimed: See
mamma, he's carrying an extra tire"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24
HIT AND MISS

A woman's idea of a perfect hus-
band is one who talks back just
enough to make an argument interest
ing.
A friend in need is the one that
comes along in an automobile just as
you are about 10 step onto a street
car.
It's a mighty mean father who
doesn't want to do as much or more
for his children than his father did
for him.
The fellow who wants to be the
victor bad enough 10 cheat never gets
to be anything more than a cheat no
matter how often he wins.
The trouble with most of US is that
we seem to think that somebody else
ought to do the mean and dirty tasks
that we don't like TO do ourselves.
Life is q good deal like a railroad
journey. The people who ride in the
day coaches get off at exactly the same
station as those who ride in the Pull
mans.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24
Wait on Nnlirself

Everything comes to him who
waits"
Maybe so, but the cafeteria idea Is
gaining ground"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24
NORWAY.

Park Carpenter. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. p. Carpenter of Mortified. Mimi,
was recently appointed United States
vice consul and clerk of the consulate
at Bergen, Norway. and sailed for his
post on the steamer Bergensfjord this
week from New York. Mr.. Carpenter
was graduated from st. Olaf academy
and from Carleton college with the
class of '13. and took postgraduate
work at Dartmouth college the fol-
lowing year and similar work ut Har-
ward university for the last three
years. During the last year he took
the first year course at the Harvard
law school
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24

]. NJ. Sutton. dead In Wilkesbarre,
leaves $4,000 'for a home for aged
men of probity."
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24
obIinina.

Employer would rather have a
single man for the position.
Applicant-Well.a advance me enough
money and I'll get a divorce.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT HAP
PENINGS IN FAR OFF
NoRTHLAND.
ITEMS FROM THE OLD HOME
Resume Of the Most Important Events
in Sweden, Norway and Denmark
OF interest to the ScandinaVIans
In America.
DENMARK.

What probably Is an athletic record
for man fifty-one years old was re-
Gently made at Putney by Lieut.. j. z.
Muller of the Danish army. He
walked, ran. cycled sculled, padded
and swan half mile each in slightly
less than half an hour His times
were: Cycling, l minute IS Is sec
onds; walking, 5 minutes 80 is sec
ondS: running minutes 10 seconds (;
sculling, 3 minutes Z seconds; pad
ding, ; minutes 20 40 seconds: swim
ming, 5 minutes SO Is seconds; total
ing 80 minutes 10 2-5 seconds.
American exchange again fell in
Copenhagen. reaching 3lS, placing the
Danish crown at a premium of II per
cent. Although trade relations between
Denmark and the United States are
virtually at standstill. Danish bank
ers are deducting a further 10 point
commission on checks and drafts, en-
failing loss Of fully 20 per cent to
those compelled to draw money from
the United States.
The state department at Washington
has been informed by the legations Of
Norway, Sweden and Denmark that
American citizens going to those coun-
tries must have their passports vised
by the respective diplomatic or con-
sular officers In the United States.
The old. old grist mill at Hvidkllde
will soon be no more, for an electric
power station is TO take its place.
Prince Georg of Greece is now liv-
ing in a palace at Gurrehus on the is
land of Sjalland.
Denmark had population of 1900
600 on the first of July.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24
Insultina ImnosslhIIitx.

81 hope this race your friend speaks
If entering will be a walkover for
him."
at can't be that: It's a motor race"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24

That the most of Japan's pearl div
ers are women, who begin TO learn the
trade at the age of thirteen or four
teen?
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24
H Mediciine
forWomen
For Forty Years Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has Relieved
the Sufferings of Women.

1t hardly seems possible that there is woman in this
country who continues to suffer without giving Lydia E.
Pnkhams Vegetable Compound trial after all the evil
dence that is continually being published proving beyond
contradiction that this grand old medicine has relieved
more suffering among women than any other medicine in
the world.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24

The under dog IS entitled 10 little
sympathy If he starts the fight.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24

Joseph Mcmahon, veteran Of four
wars, at cighty-tva .. works for living
in Brooklyn, y. Y.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24
EoIIY 10 Mako Promlses,

1t isn't policy to promise men things /;
they like better to be uncertain Of
you.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24

A lighthouse on an island in the
British channel has been equipped
with telephone so that shipping men
can land and converse with persons on
the mainland.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24

That TO record the work done by
stenographers a typewriter meter has
been invented?
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24
A Question.

Anyhow, poverty is no crime"
"And that's a good thing. Where
would us poor folks get our teehnical-
tiles from?"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24

Once In great while man may be
able to attribute his poverty to his
honesty.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24

"By their fruits We shall know them.-
This applies TO family trees.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24

The chap who steals woman's
purse is apt to get "a lot Of trash.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24

work at Dartmouth college the fol-
lowing year and similar work ut Har-
ward university for the last three
years. During the last year he took
the first year course at the Harvard
law school.
A company has been started I'm Nor
way with a capital of S67 900 TO ex-
plot a new fishhook. The feature of
the new hook is that the little point
on which the fish bite fast and which
is usually fastened inside toward the
anglers bend. will be swung out TO the
side at an angle Of As degrees. This
slight change is said to cause a great
reduction in the loss of fish that bite.
A factory is being built TO manufac-
ture these hooks. The discovery has
been patented here and abroad.
The first cement barge taken to
Stavanger is now in use. II is design
ed TO carry 100 tons and is to
be used mostly in the harbor. but will
occasionally be taken as far north as
Bergen. II is made of cement around
an iron skeleton. Even the curbing
around the matches is made of cement.
The cost of the barge was $4,000.
A strong wave of revivalism has
struck Hurum. Many young people
have been baptized again, though they
were baptized as children. The trou-
BILE with the first baptism was. that
their whole bodies were not Sim
mersed."
The Hamar Iron foundry rented a
peat bog at Elverum, and in the course
Of two months 5000 cubic feet of peat
was put up for fuel 20 he used at the
foundry and for heating the rooms Of
families of the employees.
Consul Stolt Nielsen Of Haugesund
established legacy of $4,000 on the
occasion of his silver wedding year
ago. On the twenty-sixth anniversary
of his wedding he added another S13.-
600.
The commune OF Trysil sold tim
Der for $4,000 from its forests last
year. The expenses were about $4,000,
leaving net profit of about $4,000
At Riken, Aamot, Is e log stable
which Is AT least one hundred and thir-
ty-four years old. II is claimed that
the logs were hauled from KrOk-
Kjolen, distance of ten English
miles. The building was used az
winter station until few years ago
Now It is used only In summer but
the walls are still sound.
Almost $1,000 was raised by com
mercial newspaper for the benefit Of
the policemen and detectives who sue
eeeded in exposing the great German
bomb plot against Norwegian shipping
Haugesund for time claimed the
distinction Of getting rich faster than
any other city in Norway Now
Tvedestrand bobs up and disputes
this claim. And well she may. for In
one year the taxable Incomes in
creased from about $42O01O to about
S2.47T 600. or almost 100 per cent.
The city Of Kristiansund has
taken up a loan Of SsOO,O00 for build.
ing an electric power station and nois-
ing other public improvements Banss
In Erisnansund and Molde furnished
ne money.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24

That Norway has established a ma
tional domestic science school for girls
at Stavanger?
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24

it is."-MRs. KARL A KIEso 500 North Ave, Aurora Ill
Hardly Off
Cincinnati Ohio-I know the good Lydia PINK
hams Vegetable Compound has done for bad
troubles that could hardly get off my bed
docorng time and mother said
try Lydia Pinkham Vegetable Compound So did, and it
certainly well able house
happy expected around the do
and want others to know what Lydia Pinkhams Vegetable
Compound meMTs
Farmount Cincinnati Ohio
special advice write Lydia Pinkham
(confdenta Lynn Mass Your letter will
answered by and held
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24

In a Chicago maternity hospital
prints are made of the babies feet
with ink to make their Identification
certain.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24

Pennsylvania's mining laws require
a mule to be given 700 cubic feet OF
air a minute and a miner 200 cubic
feet.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24

That in the United States there are
found Ill distinct species of snakes,
of which only II are dangerous to
man?
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24

Experts have estimated that the tin
deposits of Austria, which have been
but little developed, can be made to
supply about three-fourths OF that
country's needs.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24
Mrs. KiesO Cured After Seven Months Illness.

Aurora, Il-"For seven long months suffered
from female trouble, with severe pains in my back
and sides until l became so weak l could hardly
would Jump at the slightest noise. / was entirely
unfit to do my house work, was giving up hope Of
ever being well, when my sister asked me to try
six bottles and today am healthy woman able to
do my own homework / wish every suffering
woman would try Lydia E. PinkhamS Vegetable
Compound, and find out for herself how good
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24

That about S5O0,OO0OO0 a year is be-
ing spent on education in the United
States?
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24
POPULAR SCIENCE

A remarkable photograph of the
trail of meteor in flight recently
was made by an English soldier in In
ola.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24
Do YOU KNOW

That when cooked by electricity
meats shrink less than when cooked by
coal?
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24

Instruments invented by a German
to register the electricity produced by
the heart and its distribution enable
physicians accurately TO diagnose dis
eases of that organ.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24

The CITY Of Kristiansund has
taken up loan Of SsOO,O0O for build.
ing an electric power station and unt-
ing other public improvements. Bauss
IN Erisransund and Molde furnished
me money.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24

Representatives Of various polIfl-
cal parties at Stockholm decided 70
reply separately TO the appeal Of King
Gustaf 70 form o coalition cabinet TO
succeed the Swartz cabinet. which re-
signed last week.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-02-02
The Mosquito determination
Association Meets

The status Of the mosquito control
work In New Jersey was discussed at
the fourth annual meeting of the New
Jersey Mosquito determination Asso-
citation at Atlantic City, January 25
and 26. DIR. T. j. Headlee, entomology
ist of the New Jersey Agricultural Ex-
pertinent Station, who has the super
vision of the work of mosquito control
in the state, is the secretary-treasurer of
the association. DR.. j. q. Lipman, di-
rector of the experiment station, ad-
dressed the association on 1.-THE Agri-
cultural Utilization of the Salt Marsh"
The following counties have active
mosquito determination commissions:
Atlantic, Bergen. Cape May, Essex,
Hudson, Mercer, Middlesex, Mon
mouth, Ocean, Psssaic, Somerset and
Union. The work of these commits
sions, combined with that done by the
State, has resulted ia a great reduction
of the pest in New Jersey, and has
demonstrated that the mosquito, even
though it may not be completely ex-
terminated, a be brought under on
troll to a degree where it ceases to be a
menace TO health aud comfort. Re-
Gently the interest in mosquito control
in Cumberland county has grown to
proportions which demand action.
The experiment station is making a
study of some of the salt-marsh trench
ing in this county cut five years ago
and given little attention since. 1t is
expected that this study will result in
the reorganization aud extension of
this system as the first step toward
larger work in the county.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-02-02
sunday-SchooI Workers Active


The year book of the New Jersey
Sunday school Association has come
out as the January Number of the
Messenger, which is the monthly mag,
azine of that organization.
Its thirty-two large pages are packed
with information gathered from every
corner of the state by the county and
district secretaries.
1t appears that there are 2465 Prot
estant Sunday-schools In the state
with an attending enrolment of 400, 546.
But the Sundy-school in these days in
cludes a list of babies visited in the
homes, called The Cradle Roll, aud
anotherlist ofthose who cannot come to
Sunday Session, who are nevertheless
studying at home, called the home
department.
New Jersey has a Cradle Roll men,
bership of 81, 1853 and the home depart
ment numbers 40, 81. The total enrol
ment of New Jersey Sunday schools is
therefore AIS, 800 which is 1868 per cent.
of the population of the State.
There Joined the church from the
Sunday Schools last year over $4,000
persons, the Sunday schools contribut-
ed nearly $I35. 900 to outside objects of
be%nevolence, 1900 classes of adults are
organized not only for study but for
widely helpful activities, between 1000
and 5000 teachers are studying in a
Teacher Training Course or at Summer
School maintained by the Association
which meets this year at Asbury Park,
July TIA.
The year book shows the Sunday
schools have gradually improved of re-
cent years. Thus in four years the at
tendsncs at county conventions has
risen from 1900 to $500, the number of
educational meetins from 100 to 1876 and
the graduates of Misunderstanding cour-
ses from 100 to more than 200. In two
years the number OF schools which
have reached the full Ten Point stan
dard of the association increased from
3S TO ITO.
The Year Book contains an interest
ing account of the last state convention
held in Paterson, Nov. 14-16 with a cut
of the unique and beautiful silk badge
used there. 1t also contains the report
of the activities OF the nine department
superinsendents, complete lists of state
and county officers and detailed state
ments as to money received, spent and
Appropriated. Copies may be procured
free of the New Jersey Supday-school
Association, S35 Broad street, Newark,
N. j.