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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-04-10

awful palns-an q
nothing seemed 70
do me any good. A
friend advised me
to take Lydia E.
Pinkham's We ge-
table Compound. /
did Sd and got re-
lief right away. I
can certainly re-
commend this valu-
able medicine to
other women who
suffer, for it has
done such goo d
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-04-10
How's This p

We offer $4,000 for any case OF catarrh
that cannot be cured by HALLS
CATARRI MEDICINE.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE is taxi
en- internally and acts through the Blood
on the Mucous Surfaces of the System.
Sold by druggists for over forty years.
Price 75c. Testimonials free.
+. ]. Cheney g. Co.. Toledo. Ohio.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-04-10
Disappointed,

Sylvester, aged four, was sent to bed
early as a punishment. While saying
his prayers he remarked:
"Oh, Lord, have asked you to make
me a good boy and you haven't done 1t.
and l am very disappointed in you"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-04-10

To keep clean and healthy take DR..
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. They regu-
late liver, bowels and stomach.-Adv.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-04-10

Power Needed for Farms.
Some statistician has figured that IT
takes 26,0o0,O00 horsepower to operate
Americas farms.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-04-10

1t sometimes happens that an hon.
est man employs a press agent TO do
his Boosting for him.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-04-10

"What is the principle Of repeating
rifles" 81 suppose 1t is to make every
shot tell on the enemy"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-04-10
Bad for Him.

Narviss-What part of a railway
train do you think most dangerousf
Dispepp-The dining car.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-04-10
Still RESTING.

Stiil hestin1.
II see in the Weekly Banner Of
SpruceviIle that Lem Higgins has
fallen asleep"
Dead, ehf"
"Yes"
"Well, the only difference between
Lem as he is now and as he was for
twenty years is that he doesn't snore
any more. Birmingham Age Herald.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-04-10

The war department wants SIDOJ0.-
o0O more for airplanes. Flying comes
high.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-04-10

'Tt is only human selflshness that
makes things evil to US"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-04-10

Nearly all beautiful things are ex.
pensive-inCluding woman.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-04-10

Don't borrow trouble-any Of your
friends viii gladly give you plenty.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-04-10

Trouble generally shuns the man
who is able to keep his mouth closed.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-04-10
IN MISERY
FOR YEARS
Mrs. Courtney Tells How She
Was Cured by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Oskaloosa, Iowa." For years I was
simply in misery from weakness and
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-04-10

You may doubt II, but he who cried
"Good WIN Toward Men" is still very
much alive.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-04-10
Impor,an, 20 Motheve

Examine carefully every bottle Of
CASToRIA, that famous old remedy
for infants and children, and see that II
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-04-10
Their Kind.


what do you suppose the mermaids
have for pets?'
ocean greyhounds and sea pusses,
of course"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-04-10
Shipping Boards Proqr, %.

Tn 10 date congress has authorized
S2.O34,O00.OC9 Of which S1.l35,6hDoo
has been appropriated for The
United States Shipping board and
Emergency Fleet corporation: On
March !, 1888 2s7955.37 Of this sam
had been expended.
The Emergency Fleet corporation
had requlsltioned March l, 425 sreel
vessels and contracted for 100 steel
vessels, making total Of Lac steel
ships, Of an aggregate dead weigat
tonnage OF s.164 .5Gs tons It had ls,
contracts for 400 wooden vessels, ee-
gregatlng approximately 1,7l5fso
dead-welght tons II had repaired AN
put IN operation $4,000 deAd-veiE,at
tonnage seized from Germany sld
Austria.
on March the building program
OF the Emergency Fleet corporation
was being carried on in ISL plants.
First Years War Cost.
Total estimated expense of the
United States government in the FIRST
year Of war, without loans to the
allies. is S12,O87 PTS. GT907.
TO help meet this expense, the treas
ury department fOated SGG1G.532. 300
subscriptions to Liberty bonds.
Bonds. certificates Of Indebtedness,
War Savings certificates. and Thrift
stamps issued by the treasury up {,
March Il. totaled $500, 8O2 .0529G.
The United States government had
loaned 10 foreign governments assu-
ciated in the war on March y, 1918
81. 436. 800. $50.
To March II tn" war risk insur-
ance bureau had IL led policies Tor q
total Of SO. 4G5. 11G.JOO to the armed
forces.
The Era-leader., 1918-09-12
SUGGESTIONS ON
SELECTING SEED CORN
Field Selection Of Seed Means Creator
Yield and Better Corn.

FieldsselectiOn of seed corn is of too
much importance to be left to the av'
erage laborer; it is almost always a
good plan for the farm owner to su-
pervise the work. A great deal more
corn win be pulled than is needed, and
it should be reselected in order to get
the ears that conform to type.
There is no argument that can be
used against this kind Of seed selec-
tion," says A. F. Kidder, professor Of
agronomy, Louisiana State University,
because it means more corn and bet
ter corn. When field-selection of seed
becomes more generally practiced in
Louisiana some of the money that our
farmers are now sending to the corn
belt will remain at home.
"The ear should be from four to
five feet high on land where peas are
to be sown in the corn.
Long shanks and good ears are sell
dom found on the same stalk. The
shank should be sufficiently long, how.
ever, to allow the ear to bend over
when mature.
"All ears of corn not covered by
shuck are apt to be damaged by black
weevil and the corn ear worm.
The Era-leader., 1918-09-12
'DO NOT RUSH
COTTON TO MARKET
EVERY GROWER WHO RAISES 10
BALES OF COTTON SHOULD
PUT TWO IN WAREHOUSE
SELL THE CROP GRADUALLY
II There Is Surplus 1t Must Be
Absorbed BY Reduced Produe-
tion Next Year.

in a recent speech on the cotton
situation. Clarence Ousley, Assistant
Secretary of Agriculture, said that as
he sees the situation mo calamity
impends if we do not lose our heads
and that he is more concerned about
the gathering of the crop than abou:
| disposing of it.
He offered solution, even if there
is a surplus of from three to four
million bales, and says:
IF every farmer who raises 10
bales of cotton will put two in the
warehouse and sell the remainder by
installments from month to month
throughout the winter and spring in
stead of forcing it all on the market
at one time, the difficulty in even its
worst aspects will disappear"
He thinks tnat if there is a surplus
of cotton this year it must be abb
sorbed by reduced production neat
year. Furthermore, he points out
that the Government did not ask for
so large crop, and that in all fair
ness this fact must be recognized, the
crops having been produced because
the Southern growers refused to
heed the warning OF agricultural lead
ers and economists.-L. S. U. Press
Bulletin.
The Era-leader., 1918-09-12
field SELECTION OF
SEED IMPROVES CORN
Much More Profitable Than Selecting
From the Crib in Spring.

Seed corn should be selected from
stalks standing where they grew, be-
cause only then, with certainty, can
seed be obtained FROM
Stalks that have tendency to yield
well, as shown by the superiority over
surrounding stalks that grew under the
same conditions. Such seed inherits
high producing power.
Stalks without suckers. Such seed
produces fewer suckers than seeds
from suckerbearing stalks.
Storm-proof stalks with ears at a
desirable height.
Seed corn should be selected as soon
as it natures, because
Desirable stalks, especially early ma
turing stalks with hanging ears, are
then most easily found.
Warm, wet weather may cause ker-
nels to sprout before drying.
If the selection is delayed the ears
may become infested with weevils,
grain moths, and their eggs.
1t is as easy, more satisfactory, and
much more profitable than selecting
from cribs in the spring.. S. U.
Press Bulletin.
The Era-leader., 1918-09-12
BIG POULTRY SHOW
PLANNED FOR FAIR

With A. F. Rolf, Of Baton Rouge.
in charge as superintendent, the an.
nual Poultry Show at the State Fair
of Louisiana, October 30 to Novem.
Der 4, inclusive, promises to eclipse
all previous poultry exhibitions at
Shreveport. Competition will be open
to the world, and farms and fanciers
of many states are expected to be
represented.
Premiums totaling $4,000 have been
offered in the poultry department in
which one of the new features will be
a Pet Stock Show, with various nov
el specimens displayed.
In addition to the general display
and the Pet Stock Show, there will
be large exhibit by members Of
the Boys and Girls Poultry Clubs Of
Louisiana, in charge Of M. G. Taylor
Of Baton Rouge. Membership in these
clubs exceeds 5000. The members
are being taught the value Of poultry
in the solution Of the food problem
and are showing intense interest in
their work, as will be reflected by
their exhibits at the fair.
C. p. Van Wrinkle of Dallas will
Judge the poultry and A. T. Modlin
Of Topeka, Kan, will Judge exhibits
N the Pet Stock Show.
For further information and catalog
write to w. R. Hirsch, Secretary,
shreveport, La.
The Era-leader., 1918-09-12

Give up your Injuries 'll'',
Kaiser may be made to CIV
bis ambitions,
The Era-leader., 1918-09-12
Notice Of Sale of Estrayed Animal

Notice is hereby given that j.
N. Simmons, a fre ahold citizen of
Franklinton, Third Ward, Wash
ington Parish, Louisiana, has
made affidavit before me on Aug.
ust the 29th, 1918, alleging that
one small gray mare about eight
years old, branded with a large
"H" and small &c" on left hip,
came to his place on or about
August first, 1917, and has been
in his care since, and has no own.
er so far as affiant knows, and
that he desires to have same
estrayed and sold as the law di-
reefs; now, therefore, by virtue
of the authority in NE vested by
law as ex-officio Justice of the
Peace, | will offer said mare for
sale for cash to the highest bid
der, at my office in Franklinton,
Third Ward. ashington Parish,
Louisiana, during sale hours. On
Saturday, September 2l, 1918
the proceeds of said sale after
paying all costs, to be deposited
as the law directs.
This September 3rd, 1918.
c. s. E. Darlington,
Mayer and Ex -Oficio
Justice Of the Peace.
The Era-leader., 1918-09-12
PUT CAKE-MAKING
ON A WAR BASIS

Icing is not needed. Why not leave
1t off? Putting cake on a war basis
is another way to save sugar without
hardship. Thick frosting involves the
use of sugar needlessly at this time.
Furthermore, many recipes call for ex'
cessive amounts of sugar. Try smaller
quantities in your cake recipes, etc.,
and give preference to cakes which
are sweetened with molasses or syrup.
Housekeepers who have a stock Of
canned fruits, jellies and preserves In
their cupboards can lessen the sugar
consumption by using more Of such
things for dessasts.--L 8. Q. Psssa
RlIlatih
The Era-leader., 1918-09-12
War Time Sweeteners

ERICA has several excellent war time sweet
eners that will be used largely during the
shortage in the sugar supply
They are maple sugar. syrups, money ana
molasses and may be used in preparing des-
serts and other dishes requiring sweetenlng;
When cup of syrup or honey IS used
to replace cup OF sugar the llquld IN tne
recipes should be decreased f Is one,iouTtnt
to one-third of cup of honey, about one
The Era-leader., 1918-09-12
Sheriff Sale.-No. 1886.
First State Bank of Bogari
vs..
A. J. Den ham.

Notice is hereby given that by,,11
of a writ OF feri facias, issuea i
of the Goth judicial District CoM
Louisiana, in and for WasnlE]
Parish. in the above entitled ~
and to me directed. will procea
sell at public auction to the Ha
highest bidder, on
Saturday. September q, u
at the principal front door OF tnee
house at Franklinton, La, ces
legal sale hours for judicial salsis
following described property
end situated in Washington fS
La, to- wit:
A one-half d interest in tn7
lowing property in Bogalusa, L.
Begin at northeast intersecu~
Carolina and Austin streets, P'
filed by the Great Southern Dap
Co., of Bogalusa, La, on hlSD
Clerks office at Ftanklinton'
thence northerly along Austin :
forty (4O) feet, thence easssA
right angles one hundred (luo, y
stob, thence southerly at rlgn' - =.
forty (4O) feet to Carolina ~,
line, thence westerly along 0
Avenue one hundred (lVo) ;"
point of beginning.
Terms of sale: Cash Win :
of appraisement. .as
This the 18th day OF Augu's
J.E. Bateman. shsn'
The Era-leader., 1918-09-12
CALLED HER FAMILY
TO HER BEDSIDE
Six Years Ago, Thinking She Might Die, Say. eza. Lady, But Now
She Is We'll, Strong Woman and Praises Cardm For
Her Recovery.

Royse City, Tex.-Mrs. Mary Kill
man, Of this place, says; after the
birth of my little girl. my side com.
menced to hurt me. I had to go back
to bed. We called the doctor. He
treated me. but I got no better. I
got worse and worse until the misery
was unbearable. II was in bed for
three months and suffered such agony
that was just drawn up in knot. >.
I told my husband if he would get
me a bottle of Cardui would try IT,.
I commenced taking it, however, that
evening I called my family shout
me-. for I knew I could not last
many days unless I had a change for
The Era-leader., 1918-09-12

half CUP of syrup and about onehat cup OF corn sugar
One-fourh of cup of sugar is equal to about onehat
cup of syrup or onethrd cup of sugar One table
spoon of sugar is equal to tablespoon of honey about
one and onehaf tablespoons of syrup and and one
third tablespoons of corn sugar
Sugar may be saved by the of raisin dates figs,
dried pears and fruit pases used the breakfast cereals
Fruit marmalades, buffers and elles should be used
to take the place of the ordinary sweeeng at meal and
not as accessories to it. Fruits may be preserved without
sugar It may be added when sugar is more plentiful
Preserving demands this year thin syrup instead of
heavy syrup
If sugar used onehaf Of the amount may be replaced
by another sweetener.
Drying is means of preserving (without sugar. ap-
n]es cherries strawberries and black caps
When ready to they may have added the needed
sugar in the form of syrup When sugar is more plentiful
fruit Juices may be made into jeies or may be used as
fruit Juices with without sugar, as beverages trult
gelatins and frozen desserts.
Fresh fruits supply the place of sugar in the diet They
should be used freely Desserts where sugar is scarce
NAV be made of geatns unkets, cusards puddngs and
cakes.
o 60 :; 49, !! = :; =
The Era-leader., 1918-09-12
BadIy Needed,

"There will be no meeting Of the
Good Health society Tuesday evening
because Of the illness of so many of
the members. From the Wakefield
Star.
The Era-leader., 1918-09-12

the better. That was six years ago
and l am still here and am a we'll,
strong woman, and I owe my life to
Cardui. l had only taken half the
bottle when began to feel better.
The misery in my side got less... I
continued right on taking the Cardu
until I had taken three bottles and I
did not need any more for l was well
and never felt better in my life. I
have never had any trouble from that
day to this"
Do you suffer from headache, back.
ache, pains in sides, or other discom.
forts, each month? Or do you feel
weak, nervous and faggedout? II so,
give Cardui, the woman's tonic, q
trial. III
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-26

all winter and taking his medicine like a man, but now it seems that he Will have a pretty fair ball club after all Mack has tWenty-two men down at Jacksonville and the critics who are with the team declare that the pitch ing department alone needs strength ening.
 Mack's new infield is li1Gng up with George Burns on first Morris shan non on second, Larry Gardner on third and Joe Dugan at short field. Burns played with the Tigers last year Shannon was a member of the Balt1- mores, Gardner covered third flor the Red Sox and Dugan, a graduate of Holy Cross won his spurs as a Mack man last September.
 In the outfield Mack intends to play Rube Oldring Tillie Walker and Jamison. Oldring has returned to the Athletics after a year of inactivity Walker was a member of the Red Sox last season, while Jamieson, once with the Washington. played fine ball un- der Mack in 1917.
 The Athletics catchers are Cady formerly with the Red Sox; McAyoy, purchased from Baltimore, and Per kins, who was developed by Mack last season, Chester Thomas. the former Boston backstop, is holding out.
 The Mackmen have only two eXper- fenced pitchers Myers and Gregg, but several youngsters will be tried, in cluding Adams of Richmond. Watson of Fort Smith and Geary of the North Carolina league.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-26
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
MARKET WAS FIRM.
Early Losses Were More Than Offset
 in Later Dealings.

New York, March 25.-Viewed from almost every angle, today's stock mar ket, it was generally concede, offered substantial proof of sound fundamen- tai conditions in the face of very try ing circumstances.
 News from abroad over the week end was sufficiently disturbing to cause an extensive accumulation of selling or ders, but once these were assimilated the list promptly recovered. | A wide variety of stocks broke from two to almost four points in the first fifteen minutes. Before noon, how
 ever, virtually all initial losses were replaced by gains over last week s finals.
 Prices continued to harden, though | forfeiting some of their advantage to
 realizing for profits and higher call
 money in the last hour. Investment rails and seasoned in- dustrials, in which early recessions av- eraged two points, were among the first to rally, Reading, Union Pacific
 U. S. Steel and some of the high priced specialties finishing at gains of large fractions to more than a point. Total sales amounted to 6S5 GOO shares.
 Money, showed a disposition to hard en, advancing to per cent. after its 1 first offering at 5. Time funds were
 scarce at per cent. for all dates. International issues reacted with the
 general bond list under the weight of early selling, Anglo-French fives and
 French state and municipals losing from 1-2 to 1 per cent. Liberty issues
 were firm in the main on lighter deal
 ings. Sales, par value, aggregated $3,- 615,0o0.
 U. S. bonds, old issues. were un- changed on call.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-26
HoIv Name Team Organized.

The Ho1y Name Society ball team of Jewett City habe organized for the coming season. Big Spike Liberty will do the twirling while Bill Liberty will take care of the receiving end. The infeld will be composed of Red Malady. Art Duana, Steve Takman and Freddy Tlebert The outfield will be the same as last year. Lee Jarvis, Pete Rail and Art Cyr. Last year this club cirfmed the amateur cham pionship of Connecticut. They cha1- lenge any fast amateur tianls in the state of Connecticut, including Taft vile, Greeneville, Norwich, Plainfield, MoosIp, Baltic and Willimantic. They would like to arrange a game with the Norwich Free Academy for May Il, or May 3oth. They would like to ar range games also with Windham High, Plainfeld High and Vocational. The manager is now making his sched- ule. so for games please communicate with Manager Emile Liberty, Jewett City, Conn.,, P. O. Box 299.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-26

ships and poison gas and explosives dresses in a suit of pajamas with noth- | ing but their bare hands for weapons, as to send our army overseas without
 enough provisions to keep them not
 only alive but in fighting trim when
 they get there.
 | Where are we going to get the food | to send them?
 We have just one storehouse from
 which to draw, and that storehouse
 is in the fertile fields and the rich i harvests of our own country Our troops abroad need four and
 sugar and coffee, and tea and corn
 and meat-we must send them these things or be ready to bow our heads under the German heel. i There is no use blinking the fact
 minute longer; the whole thing | comes right down to the question of
 bread and meat. and enough of it.
 If we send all that we raise abroad what shall we do here at home? This is the time to begin to consider
 dull of wit. and Yaf and indifferent long enough.
 | From one end of this country to the other the people are beginning to real | ize what this question of food means. l No wonder that the United States | School Garden Army idea has taken
 such a splendid hold, not only in the | imagination but of the stern, practi- cal faculties of this whole country.
 Five million school children mobiliz- | ed into an army with officers and priv 1 ates and sergeatns drill and hard
 work and great rewards and splendid
 service.
 What child is there on the face of
 the globe who would not be proud
 and eoger to be one of such an army?
 Have the, schools in your district begun to organize? | Have you secured vacant land in your city to use for the garden? | Who is going to be captain of the | First Regiment in your town?
 You don't know. Why not? | Aren't you interested? l You will be interested some day l when that Toy of yours comes home with Chevron on his sleeve or your | girl is made First Sergeant and wears badge which tells the world i that she is ready to do her bit for
 her country and her country's flag. l Why not interest yourself personally | in this matter today?
 l Why not make this a part of your | duty to Uncle Sam?
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-26
Fort Wayne May Get FuIton- Willard Bout
Indiana City Has Raised New Orleans Offer $1O0OO-Fulton and Willard Signed Final Articles at Chicago Willard to Get 75ao of Net Profits and Fulton Gets $2o,ooO Flat.

Fort Wayne, Ind, March 25.-George Biemer, fight promoter, has returned here from Chicago, where he met Jess Willard and Fred Fulton, who are to fight for the worlds championship. Biemer announced today that in all probability the bout would be staged in Fort Wayne. as he had onered $40, 900 to bring it here. New Or leans has offered $130,000. Articles Signed at Chicago.
 Final articles closing a heavyweight championship match between Jess Willard and Fred Fulton were signed at Chicago today in the presence of Colonel Joseph c. Miller, the promoter, and score of sporting celebrities. Willard, it is revealed in the new set of articles, is to receive seventy five per cent of the net profits made by Miller, while Fulton is to receive a flat sum of $200o0. The agreement also stipulates that Miller shall have the right to sell or transfer the bout to such person or persons as he may see fit''
 If I am successful in selling the match for $100,000 or more-in fact, any amount will have to pay Full ton $20,000 and give Willard seventy llfC PCI OCAlt O1 LllS OC1dIlCG, A1lltGE explained. T may not be able to sell the match. If don't shall promote it myself. There's one thing certain Willard and Fulton will fight some place for the championship next Fourth of July"
 The articles provide that Willard and Fulton shall establish training quarters in the vicinity of the city in which the contest is staged for at least three weeks prior to the bout. The number of rounds to be fought will depend entirely on the laws of the state.
 Fulton, attired in a frock coat and carrying cane, faced a battery of cameras with the champion after the articles were signed.
 T guess we are 8, pair of the big gest guys you boys have ever snap ped" Willard said to the camera op- orators.
 The champion, accompanied by Mill Ter, will leave for Baltimore tonight to dispose of some of his circus equip ment. He already has started light training but will do no boxing for sev- eral weeks.