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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-10-01
BETTER FITTED FOR WORK
Testimony Shows That Service in the
Army Has Made the Average Man
More Efficient.

Evidence that returned soldiers, par
ticularly those who saw service over
seas, are going back into civil pursuits
more efficient and better fitted for
their work is furnished by one of the
largest employers of labor in the coun-
try, firm which has requested that
its name be not disclosed.
OF more than six hundred returned
soldiers who have been employed by
this corporation 43 per cent have
proved more efficient than they were
before their military experience; IS
per cent are put down as just about
the same as before in efficiency and
the remaining per cent are rated as
having less efficiency.
According to the letter giving these
figures: 1.-THE analysis indicates that
the men are more orderly in their
routine work, more punctual, and a
few who were rather difficult TO handle
are now amenable to discipline"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-10-01

out there in fog. Perhaps the nigger
cud tell you"
l crossed over to where the fellows
sat on a grating, his head in his hands
the girl still clinging to my sleeve. as
though fearful of being left alone. The
man was a repulsive brute. his face
stained with blood. dripping from a
cut across his low forehead. lie locked
up sullenly at our approach, but made
no effort TO rise.
Look we're. you black villain"
roared Watkins, driving the lesson
home with his foot. don't be a playln'
possum yer. Stand up an answer Mis-
ter Carlyle. or yerll git worse clip
than | give yer afore. Whar is the
bloody bark?"
Pounding her heart out on the
rocks yonder," he said civilly, unless
she's slid of an gone down. To the
west, maybe mile er So"
What about the crew."
They got away in the boats. an
likely mostly are ashore. We were In
the last boat launched, and headed
out so far ter get round a ledge o
rocks we got lost in the fog. Then the
mist Sorter opened an give us a
glimpse o yer topsails. We didn't ex-
pect no fight, once we got aboard"
Expected to find something easy, OF
course? Perhaps II would have been
if-what is It you see out there,
Simms?"
The Seaman. who was standing with
followed hands shading his eyes. star.
ing forth into the swirling drapery of
fog, turned at my call and pointed ex.
citedly.
There's BARK aground yonder. sir
and it looks like the Namur"
Even as l crossed tie deck to his
side the wreaths of obscuring mist
seemed to divide, as though swept
apart by some mighty hand. and there
in the full glow of the sun. a picture
in frame, lay the wrecked vessel
Others saw 1t as | did, and gave vent
to recognition.
Damned If it amt the old hooker y
''She got what was coming to her all
right mates"
And she's lousy with treasured"
Come here, Saml That's the last
of the Namur."
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-10-01
eloqer and Heavier Hen Fruit.

1t IS thought by naturalists that the
eggs Of domestic hens of the present
day are larger and heavier by nearly a
third than those Of the hens of the
ancients. Eggs differ a good deal in
weight. the average weight being about
two ounces. A good egg is made mp
Of ten parts shell. 60 parts white
and 30 parts yolk. The white of an
egg contains SO per cent wafer. The
shell contains about per cent animal
matter and per cent of the phos-
plates Of lime and magnesia, the rest
consisting Of carbonate OF lime. Half
the various specimens Of snakes lay
eggs. Instead of shell the covering Of
the egg Is a tough. white. leathern sub
stance. The largest egg Of any bird to-
day is the ostrich egg.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-10-01
CHAPTER xxx-continued.

l heard her cry out. and barely
caught the lantern as it fell from her
hand. At first | doubted the evidence
of my own eyes, snatching the bit of
flaring candle from its tin socket and
holding it where the full glare of
light fell across the grewsome object.
Ay, it was a woman, with lower limbs
doubled back from lack of space, but
otherwise lying as though she slept, so
perfect in preservation her cheeks APP
peared flushed with health, her lips
half smiling. II was a face of real
beauty-an English face, although her
eyes and hair We're dark and her man.
tilla and long earrings were unques-
tiOnably Spanish. A string of pearls
encircled her throat. and there were
numerous rings upon her fingers. The
very contrast added UNNECESSARILY to
the horror.
"She is alive Surely she is alive y
The words were sobbed into my ear
from Dorothy's lips
"Alivei No, that is impossible!"
touched the figure with my hand. 1.-THE
flesh is like stone" / said, thus held
lifelike by some magic of the Indies.
What can it all mean? Who could the
woman be? 1t is love or hate?"
mot love, Geoffry. Love would
never do this thing. 1t is hate, the
gloatlng of revenge; there can be no
other answer-this is the end of a
tragedy"
There was nothing not a scrap of
paper. not even the semblance of a
wound exposed. The smile on those
parted lips had become one of mock
cry; l could bear the sight no longer,
and rose to my feet, clasping Dorothy
close to me, as she still gazed down in
fascination Mt the CHASTITY sight.
1--WE will never know. The man who
could tell is dead"
captain ParadillaT"
"Who else could it be? This was
his schooner, and here he alone could
hide such a secret. There is nothing
more we can learn, and the horror un-
nerves me. Hold the light, dear, while
l replace the iii OF the chest"
1t required my utmost effort TO ac-
complish this. l was glad to have the
thing hidden. to escape the stare of
those fixed eyes, the death smile Of
those red lips. 1t was no longer a
reality but a dream of delirium; /
dare not think or speculate-my only
desire being to get away, to get Dor
othy away. In absolute terror / drew
her with me to the open door-then
stopped, paralyzed; the half revealed
figure of man appeared on the cabin
stairs.
stop Who are YOU"
Watkins. sir. 1 came below to call
you. There's sumthin bloomin' odd
takin' place out there in the fog, Cap
tain Carlyle. We want yer on deck,
sir, right away"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-10-01
BACK LIKE A
BOARD? IT'S
YOUR KIDNEYS

There's no use suffering from the
awful agony of lame back Don't wait
till it passes off" 1t only comes back.
Find the cause and stop it. Diseased
conditions of kidneys are usually indi-
Gated by stiff lame backs and other
wrenching pains, which are natures sig
nails for nelp!
Here's the remedy. When you feel
the first twinges of pain or expert
ence any of these symptoms, get busy
at once. Go to your druggist and get
q box of the pure, original GOLD
MEDAL HARLEM Oil Capsules, i'm.
ported fresh every month from the
laboratories in HARLEM, Holland.
Pleasant and easy to take, they Instant
ly attack the poisonous germs clogging
your system and bring quick relief.
For over two hundred years they
have been helping the sick. Why not
try them? Sold everywhere BY re-
liable druggists in sealed packages.
Three. sizes. Money back if they do
not help you. Ask for GOLD
MEDAL" and be sure the name
GOLD MEDAL" is on the box. ADV.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-10-01
CHAPTER XXI.
The Last of the Namur.

The vessel was plainly total wreck,
rapidly pounding to death on sharp
ledge of rock. Both masts were down,
and, lifted as the bow was. IL was easy
TO perceive the deck was in splinters
where falling spars and topmasts had
crushed their way through. The bows
had caught, seemingly jamned In be-
tween rocks the stern sunk deep. with
cabin port holes barely above reach of
the waves. Not living thing appeared
on board, and, as the fog slowly drifted
away, my eyes could discern no sign
of any boat, no evidence of the crew,
along the wide sweep of water. A
voice aroused me.
"What was It you said, Jack, bout
treasure on the old hooker? Why not
get It afore it's too later"
IT'S thar, all right. Ole" and knew
the speaker to be Haines. "Ain't IT.,
Mr.. Carlyle?"
'Yes. lads, there must be money on
board, unless those fellows took 1t
with them In the boats | know of
fifty thousand pounds stolen n Vir-
glnia, and no doubt there is more than
that. The bark is liable to slide off
that rock any minute and go down like
stone. What do you say, bullies2
Here is a risky job, but a pocket full
of gold pieces, If we can get aboard
and safely off again. Who'll 20 across
with me?"
There was a babel of voices, the men
crowd!ng about me, all else forgotten
as greed gripped their imaginations.
"Stand back, lads / cannot use all
of you. Four will be enough. You'll
not lose anything of what we bring
back; it'll be share and share alike, so
fall, TO. hearties."
I paused an instant to speak 10
Dorothy, seated on the flag locker. ex-
planning to her swiftly ny object in
exploring the wreck and pledging my
self not to be reckless In attempting
TO board J read fer In her eyes, yet
she said nothing to dissuade me.
/ slipped down a rope and dropped
into the boat, taking my place with a
steering oar at the stern. and we shot
away through sthe green water. The
Namur proved TO be a more complete
wreck than our distant view had re-
vealed, and lying in a more precarious
position. II was no pleasant job get
ting aboard, but ordering Haines to &C
company me, and the others 10 lie by.
| made use of dangling backstay, and
thus hauled myself up to a reasonably
secure footing. The fellow joined me
breathless, and together we perched
on the rail to gain view Of the deck.
Ii was a distressing, hopeless sight,
the vessel rising before US like the
roof of a house. the deck planks stove
in. horrible tumble Of running rig.
ging, bOoms and spars, blocking the
way forward. There were three bodies
tangled In the wreckage within our
sight. crushed out of all human re-
semblance, and the face of a negro,
caught beneath the ruins of the galley,
seemed TO grin back at me In death.
Every timber groaned as the waves
struck and rocked the sOdden mass,
and mad no doubt but that the vessel
had already broken In two.
CTo BE CoNTINUED)
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-10-01

work for me and / know it will help
others if they will give it fair trial.
Mrs. LIZZIE COURTNEY, 108 Sth Ave-,
West, 0skaloosa, Iowa.
Why will women drag along from day
to day, year IN and year out, suffering
such misery as did Mrs. Courtney, when
such letters as this are continually being
published. Every woman who suffers
from displacements, irregularities, m
flammation, liberation, backache, ner-
vousness, or who is passing through the
Change of Life should give this famous
root and herb remedy. Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, a trial. For
special advice write Lydia Z. Pinkham
Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass. The result
of its long experience is at your service.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-10-01
School "Reervp Class

SchoOlmasters have good opportun-
tiles for collating curious groups of
names. In one class, which a master
called his 'beery" class. were boys of
the name of Negus, Maltster. Burton,
Whitbeard and Stout.
At the same time there was a boy
in another class named CHM and the
school cleaner was Mrs. Wines.
As the school opens onto Brewery
Road" the name "Beery" was not in
ppropriate.-London Chronicle.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-10-01
rhinklnn of strennous Dave

Barber Carried away by his rernI.
niscences)-"And when he'd looped the
loop be did a nose dive that fairly
took your breath away. Eve.
ming Transcript
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-10-01
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER

In the good old summer time when
fruits of ali kinds are getting ripe
and tempting, when cucumbers, rad
ishes and vegetables fresh from the
garden are too good to resist. when the
festive picnic prevails and everybody
evereats and your stomach goes back
on you, then is the time lr August
Flower" the sovereign remedy for
tired, overworked and disordered stom-
achs panacea for indigestion. fer
meptat'on ct fool, sour stomach, sick
headache and constipatio'. 1t gently
stimulates the liver, cleanses the In
testines and alimentary canal. making
life worth living. Sold everywhere. Adv
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-10-01
What She Wanted TO Know

The Income Tax Man--Is there any
thing you don't understand, madam?
Mrs. Grabbitt-Yes. In listing my
income am entitled to deduct the dol
lar week allow my husband out of
his salary for carfare and lunches?
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-10-01
cutlcura for Plmply Faces,

To remove pimples and blackheads
smear them with Cuticura Ointment.
Wash off in five minutes with Cuti-
cura Soap and het water. Once clear
keep your skin clear by using them for
daily toilet purposes. Don't fail to In
elude Cuticura Talcum.-Adv.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-10-01

oWAAA pans q II ~
nothing seemed to
do me any good. A
friend advised me
to take Lydia E.
Pinkham's V e ge-
table Compound. /
did so and got re-
lief right away. /
can certainly re-
commend this valu-
able medicine to
other women who
suffer, for it has
done Such pood
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-10-01

Now. children" said the teacher.
what do you cali the meal that YOU
eat in the morning?"
"oatmeal| promptly replied mem
Der Of the class.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-10-01
Equally DistastefuI.

1t is to be supposed that women like
to hear cynical remarks about women
by a man no better than men like to
hear cynical remarks about men by a
woman
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-10-01
Fame Usually Comes Unsouoht.

Nothing is so commonplace as to
wish TO be remarkable. Fame usually
comes to those who are thinking about
something else-very rarely to those
who say to themselves, Go to, now,
let us be a celebrated individual" -
Oliver Wendell Holmes.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-10-01
prY.cIeanino. AS II Were.

Dry-CIeaninq, as Il Were.
Like my new bathing suit?"
"Yes."
IT'S waterproof"
"That so? Is that an advantageg"
"Yes. l can so in bathing now and
not get wet"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-10-01
Did She Find n,

The front door bell rang, and sew
en-year-old Nancy answered. Present
~ she returned alone.
"Who was It. dearr asked her moth
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-10-01

Wit Is the salt Of our conversation
not the fOod.-Hazlitt.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-10-01
IN MISERY
-sss 0kt @&kbh@
Mrs. Courtney Tells How She
Was Cured BY lydia E.
Pinkhs1n's Vegetable
Compound.

Oskaloosa, Iowa." For years was
simply in misery from weakness and
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-10-01

Conditional.
"Can l visit my aunt this summer.
Robert?"
mot unless first visit my uncle"
Boston Transcript
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-04-09
HOW WAR BONDS
60 u? IN VALUE:
History of AL Loans for a Cen
tury Shows That Advance
Has Always Come with
Peace.

Will history repeat itself! That
question is in the minds Of many bond
buyers these days Records show that
the prices of bonds were way down
during war times Of the past but soon
after peace was declared advanced
rapidly
During Napo.eonic wars prices OF
English 2 per cent. consols ranged
from 671s, the high and Sag. the low,
in 1914 to sGTs the high and S4a the
low. in 1924 During the same period
French 5 per cent reptes rose from
80. the high. in 1914 to 1o4.S IN 1924.
They also went as low as 80 in 1914,
French per cent rentes during the
Franco. .Prussisn war ranged in p;lce
from ISL to 81 3 and sos to S1.1.
United States bonds during the Con-
federate war sold for 95A, the high,
and SO, the low, III 1881. but from then
on they had practically steady rise
until 1873, at which time the high was
1237s and the low 11112. The ten.
forty-vear bonds. put out in 1864 ad-
vanced from 1O31a to 1161s in ten
years.
Four series of Liberty Bonds have
been issued and the fifth-to be
known as the Victory Liberty Loan
will soon be offered. These securities
have behind them the mlght;est pro-
lection ever devised-the resources
and the pledge and the faith Of one
of the great nations of the world.
The investment value of the bonds
can never decrease. for the interest
will always be ppid and thc bonds
will be redeemed at full face value
at maturity:
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-04-09
CONVINCING TESTIMONY
Given by Many Edgeield
People.

Experience told by Edgefield peo-
pie
Those who have had weak kidneys.
Who used Doan's Kidney Pills
Who found the remedy effective
Such statements prove merit.
You might doubt an utter stranger.
You must believe Edgefeld people.
Here's Edgefeld proof. Verify it.
Read. Investigate. Be convinced.
You'll find why Edgefeld folks be-
lieve in Doan's.
w. C. Sharpton, 6 Battle ST., says:
"My kidneys gave me quite a bit of
trouble a few years ago. My back
ached terribly and it seemed as if it
would break. 1t was all I could do to
bend over and when 1 Strengthened,
nv head seemed to swim. had too
frequent desire to pass the kidney Sc
cretions and I certainly was in bad
shape. 1 got Doan's Kidney Pills and
began using them. Doan's brought
relief right away and in short time
all of the ailments were corrected.
Price 60c at all dealers. Don't SIM
ply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills--the same that
Mr.. Sharpton had. Foster-Milburn
Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-04-09
FARMERS ASKED
TO TAKE BONDS
Special Appeal on Behalf Of
Liberty Loan Issue is Sent
Out by Washington Repre-
sentative of National Grange.

Every farmer in America is ex-
pected to support the Victory Liberty
Loan, says Thomas c. Atkeson, the
Washington representative of the Ma
tional Grange Patrons of Husbandry,
who has sent the following letter to
the officers of every farm grange in
the United States:
"'Victory Liberty is the slogan for
the new loan. The drive is to begin
April q, for the sale of six billion
dollars in Victory Liberty Bonds.
These two words visualize all that is
best in American spirit. American
farmers must respond to this appeal.
What the farmers of America did
in sacrifice and in accomplishment, in
food production and in bond buying
during the war is part Of the record
1t is a war record of which any class
may be proud. 1t must be made good
now by meeting the obligations which
result from the outpouring Of Amerl.
can strength which conquered the
enemies of Liberty and civilization.
Time to. Get Ready.
"It is time to get into this Victory
Liberty Bond campaign. No appeal OF
the war has gone unanswered to the
full limit when brought to the atten.
ton of the farmers. Men, money,
wheat. other food-no matter what
the obstacles or the difficulties-the
answer has been full and certain. The
answer must be the same in this COM
ing drive.
millions of soldiers must be brought
home; thousands of sick must he cared
for: thousands OF wounded and multi
lated must be made ready for future
usefulness We armed a nation and
mobilized it's resources into war ma.
chine Of such tremendous potential
power that our enemies surrendered
rather than face it. and thereby
months or years of fighting and thous'
ands Of lives. were saved. Now we
must pay the obligations created by
this effort. Who can neglect to pay
his just part for that which prevented
so great a sacrifice of life and blood
World Wants Products.
'"There lies Just outside the doors OF
the American farmer hungry world, a
world which needs all cur products
American farming rests on the safe
basis Of need and service. The invest
ment Of the hard earned dollars OF
American farmers in Victory Liberty
Bonds is safe investment with a
certainty c4 fair return, and the
money will come back into circulation
making more business. increasing the
market and the demand for farm pro-
ducts, and increasing prosperity Buy,
ing Victory Liberty Bonds will
make farmers NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
ity-men. Do your part to put the Vic.
tory Liberty Loan over the top.
MAKE your investment in Victory
Liberty Bonds the measure of your
confidence in American institutions
and that democracy for which your
sons offered the supreme sacrifice; a
symbol OF your determination that the
war shall not have been fought in
vain; an offering of Thanksgiving for
peace"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-04-09
NeAst:z 2lle.z ,ss:eeQ2 ,se2
How is Your Complexion?

How is Your Complexion?
A woman should grow more beau
tiful as she grows older and she will
with due regard to baths, diet and ex-
ercise, and by keeping her liver and
bowels in good working order. If you
are haggard and yellow, your eyes
losing their lustre and whites becom-
ing yellowish, your flesh flabby, it
may be due to indigestion or to a
sluggish liver. Chamberlain Tablets
correct these disorders.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-04-09
,JF~ TMsE" E
I,2s ! #s 49, !ll1l;=A, Il aSl,< Blk a
81 H-ANHSEn RIIs5

When we look into the>long avenue @
of the future and see the good there
Is for each of US to do. we realize
after all what beautiful thing 1t is TO
work and to live and be happy.-SteV-
enSon.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-04-09

DeuTlllS uGlil i.'IS
fall when heavy frosts come.
When the berries first arrive from
the South they are too expensive Tor
general use, but a few for garlush
TO nuddings or ices will satisfy the ap'
netite for the delicious fruit. One does
not wish to losa the JOY of the home
grown berries b. indu!sing too freely
in the early ones. 1t. is more econom.
ical, saves shipping expense, and Is all
round more loyal in war time to eat
of our own products.
An angel food baked in q square tin,
then cut in squares heaped with sweet
ened whipped cream and crushed
sweetened berries, makes dessert
par excellence.
Strawberry Salad.-This is delight
full way of serving the berry. Cut large
fine berries in hale, serve on lettuce
leaves with French dressing, using
four tablespoonfuls Of oil to one OF
lemon juice, bit OF salt paprika. pow
dered sugar and dash Of cayenne.
Strawberry Ice Cream.-Add pint
of sugar to quart of cream with a
teaspoonful of vanilla and freeze;
when partly frozen open the freezer,
add a pint of strained strawberry juice
from berries which have heen put
through sieve. Let stand four hours
to ripen.
Strawberry Tapioca. = Wash and
cook Il cupful of tapioca, adding pint
Of water and cooking until clear and
soft. When cold ado quart of straw.
berries sliced; serve with sugar and
cream.
Strawberry Pie.-AIale Il pastry
shell and bake it. Fill the shell with
sliced berries, mixed with sugar; heap
over it sweetened whipped cream ana
dot with sliced berries. Serve cut
as any pie.
Strawberries crushed with sugar
mixed with cream make delicious cake
filling.
Ness1s nle,1 .,,os:eQ 10
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-04-09
THE QUEEN or BERRIES.

Strawberries may now be produced
throughout the summer and autumn
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-04-09


United States. The
plants set in the
spring will bear in
the fall of the
same year. The
everbearing variety
is very hardy and
r. sis IS disease,
bearing until late