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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-06-08
NOT ALL ARE BLooDTHIRsTY
Mexico Very Different From Popular
American Conception

Kenneth Smith, secretary and treas
urer of the Tampieo- Marine iron works
at Tampico. Mexico, was called to New
York on business, and while in the
states he and his wife took advantage
of the opportunity to visit home folks,
The Censor editor enjoy
ed a pleasant hour quiZzing Kenneth
about our turbulent neighbor to the
south, and was much pleased to get a
host of facts about Mexico which do
not at all fit in with our preconceived
notions of that land of sagebrush, rat
tiers and bandits. He says that about
rs per cent of the population is COM
posed of half breeds-Spanish, Indians
and Negroes intermingled-and these
people are lazy, peaceable and harm
less. The rest are purebred Indians,
and the pure Spanish, who are refined
and highly intellectual people. He
further says that large part of the
petty holdups and general deviltry in
Mexico is engineered by American
criminals who have fled across the line
TO escape justice.
Tampico is city of about $4,000,
the most important harbor on the At
lantic between New York and Bones
Aires, with a volume of freight traffic
second only to New York. When he
left, more than $50 wells were in pro-
cess of construction close to Tampico
and many 100000 barrel a day wells
are struck.
A second ward youngster recently
wrote the following essay on girls:
Girls are the sisters of boys and have
long hair, ware dresses an powder.
The furst girl was called Christmas
Eve, though [ never could see why.
Most every family has one girl and
some Of 'em that is in hard luck has
two or three. We have a girl in ourn
who is my sister. Girls can grow old
err and yet younger. Ny sister has
been twenty-five for three years, and
some day we may be twins. Girls play
the pianer and talk about each other.
Fat girls want to be thin and thin
girls want to be fat and all of 'em
want to marry doods. Why the Lord
made girls nobody nose, but ] think it
were to go to dances and eat ice cream.
There are three kinds of girls, brunei,
girls, blond girls and them that have
money. Girls is afraid of mice and
bugs, which makes it fun to put them
down their backs"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-06-08

meetings
The COW testing association of Viro-
qua will meet on Thursday evening,
Junt 9, at the meeting room Of the
County Normal School building All
members are requested to be present.
Pr;ng your wives. Refreshments, ice
cream and cake Mr.. A. j. Cramer
of Madison viii be present.
The Wisconsin state Poland China
breeders association viii hold an all
day picnic on Friday, June 10 at the
County Fair grounds, Viroqua. The
program is as follows:
1000 A. N. Base Ball Game, Duroc
Jersey breeders vs.. Poland China
breeders.
Basket Lunch
Music-Juvenile Band Of Viroqua.
Prayer-Rev Z. Harris.
Address Of Welcome-Mayor Rose
land.
The Purpose and Aim Of the Wis
consin Poland China Association
Burlie DODson, Sec Of Wis. Poland
China Association.
Boys and Girls Guessing Contest
Five spring gifts win be given to the
winners in this contest.
Wisconsin Possibilities in Poland
Chinas-W. VI. MeFadden, Sec. Of Po-
land China Record Association.
Breed Types-M. n. Scott, Prof Of
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-06-08
MARRIED

The marriage of Miss Bernice KEEL
logg and Bernard Rumsey took place
at the home of the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Kellogg in the town
of Kickapoo near Readstown, on We'd
nesday evening, June LIST. A large
number of friends were present in
GLIDING the Mork family, DR.. Minshall
family, and DR.. Morley and wife of
this city. The bridal party gathered
in the front yard of the home which
was illumined by canopy of Japa-
nese lanterns. The Rev. f. Harris
performed the ceremony. An elabor-
ate wedding dinner followed, and q
happy evening was enjoyed by the as
|sembled guests. Mr.. and Mrs. Rum
sey will live on farm west of town
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-06-08
Report of Folsom School

Folsom school closed on May 20.
During the year 25 girls and rs boys
were enrolled Total days attendance
is 4936. Mevil Hauge attended school
the most number of days, having at
tended 1904. About 5000 recitations
were conducted during the year.
80 pupils are entitled to Reading
Circle Diplomas or Seals. Three of
my pupils will represent this town at
the county contest. Eight pupils grad
uate this spring, they are, Marie and
Tillie Tollefson, Bessie Hooverson,
Irene Everson, Hazel Jackson, Carl
Thompson, Erwin Holland and Ger
hard Monson.
Among some of the things which
added interest to the school were:
School society, project work, literary
society, clean up clubs, speed tests
| spelling matches, collecting $27 for
Near East Relief Fund, selling SOC
Christmas seals, selling pencils for a
new flag, getting subscriptions to OBJ
tain two framed pictures,
| / wish to thank the pupils and their
parents for the kindness they have
shown me this year, and the pupils
| for their good work. ! will never for
get the Folsom school.
Year after year they come to me,
| These children, with questioning looks
| Year after year they leave me,
As they leave their outgrown books
And / wonder sometimes if I've taught
them
Just some of the worth while things
Just some of the things they'll need
| in life,
| Be they peasants, or poets, or kings
OF course, they've learned civics and
And how to divide and add,
But have they learned that these are
not all
That make life sad or glad ?
Have | taught them the vaire Of smil-
| ing,
When things are not at their worst ?
Have / taught them there's nothing
| that helps like a song,
When the heart seems ready to burst
Have | taught them the joy of clear
| living?
THAT Honor is better than Fame?
That good friends are the greatest Of
! treasures?
Wealth less thanan untarnished name ?
Have / taught them these things and
others
That will help to make them brave
| kind and true?
If / have, / care not if they tell me
That Irkutsk is a town in Peru
MARY HOOVERSON, Teacher.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-06-08
M0NGREL STALLION EXIT
PURE BRED STALLION PERCENT
AGE NOW 71.7-WAS IS
Grades and Scrubs Fall from SIS Per
Cent in 1907 to 2S.3 in 1920
1875 to AIS


That the endeavor of the state to
eliminate grade and scrub stations is
preceding at a satisfactory rate is
evidenced from Bulletin 81 Just issued
by the Wisconsin Department of Ag-
rieulture. In 1907 there were 1886
pure bred and 1875 grade stations
in Wisconsin-percentage IS and 65.
This year there are 1910 pure breds
and ATS grades and scrubs-percent-
age TIT and 2S.3. This is a reduction
in number of from 1861 in 1907 to
1888 in 1920.
The southern and eastern states do
not produce an adequate supply of
horses for their own use and the refore
depend upon the chief breeding states
for supplies. The latter states, how
ever, have curtailed their breeding
operations materially of recent years
and already fear a shortage in horses
for home use. With the demand in
creasing and supplies inadequate, high
prices seem inevitable. Meanwhile
draft horses are absolutely necessary
for farm work and use and it is esti-
mated that they furnish "the most
economic and efficient. motive power
for so per cent of all city hauling"
The U. s. Department of Agrieul-
ture estimated that on January 1,
1920, the horses of the entire country
numbered p ,109, 900 and mules 1895
900 head, while farm tractors of all
sorts and sizes numbered only 314.S10.
On the same date the horses of Wis
consin numbered 100000 head and
mules 5000, while farm tractors in the
state were estimated to number 45OO
and farm trucks approximately $500.
These figures make it so apparent that
the horse is still the dominant factor
for farm work that it seems needless
to reiterate that our supplies of work
horses must be maintained
Crawford county has % pure breds
and four grades, Grant SO and Is, La
Crosse Is and z, Monroe "a and &,
Richland q and A, Vernon 25 and 10.
Vernon's owners of pure breds are:
w. II. Atkins, Harold DeBacy, East
man & Rose, II. p. Fuenger, G. W.
Hall, Jacob Hammond, j. ID. Howarth,
Mike Joseph, F. E. Knower, Joseph
Lee, Harry McGonigle, Ed. Norwalk,
0utcelt & Son, o. B. Sayles, E. A.
Schoonover, l.. l.. Skrede, Torgerson
& Gilbertson, Albert Veglahn, Jr., E.
H. West g. Son, Ernest Wolfe, Theme
Woodruff Grades: P. J. Eckhart,
Stanley Erickson, John Haas, Thomas
Harris, Holfield Bros, Anton Larson,
Ed Norwalk, Chas. Shinnick, John
Widen
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-06-08
Stats
Diary "

FRIDAY-went to a pitcher show
witch cost a S sect & it was won
der full kept it wassent very funny
it made pa cry & | asst him what was
the matter / thot mebby ma had been
skolding him. he sed the pitcher was
so tutching that emmy man witch had
ever ben father or a muther cud5ent
help frum crying at it it was so tnech-
ing.
Saturday. was helping pa fix his
ford this AM & he was down under
the mashene & hit his finger with a
chizZle or sum thing e. let out a cup
pie cusses. he looks up & seen the
preacher a standing there witch was a
smileing. | CESS he diddent care be-
cause he has got ottomobeel to so
he nose how it goes to hit yure fin
ger and so 4th.
Sunday-my little cuzzen cum to
visit us yesterday evning las mite
when we went 'to bed | sed to him
Amt you going to say yure prairs
& he sed he CESS he woodent both
er it was so cold. pritty soon he
jumps out & he sed them. asst him
why so & he sed he happened to
see sum loose plastern above his
he'd witch mile fall down & make a
angle of him.
Monday-had fife with Bud
Platter. he is biggern me & don't
hit you when yure down but he
mite pit nigh as well because evry
time ! got up he soked me for a
cupple bases or so.
Tuesday---had sum fun with pa.
put peace of patata in his shave
ing cup place of sope. it was fun
to see him try to make suds. when
he found out what it was he thot
had did it & damned me with his
razer strap & ruened it. so now he
has got to by new / acct. my in
nosent fun.
Wednesday, am going to study
hard frum now on in the future.
today the teecher asst me where was
Abe Linken born. / new but | cud-
dent just find the wird to xpress
myself got sixty in the test.
Thursday asst pa why did so
menny ads in the paper for men to
take jobs say marryed men pre-
fered & he answerer e. replyed that
he CESS they wanted men witch
cud take orders without saying to
mulch about it & tawk back.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-06-08

animal Husbandry, University Of Wis.
Pig Clubs-Geo W. Davies, Sec. Of
Wis. Livestock Breeders Association.
Hog Diseases-Dr. J. 7. Purcell.
The annual meeting Of the Vernon
County Shorthorn Breeders Associa-
ton viii be held near Viroqua at the
Henry Huschka farm, one mile north
Of the Poor Farm on Thursday, June
16. A program is planned and good
speakers will be IN attendance. Bring
your baskets.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-06-08
How a Noted Vet. Gets Rid Of Rats
Farmers Heed

DR.. II. H. Butler says, II use Rat
Snap around my hospitals every three
months, whether / see rats or not It
does the work-Rat-Snap gets them
every time. / recommend il to every
body having rats" Don't wait until
there is a brood Of rats, act immedi-
ately you see the first one. Three
sizes, Csc, 65e, S1.25. Sold and guar
anteed by o. Z. Davis, Druggist.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-06-08
Servant Girl Wouldn't Go in Cellar,
Fearing Rats

Mrs. Topper, Plainfeld, N. j., says,
1Rats were so bad in our cellar the
servant girl wouldn't 90 there. Bought
some Rat Snap and it cleaned all the
rats out. "Rat-Snap destroys rats
and mice. Absolutely prevents doors.
Comes in cake form, no mixing. Cats
or dogs won't touch it. Three sizes
35c, Csc, sips. Sold and guaranteed
by q. = Davis.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-06-08

Full length screens not only pro-
tect your house from flies but your
windows from breakage by hail. j..
e. Nuzum & Sons. We have them in
all sizes.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-06-08

DIR. R. w. Baldwin, dentist, over
Stoll & Groves, Phone Sc.
--Viroqua dental offices will be clos
ed Saturday afternoons during June,
July, August and September.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-05-19

Tenn, was here visiting his cousin.
G. G. Bass on Tuesday.
Roy Harrelson of Marion was here
Tuesday.
Wilson Bethea of Marion was here
Tuesday
H. NJ. Hodges of Brownsville was
here Tuesday.
w. S. Floyd Of Floydale was here
Tuesday.
Rufus Edwards Of Sumter was
here Wednesday.
]. d. Coleman of Elberry was here
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. G. Burden and lit
tie son. Daniel Griffin went to Rocky
Mount, N. c., Sunday night to attend
the burial of Mr. Burdens brother
who died on Sunday Mr.. Burden
says that this is the third brother
that he has lost between the ages of
go and 80, this one being twenty-five
years of age.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-05-19
FINAL DISCHARGE NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that Pleas
A Jones, as Administrative of the
estate of Albert Jones, deceased, has
made application unto me for final
discharge as administratrix, and that
Friday, June 18th. at 10 o'clock in
the forenoon has been appointed for
the hearing of the said petition.
All persons holding claims against
the said estate are requested to file
them with the administrative on or
before 10 o'clock in the forenoon of
June the 18th or this notice will be
plead in bar Of their recovery.
JOE CABELL DAVIS,
Judge of Probate,
b 19 At. Dillon County.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-05-19
HIGH COST OF PUB
LISHING PAPERS

Atlanta, May 11-Atlanta daily
papers as well as other dailles
throughout the South, are still forced
to meet mounting costs, according to
local publishers.
Few people realize, as publishers
here point out that the cost of pro-
ducing a modern daily newspaper is
as great as the cost Of operating a
manufacturing plant employing many
more people than newspaper may
employ. This is due, it is stated to
several circumstances, one being that
the newspaper requires more skilled
and high priced men than the aver
age manufacturing plant. Another
reason is that newspaper expenses
cover wider field than any manufac-
turing concern.
Aside from the wages paid to the
men and women employed On news
paper, the light, power, white paper
ink and the hundred and one other
things entering into the production of
a newspaper there are heavy ex-
penses with which only publishers
who have to meet the bills are ia
m1liar.
For instance, the leased telegraph
wires that bring the news OF the
world directly into the office of a
newspaper are a burden Of expense,
as well as the cost OF the press serv-
ice they carry. Postage and the ex-
pense of sending the papers to sub
scribers at home and abroad cost
thousands OF dollars annually. Tele-
graph and telephone tolls on news
sent by correspondents are big items.
In fact modern daily newspaper
has a thousand expenses to meet and
only two sources OF revenue-circula
tion and advertising
The statement Is made by an At
lanta daily that 1t costs approximate
Iy $4,000 day to produce It's paper.
This. the paper says is An increase
( of more than 400 per cent in five
3 years.
The figures I'm general way, ac-
cording to local publishers, are true
OF every big Newspaper in the coun-
try, and the smaller dailies of Geor-
gia and other sections have expenses
proportionately as large
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-05-19
CREDITORS NOTICE

Having qualified as Administrative
OF the estate of Daniel Ford, deceas-
ed notice is hereby given that all per-
sons holding claims against the es-
tate are hereby notified to present
same duly authenticated within the
time provided by law or this notice
Will be plead in bar of their recovery.
All persons indebted to the said es-
tate are hereby notified to make i'm
payment to the undersigned
Matte Ford,
1S 3t. Administrators.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-05-19

Kinard.
1 lot in name Of Walker Rowell.
1 lot and bldg in name Of ]. w. Shaw.
2 lots in name of Bogas Bun.
lot in name Of Conway Stock Co.
1 lot and bldg. in name Of P. T. Ev-
ans.
lot and bldg. in name OF Jessie
Flemming.
lot in name Of Frank Green.
1 lot and bldg. in name of Annie Nc
Neil est.
lot and bldg. in name Of Jarrette
Smith.
In Mallory.
lot and bldg. in name Of Planters
National Bank.
Bethea No. 27.
80 acres Of land in name of Mrs.
Fannie Smith.
G. S. BETHEA,
8 19 2t. Sheriff Dillon County.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-05-19
LATE LATTA NEWS.

J. F. Williams OF Mallory was here
Monday.
L. c. Brady OF Dillon was here
Tuesday.
d. G.. Manship OF Elberry was here
Tuesday.
Rev. ]. l.. Mullinix, J. f. Berry and
j. B. Gray OF Bingham were here
Tuesday.
DR.. w. M. Reedy of Clio was here
Tuesday.
!. p. Stackhouse of Marion was
here Tuesday.
VIII Duncan OF Temperance was
here Tuesday.
Rev. Liston Bass Of Chattanooga,
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-05-19
HERE Is A FARMER
WHO Is THE REAL THING.

In the last issue Of the Carolinian,
published at st. Matthews, S. c., was
printed the following interview with
a Calhoun county planter whose
name was not given:
II have read with intense interest
the various interviews which appear
ed in the last Carolinian. My success
in farming is due largely to the fact
that produce on my farm feed and
food crops sufficient for myself, my
wages hands, share croppers and all
Of my stock and cattle. 1 have not
purchased pint of corn meal, grits,
syrup, milk or pound of meat, lard
butter. or hay in the last rs years.
From actual experience / can
state that Bermuda grass makes the
most valuable pasture In this coun-
try. Some years ago 7 carefully pre-
pared tract Of land, fertilized it
and sodded 1T with carefully selected
Bermuda grass, being very careful to
get Bermuda and not joint grass.
turned this into pasture and from
year to year have added to same,
SO that now 1 have one of the finest
pastures in this section for my hogs,
horses. mules, cattle and poultry. For
many years / have been planting
wheat and oats for my hay crop, cut
ting same in the rough state. Wheat
makes one of the finest hays in
America, however, it is necessary to
have little suffer land for wheat
than for oats.
Farmers make a serious mistake
of not rotating their lands. The
L
the same land from Year to year
THE discovery of the value Of
the velvet bean has added enormous
ly to the value of my farming. 1
plant velvet beans In every hill of
my corn, cut the corn, shock and
shred it, and it makes the largest
quantity of valuable hay that it is
possible to produce in this section.
1t absolutely solves the hay question
For several years / have been not
only planting enough hay for my own
needs, but sufficient to raise money
fo1 largely operating my farms. In
addition to this have greatly added
to the fertility of my soil by the
use Of the velvet bean. make my
winter pasture by leaving certain
fields in which 1 have planted with
velvet beans ungathered, so that 1
have all the year round pasture with
velvet beans and Bermuda grass. For
the present year, in addition to
planting 90-day speckle velvet beans,
l will plant the bush velvet bean in
the middle of the rows between my
corn. This is very valuable crop
and is easily harvested. 1t produces
large quantities of beans, which are
more easily threshed than the run
ming velvet beans. You can gather
the entire bush with the hay rake, as
1T rots off at the roots. and thresh
out without picking the beans. In
selecting your beans you can easily
run them through a bean euler
and get the good sound beans. For
my stock, especially hogs, / also
plant sweet potatoes and peanuts"
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-05-19
NOTICE.

Take notice that the summer term
of the Court of General Sessions for
tie County of Dillon will convene
at Dillon on Monday, June 18th,
1921, at 10:3O o'clock in the fore
noon.
Sam McLaurin.
IS 10 At. C. c. c. P. & G. S.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-05-19
VALUE OF A TECHNICAL
EDUCATION

A technical education is tht
best insurance against hard
times. In earning capacity, it
may equal an estate of $4,000
For the unframed are the posi-
tions of poverty and obscurity.
Times are hard in South Caro-
lima, but the cost Of an education
at Clemson College is compara-
lively low-sufficiently low to be
within the reach Of any ambi-
tious young man in South Caro-
lima.
Scholarships, free tuition and
the payment by the United States
Government to R. o. T. C. stu
dents, still further reduce the
cost
Do not allow the financial
difficulties to keep you from
entering college this fall to pre-
pare yourself for the opportuni-
ties that lie ahead.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-05-19

Statement of the Condition of
THE FARMERS & MERCHANTS
BANK
Latta, S. G..
at the close Of business Apr. 2S, 1921
RESOURCES:
Loans and discounts ---$553,475.47I
OVerdrafts - - 13,472.92
Bonds and stocks owned
by the bank 100000
Due from banks and bank
ers - 41.724.21
currency - - 3,656.00
Silver and other minor
coin - - 1,987.67
Checks and cash items 20,455.20
Total - --$653,771.47
LIABILITIES:
Undivided profits, less cur
rent expenses and taxes
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-05-19

066 has more limitations than any
other Fever Tonic on the market,
but no one wants limitations. -
% II got.