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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-05-11
Japan Sees reed of Change.

In consequence of the ever-Increas-
ing magnitude of Japan's economic re-
lationship with foreign nations it has
been found that the Japanese system
of weights and measures, which is a
relic of the feudal regime, gives rise
to considerable difficulty and incon-
yenience in trade because of its total
difference from any accepted system
of the world measurements. Accord
ingly. the question of radical reforma-
ton of the existing system has long
been considered. 1t is now reported
that after a careful consideration of
the subject by commission, which
was established in the department of
agriculture and commerce for that pur-
pose, the authorities concerned have
reached a decision that the French
metric system should be universally
adopted.-East and West News.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-05-11
FRoLlC IN THE SOUTH SEAS
Weird Midnight Dance on One Of the
Gilbert Islands Graphically De-
scribed by Traveller.

On one of the Gilbert islands saw
"bateta" (dance) of inforgetable
splendor. In the afternoon natives
were busy making wreaths and neck
laces of the young coconut leaf and
of the small white flowers of the
male papaya tree. In deep pink opal.
mother-of-pearl and lavender the sun
set beside the palms. ON the lagoon
beach was kindled great fire. Pres
entity the mellow moon and huge stars,
rising through the fantastic coconut
and more fantastic pandanus. cast the
black shadows of the trees athwart the
white sands. Over the rustic of the
palm fronds, the soft fall of feet in
the dust of the dim pathways, an. the
murmur of flower-crowned men and
women on their way to the dance,
came the voice of the surf on the outer
reef.
A chant and clapping arose from
30 to 40 persons. men and women-not
one standing-who sat cross-legged on
the coral. writes Andrew Farrell in
Asia Magazine. Members of the bal
let, four and five deep, made three
sides of rectangle; on the open side
were the spectators. All of the men,
and some Of the women. were nude to
the waist. Necklaces of white COCO
nut lear, long and pointed, hung
down upon the breasts; greeneries
were twisted in the pierced Iobes of
their ears; and from under white coco
nut and chaplets of flowers cleaned
their white eyeballs and whittier teeth.
In the forefront of the ballet sat a
woman--a Micronesian Aphrodite-
covered from her waist down with s.
fine dancing mat. She was the princi-
pal, and only she and two men did
not beat hand against hand and
bearded, Arablike fellow--was the
leader of the chorus. He gave calls,
accompanied by a sweep of the raised
arm. At the second or third call the
second man, a broad-bodied Bacchus,
opened the song in a tenor, and the
others Joined, chanting and beating,
the women's voices high and nasal, the
mems round and full The chants were
altogether monotonous repetitions of a
few words. Coconut-oiled bodies
cleaned under the fire. Hands, feet,
arms and trunks Of the three princi-
pals kept exquisite time to the beat,
beat of the chorus. My ears were
filed with the tumult, my eyelids were
heavy with drowSiness. / sat in hyp-
motto daze; | awoke with start, to
find the singers silent and their bodies
languld. \ brief pause-a settling
back of The wearied singers-and
again the leader gave the call and the
sweep of the appraised arm.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-05-11
FRUIT FOR AVERAGE FAMILY
Everbearing Strawberries Should Find
Place in Every Garden Where
There Is Space.

Plenty of vegetables for the table
should be the first consideration OF
every home gardener. but fruit trees
and some bush fruit should be plant
ed, say specialists of the United
States Department of Agriculture. It
does not take a very large space for
growing enough fruit and berries Of
the different kinds to supply the aver
age family.
Everbearing strawberries, which
were a novelty a few years ago. are
now being planted by thousands Of
gardeners, and they should find a
place in every garden of the temperate
region where space will permit
Strawberries, however, can be grown
under very wide range of climatic
and soil conditions. The same Is true
Of the blackberry and the dewberry.
Raspberries are more limited as to
distribution, and will not withstand
the heat Of summer In the South or
the extreme cold of the North. Their
planting is confined almost entirely
to the temperate regions, the Central
and Eastern states and the Pacific
Northwest. Certain varieties of the
red raspberry that are practically
everbearing. or that at least produce
both summer and fall crop of fruit,
are now being developed. Raspber-
ries. blackberries, and dewberries do
well when planted along a fence.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-05-11
BELLOWS BELONG TO PAST
Modern Appliances Have Replaced tn.
one-Tlme indispensable Adjunct
Of Blacksmith shop.

The bellows, in the form In which
once it was familiar in every house
hold, is. still used In homes where
open fires are maintained. but the
giant bellows that in old times was
as necessary an adjunct of the black
smiths shop as the Gorge itself Is
steadily being supplanted by blowers
Of other sorts.
In long-establlshed New York city
blacksmith shop located on the dol, n
town waterfront, where once, across
the way, the wharves were lined with
tall-sparred sailing ships, there was
ln those days one of those big. old.
time bellows. When the blacksmith
wanted TO blow the fire he rested one
hand and forearm on the end Of the
long lever and swayed and swayed
on it gently.
Now from the wharves across the
way the sailing ships have Ilsap
peared. and from this old waterfront
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-05-11
Praise for Norway Maple.

When the ordinary man thinks Of
shade trees, he thinks of naples as a
matter Of course, and some of the ma
plies may be included In list of shade
trees that have attractive flowers. The
Norway maple is the one which l shall
mention as being especially worth rec.
ommending. 1t is very cosmopolitan
sort of tree, for in spite of its name
its grows all over the European conti-
nent, and thrives just as well here as
at home. The flowers, which open be-
fore the leaves. are greenish-yellow,
and arranged in compact, round clus-
ters. The Norway maple is handsome
all the year through and bears the
hard conditions of city unusually well.
Moreover, II grows better at the sea-
shore than most of our native trees
Exchange.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-05-11
Not Fair.

'H G. Wells, Bertrand Russell and
many other writer's" said the noted
lawyer, Clarence Darrcw, "after flying
trips to Russia hope TO size up boil
shevism and Russian conditions. They
are doomed to failure, for 1t is only
after long residence that one can
speak authoritatively about a foreign
country Otherwise we are apt either
TO idealize everything or we are too
severe and make woundlng. false
erltlclms like the Englishman.
AN Englishman." continued Mr..
Darrow. during a months flying trip
over our country. unfortunately had
his pockets picked.
"'America = he exclaimed TO a
friend. America, the land of the free
and easy
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-05-11
Must Paw Price for Success.

Read of the lives of three-quarters
of the successful men, and you will see
that they started poor, and became
successful without pull" If that is
being done today, as it is, you can do
it. But you can't do it by souring
on the world. You have got TO want
to succeed, and want TO succeed more
than anything else. If you don't want
10 succeed enough, you will not sue
coed. But it won't be unfairness and
favoritism in the world that holds you
back. 1t will be your unfairness and
favoritism to yourself.-John Blake in
Chicago Daily News.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-05-11
The American Characteristic.

on the eve of Marshal Joffre's de-
parture from the United States, which
he visited in 1917, says an English
writer, reporter asked him to tell
what American characteristic had
most impressed him.
swell, since you have put it that
way" replied the marshal, 81 have
been chiefly impressed by your blunt
outspokenness, and, If 1 may venture
to say so, by your lack of respect for
your superiors."
"Our superiors % exclaimed the re-
porter. "But we haven't anyi"
and" remarked Joffre, in telling
the story, after having made the ac-
quaintance of their wonderful country
and of its still more wonderful inhab-
itants, have come to the conclusion
that what the reporter said was about
right"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-05-11
The Art Of Art.

The art Of art, the glory Of express
sion and the sunshine of the light Of
letters. is simplicity. Nothing is bet
ter than simplicity--nothing can make
up for excess, or for the lack of def
initeness. To carry on the heave of
impulse and pierce intellectual depths,
and give all subjects their artlcula-
tons. are powers neither common nor
very uncommon. But TO speak In lit
erature with the perfect rectitude and
insouciance of the movements of ami
mails, and the unimpeachableness OF
the sentiment Of trees in the woods
and grass by the roadside, is the flaw.
less triumph of art If you have
look'd on him who has achiev'd It
you have look'd on one of the mas
tiers of the artists Of all nations and
times.--Walt Whitman.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-05-11
Animal Comrades

II Is an old custom with breeders
of thoroughbred horses to have COM
panion for nervous stations and
mares, while nearly every racing sta
BILE has goat, dog. cat, cock or hen
to allay the tension of temperament
al fllly or hlghstrung horse.
The habit probably came to us from
England, where the thoroughbred had
his origin. Ii is shown in the old
pictures of racehorses and racing sta.
bles. A goat is considered the best
remedy for stall walking. nervous
atliction which interferes with trnin-
ing operations, and most OF the big
stables have one as part of their
equipment.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-05-11

hlacksmiths shop the old-tlme bellows
has disappeared too. The anvil is still
there, to be sure, and people halt now
and then just as they have always
done to look in and see the sparks
fly when the blacksmith and his help
er strike on the red-hot lroF but now
when the blacksmith wants to blow
the fire he doesn't put his arm ON a
big bellows lever and sway and sway
now he simply reaches up and moves
little switch. That starts steady
blast, which can be regulated TO any
force that may be required.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-05-11

recommended Lydia e. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound and have found great
relief since using it. My back is much
better and / can sleep well. / keep
house and have the care of five children
so my work is very trying and am very
thankful / have found the Compound
such a help. / recommend it to my
friends and if you wish to use this letter
am very glad to help any woman suf-
fering as / was until l used Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. -
Mrs. MAUDE E. TAYLOR, s st. James
Place, Roxbury, Mass.
Backache is one of the most common
symptoms of displacemento or derange-
ment of the female system. No woman
should make the mistake of trying to
overcome it by heroic endurance, but
profit byMrs. Taylor 'sexperience and try
LydiaE. Pinkham' sV egetable Compound
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-05-11
a Small Space Where Some Other
Crop Haa Been Gathered.

they are about an inch In diameter,
both leaf stems and young beets can
be cooked together. When the beets
are larger the leaf-stems become tough
anG S'oody. AS q rule two paintings
should be made, one extremely early
and another in about four weeks.
Carrots should be planted just lit
tie later than beets, and as soon as
the plants are up they should be
thlnned. A second thinning will leave
the plants one and one-half to two
inches apart in the row and give
supply OF small carrots, known as baby
carrots, for use on the table. The
tops of the carrots cannot be used for
green's.
Parsnips and satisfy are more in
the nature of winter crops; that is,
they are grown during the summer
and kept for winter use. A section of
row 20 to 30 feet long generally will
produce all the parsnips or satisfy that
the average family viii want.
While 1t Is true that too much lettuce
often is planted at one time. not
enough attention is given to keeping
continuous supply. Lettuce plants
grown In the hotbed or cold frame. or
In Il box in the house, can be planted
In the open ground just as soon as the
danger of the last frost is past.
Fresh Things All Year.
BY making study of the different
kinds of salad crops offered in seed
catalogues one can easily have CON
unuous supply from the earliest
Springtime until the late autumn, and
even into the winter. Water creSs, for
instance, is grown commercially In
ponds or springfield streams in sec
tons where the water naturally con-
tains large amounts OF lime. BY start
Ing water cress from seeds sown in q
box in the house or by getting bunch
Of cress in the market and using the
stems for plaRts, it is easy to grow a
bed of water Cress without the aid of
n stream or pond.
Chickory, or endive. Is one of the
finest of the winter salads. The roots
are grown during the summer. and
then dug In the fall and packed In the
yellar In boxes of mois: sand. the roots
being placed rather close together in
the box with the crowns or tops near
the surface. A covering Of straw is
placed over the box. and the soil
around the roots kept moderately wa,
tered. Fresh, young leaves will be
formed beneath the straw, and as they
are grown in comparative darkness
these are white. crisp and tender.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-05-11
NICOTINE SULPHATE
Is LESS EXPENSIVE
busting Found Effective in Con-
trolling Pests.
Insects Hard to Reach With Ordinary
Sprays Caught by Floating Dust
Settling on Under Side Of
the Leaves.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF AgricuIture)
To the sorrow of some of the in
sect pests which feed on the under
side of plant leaves and so escape the
effect OF poison sprays, the bureau Of
entomology. United States Department
of Agriculture, has been conducting
experiments with nicotine sulphate APP
piled In dust form. Mixed with kaolln
to give the poison bulk. 40 per cent
strength nicotine sulphate did remark
able work in controlling melon. cab
bage and pea aphis, onion thrips and
western cucumber. beetles. All these
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-05-11
"A vfuE Sick
With Gas
Eaf0Hfc Brings Relief

Il have been awful sick with pas -
writes Mrs. w. III. Person, sand
Eatonlc is all can get TO give me
Acldity and gas on the stomach
quickly taken up and carried out bv
Eatonic, then appetite and strength
come back. And many other bodily
miserles disappear when the stomach
Is right. Don't let sourness, belching.
Dioating, indigestion and other stom-
acn Ills go on. Take Eatonic tablets
aIter you eat-see how much better
you feel. Big box costs only a triffe
with your druggists guarantee.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-05-11
FROM HERE AND THERE

The natives of TERRA del Fuego pos
sess an amazing skin in throwing
stones.
For freshentng typewriter ribbons a
tubular container for Ink. which Is dis
trihuted by roller as ribbon passes
over Il. has been patented.
Slovakia's coal resources have been
estimated at 1,7l7.ToO,Ooo tons which
have been scarcely touched. as mining
began there only ten years aga
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-05-11
opossuns instead of Cats.

A writer in nature publication
says: 81 kept a pair of opossums in
the cellar of my home. One night
when all was still ! was surprised to
hear grunts coming up from the cell
lar. l had not known that opossums
grunted like pigs. These opossums
lived in the cellar nearly all winter. l
am sure they scared the rats away,
as no more rat signs were noticed. /
fed them chicken heads, apples. sweet
corn. etc"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-05-11
Ancestry probabIx Persian.

In the mountains of southern
Arabia, a region of tremendous crags
and precipiees. lives a mysterious tribe
Of people who are entirely different
from the Arabs. They are far lighter
In color. anu live in villages. not tents.
They are said to be relic OF the
Persian army which invaded the coun-
Try nearly 1000 years ago.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-05-11

insect pests are hard to reach with
ordinary sprays, but the floating dust
settles upon the under side Of the
leaves as well as on the surface. The
experiments show that much larger
areas can be treated In less time than
is required by spraying. Moreover, the
equipment necessary to apply the dust
is much less expensive than spray
outfit and it's cost Of application is
less than by the older method. 1t
weighs less than spray and is more
conveniently handled. It can be mixed
with arsenate of lead or sulphur for
use against insects and fungous dis
eases.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-05-11
GROWING MUSCADINE GRAPES
Best Results Obtained by Training to
Trellis, Using Three Wires
instead of TWO.

The muscadine grape viii produce
the best results when trained TO a
trellis, using three wires instead OF
two as in training the bunch va
rieties. Posts should be at least eight
TO nine feet in length, and set two to
three feet In the ground. The wire
should be two feet apart on the pc $,
which should be sixteen feet apart.
The vines should be set at least
twenty-five feet apart in the row.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-05-11

October 81. 1890, has been desdg-
mated by the italian government as
the official date Of the wars close.
A research laboratory to develop
commercial methods OF obtaining pc
troleum from shales viii be established
By the new University Of Colorado.
A new alloy Of English invention.
resembling nlne-carat gold, is ductile.
possesses much strength and resists
corroslon by acids aud sea water.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-05-11
The Lazies, Man.

zoe" Laurie, Jr.. monologist al the
orpheum week before last. was talking
about lazy men. He cited the case Of
one OF the LATEST he ever knew.
know what he does?" he asked.
He gets up every morning at five
o'clock so he will have longer TO loaf y
kansas City Star.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-05-11
whv. Sure

"My wife has a terrible memory"
'What do you meanT
"oh, she can't remember anything a
day after 1t happens"
"Ah, sad case-why don't you give
her a flivver?"
"What for?"
"Why. TO jog her memory"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-05-11
Subtle Enjoyment.

Did you sell any pigs?" inquired
Mrs. Corntossel.
"No." replied her husband II
couldn't part with them l get more
pleasure than money could buy irivln'
EN- around to make the city people
enyious."
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-05-11
SETTING OUT NUT TREES

Nut trees. such as walnut.
hickory and oak, develop a deep
taprOot and few lateral feeding
roots during their first year.
They cannot ordinarily be trans
planted to the field SO success
fully as other trees, so that
planting the nuts OF acorns on
the permanent site usually is
considered preferable.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-05-11

IsponuenL, nad dizzy
spells and at my
monthly periods it
was almost inpos-
sible to keep around
at my work. Since
my last baby came
two years ago my
back has been worse
and no position /
could get in would
relieve it, and doc
tors medicine did
NOT hnlnma Afriond
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-05-11
cuttinn Him Short.

"Ive been told" began the garrulous
man.
stop right there" interrupted Mr..
Grumpson.
whats the matter?"
There's nothing the matter. It's
my personal opinion that nobody would
tell you anything of importance. and
| have no time to listen to trivialties."
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-05-11
Unique Specimen.

Tibet man is a literary genius"
"a geniusl Why, l never
heard of him until"
That's all right. he's literary
genius just the same. Why. he writes
aud pays his board at the same time,
that man does 7"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-05-11
Unfair of Him.

at was cruel of you to throw Reg
inald over the way you did,
81 know; but what could ! do? He
quit smoking my favorite brand of
cigarettes"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-05-11

a celebrated modiste writes Don't
wear gray If yon are past middle age
A still more celebrated milliner, Dame
Nature, insists that you sha.L-Ex.
change.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-05-11
Excellent Sow Ration.

A ration which is excellent for sows
with pigs is corn. grain and alfalfa.
The hay can either be settled in a
rack or ground at a small cost and
mixed with grain feed.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-05-11
ROOT AND SALAD
CROPS in FAVOR
Can Be Cultivated With Hand
Tools and Take Up Compare
lively Small Space.
FRESH THINGS ALL SUMMER
Specialists Suggest That Paintings
Be Made Week or So Apart to
Obtain Succession of Various
Kinds Of Vegetables.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculturel
Where garden space is limited plant
root and salad crops. No garden, large
or small, is complete without them,
but they are particularly adapted to
small backyard gardens. Among the
root crops are radishes, beets, carrots,
parsnips, satisfy or vegetable oyster,
and turnips. Salad crops include let
tuce, common or wild cress. dandelion,
Cos lettuce or romaine, Chinese cab
bage, and others. They require little
space, because they can be planted in
rows from 10 to IS inches apart, and
cultivated with hand tools. Many gar
deners make only one planting of these
crops, but the garden specialists of
the United States Department of Agri-
culture suggest that several paintings
Of them be made week or so apart,
In order to have succession of those
vegetables.
Radishes are one of the first and
best vegetables that come from the
garden In spring. They should be
planted as early as possible, whether
for market or home use. For the home
supply small amounts should be plant
ed, and at least two or three paintings
made with varieties that mature at
different times.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-05-11

1t isn't what you know better than
to do, but what you don't do. that
keeps you out of lot of scrapes.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-05-11

1t is nor easy 20 convince the neigh
bors that man gets political job
because he deserves it.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-05-11
A stranaer.

been reading anything about Betel
sceseTf
mo-
sBetelzuese, the new star"
aEaven't seen him In any films"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-05-11

A farmer becomes accustomed to sol.
itude-and it isn't so bad.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-05-11

A man always has a funny look in
his eyes when you get the laugh on
him.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-05-11

Every dog has his day-and the
watchdog also has his night.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-05-11
Food Value of Beets.

Beets are one Of the most important
crops for the home garden. Seed can
be planted just as soon as the soil is
in condition to work. When the plants
crowd one another In the row. thin
them out when they are young, and
cook them as green's Later. when
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-05-11
TAKES CARE
OF 5 CHILDREN
Mrs. Taylor's Sickness Ended
by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Roxbury, Mass. 81 suffered contin-
ually with backache and was often de-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-05-11
Easily Explained.

AGENTS wANTED-BIG MONEY for Men,
Women. Boys and Girls. Something new
Write GOLD STUDIO. WAUKEGAN. ILL.