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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-19
STRIKES THE CANTEEN.
House EmbOdies Prohibition Amend
meut in Military Bill.

ueut in Military Bill.
The army bill passed the House en-
bodying an amendment for the abolition
of the army canteen. Representative
Fitzgerald tMass.) attempted to have the
amendment broadened so as TO prohibit
the sale of intoxicating LIQUOR upon gov.
eminent properly, explaining that mas
much as Cong ess was willing TO deprive
the soldiers OF their beer the members
should prove their unselfishness by pro
hibiting the sale Of liquor at the cap
itol, but the motion was ruled out on q
point Of order.
The House divided almost on party
lines. Representative Mccall Mass,
who is opposed to the administration on
everything connected with expansion and
colonial policy. was the only Republican
who voted in the negative. Three Demo-
Gratis Representatives Clayton and I'm
derhil IN " and Hall tPa.)-brolSe
away from party lines and voted
with the Republicans in favor Of the
bill.
Mr.. Littlefeld's substitute for the can
teen provision Of the bill reads:
"The sale Of or denling in beer, wine
or any intoxicating liquors by any person
In any post. exchange or canteen or army
transport or upon any premises used for
military purposes by the United States
is hereby prohibited. The Secretary OF
War is hereby directed to carry the pro-
visions Of this section into full force and
effect"
The amendment was adopted-139 to
81. Many members Of the w. G. T. U.
were in the gallery and loudly applaud
cd the result
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-19
Cnnrresa,.,cn Gained.
Congressfnen Lost.


4 Boston man shot pure white deer
In Aroostook County. Msise.
An aged woman was stoned in broad
daylight GU the streets Of Rochester by q
gang Of tonghs.
Charges Of unlawful 1ramatiza,ion Of
"Tbe Little Minister" have been turned
Into criminal proceedings al Chicago.
Methodist ministers of Chicago passed
resolution requesting the President 10
recommend to Congress legislation TO rre-
vent lynchiug.
ST. Alfred a,uer proclaimed that all
the east coast ports Of South Africa, be-
tween the tenth and fortiefh parallels.
were infected with bubouic plague.
Colorado a present has 2,0o0.O 600 acres
q land under irrigation. Stale Engineer
MeCune estimates that with reservoirs
properly placed at hast 20.000OO0 add
tionai acres could be- made productive.
Twelve years ago farming was practical.
V un nna Isl colorado.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-19
STRIKE OF reLEeRAPHsRs.
Six Hundred Operators in the West
Join the Hattie.

Join the Battle.
Six hundred telegraph operators on the
lines of the Atchison, Topeka ard Santa
Fe Railroad struck Saturday in sym
pathy with the operators on the Gulf,
Colorado and Santa Fe Railroad,
branch of the Atchison system, who went
out Thursday, The entire number of
operators on the system is 200, OF whom
300 are said to be union L. OF the 900
members of the union 81 it is stated,
refused to strike, leaving the system with
about one-half of its men at work. The
officials of the road declare that under
no circumstanc IS will they yield to the
strikers and that none of them will ever
again be allowed to work for the com
pany in any capacity. The operators on
the main line OF the Atchison system de
manded some weeks ago an increase in
pay and some changes in rules. The ne
gotiations with the company had reach
ed AN acute state when the company con-
coded the demands of the men and the
trouble was avertcd. The new order OF
things did not prevail on the Gulf, Colo
RADIO and Santa Fe and the operators
there demanded an increase of pay and
alterations in the rules, whereby men
were compelled to act as telegraph opera
tors and station agents also. The demand
was refused and the men Went out. Sat
urday night the men on the main system
went out in sympathy.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-19
Ahnut fI1e. SiIo.


Sllage is as valuable in summer as in
winter.
The circular silo made of good hard
wood slaves is cheapest and best.
The sllo has come to be as necessary
a part of a dairy farm plant as corn
crib or haymow.
Thirty pounds a day is enough silage
for n avera &c sized Jersey cow. Larger
cattle will eat more.
A cubic foot of silage from the mid
die Of a medium sized silo viii average
about forty-fiye pounds.
For 49, days. or half year, an aver
age Jersey COW will require about six
tons Of silage, allowing for unayoid-
able waste
Fifteen feet in diameter and thirty
feet deep is a good size. Such a siIO
will bold about 200 tons of silage cut in
half inch lengths.
Silage comes nearer being a perfect
substitute for the succulent food Of the
pasture than any other food that can
be had in the winter
Corn just passing out Of roasting ear
stage is the best single material for
gilage. Corn and cowpeas are the best
combined materials in cowPea regions.
A larger amount Of healthful cattle
food can be preserved in the silO in bet
ter condition. at less expense OF labor
and land, than by any other method
known
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-19
What 1t Mems.

There win be no change In tie policy
of this country. We Will continue the
sound money system. The insurgents
who are in rebellion against goverh-
nient that has been steadily seeking to
do them good VIII ne pIi down. Ameri-
can manufa oturers VIII be protected at
home, anu American commerce abroad
win continue to swell the Increasing
stream The motto Of this country win
continue to be progress. Duty VIII be
placed above everything else. At home
or abroad the citizen viii have reason
10 be proud that he is an American. 50
much means the victory achieved by
the Republican pafty.-PeorIa Journal.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-19
Unnrnfitahle Stock.

L. is one thing to keep an old animal
that hac been the pride and pet of the
family for years, after it has ceased to
be profitable, and another to keep one
that is not and never was able to earn
its keeping. Yet while not many farm
ers feel able to do the former for Senti-
ment's sake, there are hundreds who
are doing the latter from no other rea-
son than an objectionable ignorance as
to the cost of keeping, and the actual
results received from the animal. The
Babcock test is doing much to weed out
some of the improbable cows, when
used in connection with the regular
weighing of the milk, but other z mails
need to be looked after. Sheep ured to
be culled carefully every year, and
those that do not produce and bring
up good lambs and a good shearing Of
wool should be fitted for mutton. There
is many man who keeps a horse,
when he could hire one to do the work
he has for him at less than the cost of
feeding, and others who keep two,
though one could do the work except
ing during a few days in the year.
yHVeed out the Improbable animals
even if obliged to kill and bury them.
They may do the world some good in
that way
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-19
Breeding from Grade Animals.

Years ago, when animals Of pure
breed were scarce in this country. farm
ers used to grow some very good cows,
although both the parents were of such
mixed breeds that it would have been
difficult to tell what prcdominated.
Why was this, and if it was SO why do
we so often insist on the use of pure
bred sire? Because such animals We're
accidents thatdid not often occur, while
we desire in breeding not TO take
chances. but To know with Il certain de-
gree of surety what we are to expect.
These animals of our fathers days had
a strain of ure blood in them, and per-
hans of more than one breed, and they
were liable to breed back to The best
when they were from the best animals
they could select. as now we find one
of so-called pure breed revert back to
some unknown and far-away ancestor
of inferior blood The care in selecting
the best to breed from had as much to
do in determining the character Of the
offspring as the length Of the pedigree
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-19
Mr.. WI ON RELIGIONS.
Compares the Teachings of Christ and
of CnnfuCina.

Compares the Teachings of Christ and
of Coufucius.
The world is coming to Confucius.
One OF the signs is the growth Of agnos'
ticiSm," said Wa Ting Fang, Chinese
minister to the United States, before u
large audience in Carnegie Hall in New
York Sunday
The Chinese minister was talking on
THE Teachings of Confucius" He said
that his religion aud the religion Of
Christians agreed on the golden rule, but
that outside of that all the advantage
was on the side Of the faith of Confu
cius. WI regarded Christianity as re-
llgion which it is impossible to follow.
He quoted the precept Love your enc
mics, IS a proof, and commented on it,
saying that it was advice impossible to
follow, lie linked Horace Greeley and
Con ueius in their attitude Of practica-
bility and said that he agreed with them
in the ir intensely human view of life.
"Tlle advocates of various religions
wanC to make heaven a private park for
their own adherents," he said. II do not
believe heaven viii be exclusive. 1t Is
M faith that good men will go there ir-
respective Of dogma"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-19
WARSHlP BIDS OPEN.
Navy Department Has Estimates foi
Eleven New Vessels.

Navy Department Has Estimates for
Eleven New Vessels.
Bids have been opened at the Navy
Department for the construction Of five
new battleships and six armored cruisers,
aggregating a total displaceme. of l54,-
600 tons, and comprising the largest CON
signment Of material for the navy ever
contracted for at a single bidding Three
of the five new battleships, the Pennsyl-
vania. the New Jersey the Georgia, the
Virginia and the Rhode Island, are to be
sheathed and eoppered and viii carry SUI
perimposed turrets; the other two are to
be unsheathed vessels. having the quad
rilateral arrangement" of eight-inch tur-
rets.
Each ship will carry four 12-inch guns.
These are Of the extraordinary length OF
forty calibers, or twenty feet in the bore,
of the new type just turned out by the
ordnance bureau, and superior in eff
cheney to any 12-inch gun in the world,
and at least equal to the 13'inch guns
which have marked the maximum caliber
in the American navy. In the three
sheathed vessels, pair Of S-inch guns
will be mounted on the top of each Of
the Pinch turrets. -Four other S-inch
guns viii be distributed in two turrets
amidships on these two vessels
The unsheathed vessels will have eight
S-inch guns mounted in four independent
turrets. Both classes of vessels, sheath
ed, and unsheathed. viii have a broad
side of twelve 6-inch rapid-fre guns on
the main deck, besides twelve 14-pound-
ers, twelve 2pounders and a number Of
automatic CUR making the battery more
formidable t-ot any afloat as far as
ability to concentrate fire and TO throw
weight OF metal is concerned. In the
matter of defensive power the battle
ships of both classes are unsurpassed.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-19
AN EXPLANATION,
what Caused the uphe ,val in certa

What Caused the Uphe avail In Certain
States Counted as Sure for Bryan.
1t is an explanation int does not
explain which the New York sun offers
In reply to an inquiry from a CORE
sponGent as TO the cause of the com.
plete change which took place in Utah
when plurality of over $1,000 for
Bryan in 1896 was converted in 1900
into a plurality of 1900 for McKin-
ley. Regarding the question of cause
and effect the sun Is silent. After some
mathematical calculations which any
body with a knowledge of addition and
subtraction could make equally well,
the Sun concludes as follows;
The overthrow of Organism In Utah
is a subject for wonder as we'll as for
gratitude. The mining districts. which
We're expected by the Bryanite manag-
ers to return heavy Democratic plu-
ralties, appear to have been close:
while the agricultural and stock rails
ing counties went heavily for McKi1-
ley and prosperity.
ton, likewise, TO the fact that the
change of political sentiment which he
regards as so sudden and inexplieable
has been going ON for four years Two
years ago, in the Congress election OF
1898, the Democratic plurality had al
ready been reduced from 81. 1O6 for
Bryan to 5,665 for Roberts; while the
Republican vote, on smaller total,
had already grown from 13.491 for Nc.
Kinley in 1896 to % 631 for Eldr1dge.
"silverite Republicans in Utah who
followed Teller and Frank ]. Cannon
to Organism in 1896 have been steadily
recovering their senses and returning
TO their party allegiance. Last week
they arrived in great numbers. Both
sexes included. This is the expiana-
ton of the Utah phenomenon"
This is very much like saying that
the reason why the apple falls to the
ground instead of rising into the sky
is because the apple falls downward
The Sun tells its correspondent moth
ing that he did not already know
| What he wanted to know was Why II
/ was that the mining districts in Utah
| appear to have been close" why
''the agricultural and stock raising
counties went heavily for Mckinley
and prosperity" for what reason the
/ Silver Republicans of Utah who were
Bryanites in 1896 were McKinleyiteS
in 1900. Equally pertinent would bt
| the query as TO the cause of the tire
mend is reversal in thirteen far West
ern States, in which McKinleys plu
ralties rose from 10,500 in 1896 t.
more than 10000 in 1900. while Bry
| ans pluralities of 2S0,000 in 1896 fel
/ to 1880 in 1900. Mckinley carrying
nine of these States this year agains
/ only three carried for him four year
! ago. Why was there such an over
whelming upheaval of political sent
ment in these States? The plain trutl
/ of the matter Is that in these thirteel
| States, Utah included. protection an'
1 prosperity was the paramount issue
/ This is the answer which the SUI
might. could and should have given t,
its correspondent. 1t is an explanation
| which explains.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-19
Holds Milk Pail Firmly.

1t is somewhat difficult task to hold
a milk pail between the knees while
filling it with the Tactical fluid, and 1t Is
- always a wise plan to set the pail
on the avor beneath the animals udder,
both for sanitary reasons and because
OF the danger of an accidental upset.
Nelson NJ. Jewett, of RiceYiile, Iowa,
has recently patented the combined
stool and pail holder illustrated below,
with the idea of providing a secure
place for tie pail and yet permitting it
to be instantly removed when desired.
The front edge of the stool is cut out in
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-19
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More young men are studying medi-
cine than are studying law and theology
combined More young men are study
ing theology and medicine in illinois than
III any other State, although New York
leads in the number of law students. The
census will show Gully the medical. law
and other students in the professional
schools There is no record Of the thou
sands who for economy or other reasons
are reading law and medicine in the Of
fees of active practitioners. There are
-. IT'S young men in the medical colleges
Of the United States; less than half as
many-11, S74--in the law schools, and
only about one-third as many~S, 26l-in
the theological semiuaries. The four
States having the largest number of pro-
fessional students are Illinois, New York,
Pennsylvania and Missouri, as follows;
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-19

Tie objectionable sin in the eyes Of
Hon. Carter Harrison is for honest toll
ers to possess fun dinner pals. Yet
mark how he calmly suppresses his
righteous Indignation and lets flow the
following soft c"niug. mcanderiDg
stream Of words:
If I were a mechanic or workman
and any one mentioned the full dinner
pail argument 70 me, l would bit him
a d--n good punch in the face"
The restraining influence Of Carriers
heavenly state Of mind is truly marvel
Gus. and we commend his moderation
to all men who aspire To sublime alti-
tudes of the soul.--American Econo-
mist.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-19
SAVING Fod Ter.

One of the items of greatest waste
on the farm has been the reckless way
died. The silo has solved the problem
of making the most out of this yalua-
BILE food, but not one farm in 100 or
perhaps 500 has a silo. Left to ripen
to a degree that would make it worth
less and then possibly rot in the shock,
the cornstalks on most farms have fall
en- into disrepute. and very few regard
its feeding value as they should. With
improved machinery for preparing 1t
for feeding there should be more
thought given to utilizing fodder,
which can be made a good substitute
for hay.-National Stockman,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-19
oLEo BiLg WINS our


Inc fassed Dya ntctsiNe volta
The Grout oleo bill was passed ly the
House of Representatives by vote Of
1913 to 81. The hi1lwas fiereels contest
ed and the vote surprised the advoe ties
of colored butterins, who did not look
fer such a decisive defeat. Representa-
tive Lorimer's Substitute. bill, to prevent
the sale of oleomargariue as butter, was
defeated by IT'S to 113. Several heated
personal encounters between Mr. Lori
mer and his opponents marked the course
Of the debate.
The bill as passed makes all articles
known as oleomargarine, butterine, imita-
tion butter or imitation cheese transport
ed into any State or territory for con-
sumption or sale subject to the police
power OF such State or territory, but pre-
vents any State or territory from forbid
ding the transportatitu or sale Of such
product when produced and sold free
from coloration in imitation of butter,
The bill increases the tax on oleomarga-
rine colored in imitation of butter from
, to 10 cents pound and decreases the
tax on oleomargarine uncolored from
cents to Il cent pound.
Mr.. Grout produced figures TO show
that oleomarga:ine cost less than cents
a pound and was worked off on the public
by the retailer IT from Is to 80 cents a
pound. He gave a practical illustration
OF the manner IN which oleomargarine
Is sold by having brought into the House
a boxful of packages OF what looked like
butter. Each was wrapped in brown
wrapping paper. The packages were pass
ed around, gnd after they had been ex-
sinined Mr.. Grout defed any one to tell
whether they contained butter or oleo-
margarine. Then he turned up corner
Of the wrapping paper which had been
apparently carelessly folded down and
displayed the printed sign "0leomarga-
rina "
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-19

What the Republican tariff is worth
TO the wool grower can be figured out
By reference - telegram from one Of
the great wool producing countries Of
South America J says the warehouses
are flied with wool for which there is
no demand. much of it the clip Of the
previous season. With a protective
tariff. insur-ng a home market for al
tie wool produced ia the United States,
American wool brings good prices --
Omaha Bee.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-19

The Canada experimental farms
made experiments to ascertain the best
methods of storing apples in winter
Specimens wrapped in paper kept bet
ter than those not wrapped, and there
were few rotten apples, and they lost
least by evaporation. The ground floor
storeroom did not preserve them as
well as the cellar. 4 tight package
preserved the fruit best in storeroom,
but not in cellar. Per contra, a yenti-
lated package did better in cellar than
In storerooLn.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-19
Hackney stallion,

Bell Boy. a promising young Hack
ney stallion, with Courier for his sire
and Belle Lyons for his dam, was bred
by DR.. w. S. Webb, Shelburne Farms,
Vermont. He is of rich, dark chestnut
color, a model in conformation and ac-
ton. This is his first year in Canada,
At the Montreal spring show he re-
ceived first prize; at the Toronto Indus
trial Fair, second prize. He won the
sweepstakes at the London fair, and
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-19

a semi-circle, and at one side are Sc
cured metallic straps which fasten with
"a latch and form with the stool circu-
lar well into which the pail is lowered.
The milkman may now seat himself on
the stool and draw the latter forward
until the pail is catching the streams of
milk This invention should prove use
full when the pail is nearly full, if at no
other time, as the weight is then much
increased and fitting the pail must also
be avoided
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-19

vance agent who seems to have come
up to his promises, who has III fact CIV
en- a performance far ahead of his
promises. is the advance agent of pros
perity, now resident in the White
House. The remembrance of this one
exception, though, viii hardly incline
the people of the country more kindly
to Mr.. Bryan, who made the fight of
his life Ia his attempt to down both
prosperity's advance agent and pros
nerity Itself
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-19

A prominent Chicago commission
merchant, in a paper on Poultry Rats
ing" before the Illinois farmers iHstf
tute, said: "The best kind of chicken
for the market is a plump fowl WITH
yellow skin, such as the Plymouth
Rock, Wyandotte, Light Brahma, Leg
horn or, in fact, almost any chicken
with light feathers. Stock of this kind
dresses out yellow and always will
bring the top of the market. Dark
feathered poultry when dressed out
always sells at lower price than light.
colored stock"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-19

that it will not fall in, and that the
water will not flow in behind it, and
wash out the foundation. The accom-
panying cut shows how the stone
should be laid to be safe. IA are two
fat stones placed as shown, one up
right and the other sloping, the rest of
the drain, B, is filed in with small
stones and on top is laid some brush.
Drains have been put in according to
this method and have been found to
work well. better than the square stone
drains.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-19
Not a Good Advance Agent.

II is reported that Mr.. Bryan has
been offered d salary Of 10000 per
year to become a theatrical advance
agent. If the report IS true, It looks as
though the theatrical management was
taking 4 big risk. People expect a Ger
tain amount Of discrepancy between
the promises OF advance agents and
their performance, but Mr. Bryan's
prophecies in political affairs have been
so far wide Of the truth that If is doubt
full IL he could induce the people to
come even TO a theatrical performance
on his recommendation. The only ad-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-19

The Western farmers must have suf-
fered themselves 70 be "deluded by
three years Of successful crops" as the
Kansas City Times feared. Strange,
wasn't H. how apathetic the farmers
were at the Bryan show Of imperial
ism, militarism and trusts? The sin
Of putting the money above the man
afiiicts the farming regions as well as
Wall street.--New York Sun
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-19
Training Low Lau5.

Stone will make an excellent drain
for low, wet land if it is laid carefully.
1t has the advantage of being indie
structible, and once made the drains
will be permanent. The extra cost of
digging the larger bitches viii be more
than repaid by the use of the stone.
But the stone is TO be laid carefully so
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-19
Graiu Fertilizers.

Ia the Southern States there are
many who use cotton seed meal as a
fertilizer to furnish nitrogen IN prefer
ence to using nitrate Of soda. or any
ether Of the fertillzing materials that
contain nitrogen. as taBkage. dried
blood or ash waste. But 1t is one Of the
pecuharites Of this meal and OF iinseed
meal. that when used as /. food for
mich cows, il increases the milk, i'm