Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-01-01

oucing the good Things Of life and SIP.
plying the wants of man. That isn't
so romantic as war, with its band mu-
sic and '1eyes 'front.'" but only emil
dren, little or grown up. think the vic
tories Of peace conlemptihle. 1t is
meat and drink and poetry to the
thoughtful man.
Our Wealth In Diaries.
1t is difficult to believe that there is
one COW for every two Inhabitants in
Wisconsin, but it is said to be true.
When one remembers that there are
! 100000 farms in the state, that many
herds run from forty to sixty cows, it
is easier TO believe. These cows sup
ply milk to 1000 creameries and 1,S00
cheese factories One-fourth of the
total butter produced is dairy butter,
and the other three-fourths creame-.
And yet city wealth runs up into
the millions so much faster than coun-
~ property While the total value of
the $500 creameries and cheese fac
tories is $7,O00,000--a goodly sum-the
valuation of Madison city property
alone is $1S,000,000. But when one
comes to annual-and year In and year
out-value of output, he gets into large
figures. 1t is nearly S33,000000, of
which half is in butter. This means
that these farmers could buy nearly
two Madisons w years work, which
should make the cities humble and
the farmers merciful.
In 1899, Professor Harrington states,
Wisconsin produced more than 60,000,-
I 600 pounds of cheese, or more than
| one-fourth of the entire cheese product
of the entire United States. The ship
ments of Swiss, brick and Llmburger
cheese from Green county alone in
1899 We're more than 100000
pounds, or about one-half the total
amount of these cheese in the state.
To Better National Guard.
A proposed bill lin which Brooklyn,
n. Y, enthusiasts are Interested pro-
poses that the president appoint a
commission of nine, Ia senator, con-
gresham, two regular army men and
| five militiamen) all of whom shall
serve without pay. This commission
shall gather information and report at
! this session, together with a bill for
| the organization of the militia forces.
The existing United States militia
laws were enacted In the year 1892
| They are still in force, never having
been modified or repealed. Among
other features they make compulsory
the enrolment and performance of mil
itary duty by every able-bodied citizen
| between the ages of is and 40 years !;
! that each shall ''be constantly provided
! with a good musket or firelock, of a
| bore sufficient for balls of the eigh-
| teenth part of a pound, q sufficient
bayOnet belt, two spare fiirts and
| hnapsack, a pouch with a box there
in to contain not less than twenty
four cartridges" or a good rifle, shot
pouch and powderhorn, twenty balls
and a quarter pound of powder" and
that each officer shall be armed with
sword or hanger and a spontoon." "a
demi-pike, with hook, to arrest male
| factors) There never was, even in the
/ early days, more than a pretext of
carrying the laws of 1892 into effect
OF course it is important to have an
effective national guard. In any army
| of 100000 men there are about 10000
regime1tal and company commissioned
officers and about 10000 non-com-
| misioned officers. If these have had
previous military training and expert
enee the efficiency of the force is Sc
! cured IN the shortest time and with
The least friction and cost.
! Badger Cows Sell for 81 900 and More.
Some Wisconsin men are proving
chat not only is there money in the
/ dairy industries, but in selling bloodeo
cattle to others. \ Marshfield con-
Germ held a sale of shorthorns in Chi
cago not long ago and forty-four ami
mails were sold for $685. $50, an average
of 500. OF this number, forty were
cows and their average price was $3.50.
OF course, not all were raised in Wis
ccnsin, some having been fresh pur-
/ chases in Canada and elsewhere, but
the effect is to raise the state In the
public eye. One cow was purchased
for $1,625. A en-months-old calf
sold for $1,000 and number of two
and three-year-olds brought the latter
figure. Among the heaviest buyers
were ID. K. Hanna, son of Senator
| Mark Hanna.
ORLANDO BURNETT.
Encouraging.
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