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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-08-09

On one of the rocky ellis on Form
Chairman Hedge Larson farm in the
town of Coon, p milch COW fell several
rods down the same. She died soon
after.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-08-09

For coughs, colds and sore throat
use BarNer's cough remedy All drug
stores.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-08-09

John 5. Melby of Jefferson town has
exchanged his farm for one near Mel.
vina, where he will move ia the near
future
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-08-09

One buyer reports shipping 535t gal
Ions OF cream from Soldiers Gro> ,
during July, this in addition TO two
other cream stations and a creamery.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-08-09

The new worlds record cow is n
noisteln; her name IS Ormsbv Jane
Segls Aaggje: heI record is 79I I
pounds OF milk containing 35.53 pounds
OF oattertat in seven consecutive days.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-08-09

Preaching services at Asbury on Friday even.
ing at 5, Sunday: Springville II. Brookville g.
and Liberty Pole at s.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-08-09

Seeing Mr.. Higgins report from
his ten COWS for the period of two
weeks, which is very good, will report
the proceeds of my three cows, one
grade Guernsey, one grade Jersey and
one scrub Shorthorn, for June Is 10
81, Sl5 10. For month Of May, from
May Is to 81, $l5.34. This is my check
from creamery ans does not include
cream and milk used IN the family.
c. E. Davenport, Retreat.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-08-09

Wisconsin leads all the states of
the union in membership in the Am
erican Guernsey cattle clubs mem
bers- besides having the largest num-
Der Of cattle under test for entrance
TO the advanced registry. Fifty OF
our breeders have 2l5 cattle on test.
New York is next with So members,
II Of which had ia cattle under test.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-08-09

George Hiium of Camp Greek de-
iivered to +. F. Meyers of Viola a
load OF wool consisting of | 1895 pounds
for which 30i cents per pound was
paid, a total of s723 81.
Palisadian., 1916-01-22
The King Pin.

To be King Pin in a community,
in an organization, or a bsuiness is a
most important function. The King
pin of vehice is like the keystone
of an arch. 1t stands all of the
strain, and without it there would be
no mobility or direction.
In all communities there is gen
orally some one person overtopping
all others in usefulness, but not nee
essarily in Importance, as men recog-
nize the human Interpretation of that
word. 1t is the thing of being use-
full that makes the King pin pos
sessed of its greatest value. That
man, or that woman, who knows how
to be useful; who goes about the
matter of doing things, and generally
the right things, is entitled to be
called the King pin. But no man
who busters and blows and who
talks loud, and who lauds himself,
can ever represent more than the
mere rattle of the wagon.
Palisadian., 1916-01-22
Shades of Anne BOIeyn.

William Waldorf Astor, formerly
of New York, who was raised to the
peerage last week by King George,
has assumed the title of Baron Astor
of Hever Castle. The present resi-
dence of the new baron was royal
country place with moat around it
in the time of Henry VIII. The
much-married monarch is said to
have entertained several of his pros
pective wives there, including Anne
Boleyn. The castle is located in Kent,
about thirty miles from London. Mr..
Astor bought it in 1895 when he gave
up Cliveden, his first English resi-
dence, to his son and heir, Waldorf.
He had the moat excavated and filled
with water, new portcullis and draw
bridge made and the battlements re-
paired. Outside the castle he built a
village connected with the castle by
a covered bridge. Each cottage was
also connected with another. An
Italian pergola and an Italian garden
were added later. When Mr.. Astor
entertains his guests occupy the
cottages in the village.
Palisadian., 1916-01-22

orphans are as many legion as the
dead, and more. The European cities
are said to have been modern Sodoms
and Gomorrohs. Maybe there will be
cleansing of the moral sewers of
the great capitals. Perhaps the
puriication was a demand against
moral and religious putrifaction. At
any rate, the slaughter still goes on,
so that whatever the unknown mo-
tive of the war, whether inspired of
heaven, or made by mans cupidity,
the end is not yet, and no man may
say when that time will come.
Europe was keyed up for a long
struggle. The war seeds were planted
for a big, tremendous harvest, and
the full crop is not yet garnered.
The fields of running red with human
gore and the air is still surcharged
with the walls Of grief-striken
mothers, but the huge cannons still
roar within ear shot of luxurious,
passionate Paris on lust-ridden
Berlin.
Palisadian., 1916-01-22
Wittpenn And Carey.

Suppose Naval Officer H. Otto
Wittpenn and former Judge Robert
Carey should be the respective nomi-
nees of the Democratic and Repub-
lican parties for Governor, what a
strenuous campaign we should have
in Hudson! This county would be
the battle-ground and possibly the
deciding factor in the election. The
Democrats count upon the normal
big Democratic majority in Hudson
to offset the Republican majorities in
Palisadian., 1916-01-22
The Goose And The Golden Egg.

The approximate running expenses
of the United States Government for
the year were $900,O00,000. Of this
the liquor industry contributed about
$30O,O00,0OO. The new budget, with
it's preparedness provisions, will
amount to $1,200,0O0,00O.
Of the war emergency tax imposed
year ago to make good the short
age in customs receipts caused by the
war, the liquor industry pays ap-
proximately $5O,0O0,O0O. This tax
has been re-enacted for another year,
such action having been taken be-
fore Congress adjourned for the
holiday vacation.
Now the Ways and Means Com
mittee in Congress, in charge of de-
vising sources of revenue, considers
the advisability of increasing the
whiskey tax from $1.10 to $1.25 or
$1.30, the tax not having been in
creased under the war emergency
tax last year. This committee also
considers adding so cents per barrel
to the present tax of $1.50 on beer.
With the new appropriation ex-
ceeding the billion dollar mark the
liquor industry must pay its share.
At the same time it is shown to be
incongruous when simultaneously
Congress is asked to vote on national
prohibition, thus wiping out this vast
source of revenue. 1t partakes of the
policy of killing the goose that lays
the golden egg.-Hoboken Observer.
Palisadian., 1916-01-22
The Prolonged European War.

The European war has been fight
ing now for eighteen months, and it
appears that it may go along for
eighteen months more, and still leave
the issue undecided. The strangest
of all wars, it is also the biggest and
fercest. 1t has no parallel, no counter
part, no double anywhere on the pages
of all history. Already it is record on
men slaughtered, men wounded, men
taken prisoners, property destroyed. It
could, no doubt, bring into play many
another point in which it excels all
other wars. 1t could be said, among
other things, that it is the War of
Mystery, since no one has yet been
able to give clear and lucid ex-
PLANTATION as to it's real cause. The
mere events that led up to it's be-
ginning were trifing of themselves,
because they do not represent the
real motive behind the origin. There
seems to be psychological secret
that wells the great war from all
human investigation. What are they
fighting for? is as mysterious to-day
as when the first smoke of battle
rose from the great and furious
shelling of Liege. 1t may be that
God in His mysterious way is shield
ing this great secret from human
knowledge for His reasons. Ger
tainly no adequate satisfaction has
as yet come from any man or any
country as to why the war swas
wanted or for what it was intended.
All is mere speculation. It is exactly
like some great physical cataclism-
human storm, human tornado, a
human earthquake, human confla-
grafton, as unquenchable as the
furies and flames of Purgatory.
AS in the case of man, they say a
little blood-letting is good. Perhaps
this is what was intended by the
war that turned loose the slashed
arteries of Europe. The social order
needed to be bled. But at what tre-
mendous cost. The widows and
Palisadian., 1916-01-22

other counties, and the Republicans
will, as usual, seek candidate who
can keep the Democratic majority in
Hudson down to a minimum.
1t looks now as if Mr.. Wittpenn
would only have to toss his hat into
the ring to secure the Democratic
nomination, and it is understood
that this formality will be attended
to in due time. Even State Chair
man Grosscup, his recent antagonist,
now comes out for Wittpenn.
Judge Carey's candidacy has sud-
denly loomed large upon the political
horizon. 1t is regarded by many
influential Republicans as the most
formidable of all the numerous G..
O. P. candidates.
Carey would naturally be strong in
Hudson and in the adjacent populous
counties where he is so well known.
He is an exceptionally good cam
paigner, a qualification which the
Republican candidate for Governor
must have this year. He is not in
volved in factional quarrels. His
public and private record is without
blemish. He bears the brand of no
discredited political machine. These
are considerations which are being
seriously weighed by party leaders
throughout the State.
Another thing that is clearly in
Judge Carey's favor is that he is ac-
ceptable to the large Stokes follow
ing. 1t is assumed that former Gov
ernor Stokes will win the nomina-
tion for the United States Senator
ship, and political expediency re-
quires that his running mate on the
Gubernatorial ticket shall hail from
North Jersey.
The Stokes men are not partial to
the candidacy of Senator Austen Col
gate for the reason that the Dalrym-
pie machine in Essex, which is
grooming Franklin Murphy as
Stokes opponent in the United States
Senatorial race, has also declared for
Colgate. Besides, there is strong op-
position to the Essex scheme for ap-
propriating both of the big political
prizes this year.
Time often works changes in party
programs, but at present the indi-
cations are that Hudson may supply
at least two of the Gubernatorial
candidates next fall.-Jersey Journal.
Palisadian., 1916-01-22
SATURDAY, JANUARY %, 1916
The Merican Problem.

One of these dayS-perhapS De
fore great many years, there vii
come time when Intervention ant
a protectorate government must ant
will be established in Mexico. Fol
fifty years or more this has beer
known as an inevitable condition
The United States has not been un-
aware of this demand and is not un.
conscious of it to-day.
This country may be forced, if out
RACES continue, to send an armed
force into Mexico. This necessity
all hope may be avoided.
If the recent compact between all
of the American republics of both
continents should stand, we may
escape the grievous work Of going
into Mexico alone. If the all-Ameri-
can agreement should prove worth
while, then final Intervention would
not fall upon the United States
alone, but would be matter of COM
bined effort. In this way an army
of 100000 or 250,000 would not all
be recruited from the United States,
but would be prorated among all the
countries bound by the agreement.
By this means, the moral force of in
tervention would be greatly enhanced,
and the ultimate end achieved would
be for the lasting good of Mexico.
That it must come to this sooner or
later is self-evident. With nearly
2O,OO0,0OO population, Mexico has
15,000,0OO subjects in abject slavery,
people who live in the thraldom OF
poverty worse than the shackles Of
chains. No one power is possible to
lift that people from the darkness OF
STRENGTHENING ignorance except the
enlightenment of education. This
will never come from the class OF
Mexican caste that holds the peon
element in bondage. The rich pluto
Gratis of Mexico must be educated to
see the moral leprosy they are foster
ing, and the ignorant millions must
be brought into the sunlight OF
righteous civilization through educa-
ton. The little, red school house
must be as potent in Mexico as it
has been in the United States.
If President Wilson had in mind
anything as far-reaching as united
Intervention in Mexico, it was wise
bit of forethought, for it will clean
up the responsibility of teaching
Mexico the blessings of higher citi-
zenship and istill the beauties of a
nobler democracy than that unfor-
tunate country has ever known. 1t
will at least take the issue out OF
the Realm of Flubdubbery and place
it where a proper solution would be
easily possible.
Palisadian., 1916-01-22

body can keep up with the crowd
who is half a man. But it is the
fellow who keeps ahead who attracts
attention. The world keeps it's eyes
on the man ahead always. Whether
plodding through the forest, or in
ordinary business pursuits, the man
ahead is the one selected for honors
Take business concern employing
hundred men. There is generally a
percentage who keep out in front by
being aggressive, by having initiative
They are the ones who get promo
ton. The rest are trailers. They
are content to plod and delve. They
do not use their wits. They do not
think. They do not develop them
selves and help very little to develop
the business. They may be depend
able enough; they may be wholly
honest; they may do the best. they
can; as they understand what is
doing the best one can.
But the trouble with this class is
that they do not think; they do not
use their heads. They live like SO
many machines wound up daily to
run down at night. To be somebody;
to keep ahead of the crowd, to lead
the procession, man must use his
brains. The veriest dullard can rise
above mediocrity if only he willslearn
to think. Three meals a day, good
clothes, a fine appearance are the ul-
innate ambition of most young in
business for others.
1t does not require much courage
to order goods that the public is
educated to know all about. But it
takes nerve and initiative to order
something you know is good, but
that the people know nothing about,
and then teach them its merits. For
years our mothers insisted upon
wrlnging washed clothes by hand.
They could not be induced to use. a
roller wringer. The machine process
went a begging. Now a wash
woman would almost go crazy if she
had to do a days wash and wiring
the clothes with her hand. Only
ambition and hard work made the
clothes wringer staple necessity.
All great things come that way.
60 out ahead. Put on a bit more
steam. Crowd yourself just a bit
more-not to the danger point-but
by systematic, energetic, painstaking
work. You will soon rise above your
fellows and forge out ahead. No
consolation is as sweet as being a
winner.
Palisadian., 1916-01-22
Senator Williams Great Speech

Before the recent speech of John
Sharp Williams in the United States
Senate, critics of the Administration
have been changing their course.
They still attack President Wilson,
but the Williams speech was such
common sense reason and such
forcible doctrine that the attacks
have grown weaker and weaker. The
recent killing of sixteen Americans
by Mexican bandits has, of course,
fomented things again, but the Presi-
dent stands as adamant.
When Senator Williams finished
his speech on preparedness there
was mighty little left to be said:
He showed that the purpose of the
oratorical attacks upon President
Wilson is to weaken the Administra-
tion, and that this is particularly
true of the criticism regarding his
Mexican policy.
"There is a man in the White
House now who has deep vision, long
vision, and that means historic,
educated vision and tender vision,"
said Mr.. Williams. "By this mean
that he has a vision which, after it
sees and before it advises action, con-
siders thoughtfully not only Ameri-
can humanity but humanity all over
the world. That is right, and that is
a totally different thing from allow
ing wrong to run riot in your home
land, and not rebuking and fight
ing against unrighteousness of gov
ernment at home-the last is one
thing, but making yourself Gods
globe trotting, earth-perambulating
missionary of good government all
over the world is totally different
thing. l do not see, for the life of
me, why when Mexico is working out
her problems with blood and with
robbery and with horror and with
everything else that is reprehensible,
but still approximating an issue and
approximating an end to it, we should
raise any voice in criticism of
policy which has borne and fore
borne, and which will bear and fore
bear still further-recognizing the
eternal truth that she must work
out her own salvation in fear and
trembling" If common woman
cannot bear a common child with
out travail, how can a people give
birth to law and order and liberty
without it? Do you forget the War
of the Roses in England? Do you
forget the Thirty Years War about
nothing but creeds ?"
Mr.. Williams conclusively showed
during his masterly address, that
there is nothing new about Presi-
dent Wilson's policy as regards
Mexico. It is not only policy for
our own best interests, but a policy
announced by us for the interests Of
humanity, policy announced by us
in the interests of peace-loving, war;
fearing peoples against war-loving
and peace-dreading peoples.
The Mississippi statesman further
showed that if we attempt to civilize
and unbarbarize Mexico we must do
it virtually by annexation; that it
cannot be accomplished by spasmodic
international interference, and, even
if we should attempt annexation, it
would probably fail, for there is not
in all history an instance where a
superposed civilization lasted. In
other words, you cannot make white
man out of a negro, or Caucasian
out of Mongolian, and to make the
lawless Mexican anything more than
he is to-day is a job too large for
moral man.
Palisadian., 1916-01-22
Life.
By DIR. Frank Crane
Copyright, 1915, by Frank Crane

There was thud against gambling falling
porter mbd and dropped spawng upon
the hallway floor
He entirely naked,
He cry. sobbed patheticany.
Looking the and feeling his pulse
he S hungry him something to eat"
The people there unnd They fed the stranger and clothed
himself the influence warmth and
your story" they could Something had
happened that he had lost his life
ing the place.
regand him and found
kind of he asked be allowed play.
him to the gaming table,
He and lost and again. After fuctuang fortune for
while, he began to have luck
He heavily Increasing he
gambler
pile through his
He saw what money meant success fame, indulgence
his planned
pictured himself dining expensive table around him lively companions
meats Wines dancing
100000 sad he a house, palace
would take his place the favored of
He Half million lay him. would
President Men should whzzed
limousine. His would be in the papers.
He would have a beautiful wife, children,
his laughter big
He smiled he played and dreamed. -
He would terrify his
his name in Women would awn him.
He played steadily through the night.
morning stakes forced
his luck played feveredly.
At last his had all He borrowed what he could
By and by he staked his clothes, and lost them
He could again
he thrust into the
The door slammed behind him.
AS he did whence
was going.
is =
naked, know not whence nor why.
We.play We dream. We plan.
And then naked, our gains from
And know not whittier.
La mysterious light the darkness of
the womb and the darkness Of the flash activity between
Palisadian., 1916-01-22
Anybody Can Keep Up.

Keeping up with the procession
has long been popular maxim. But
it is based on false premisis. Any
The Washburn leader., 1916-07-21
Tho Menu Card In Its First Form.

In its old fashioned form the
menu was usually written large OK
cards of such imposing dimensions
that room for one only could be
found at each end of the board. iE
the medieval dinner this aid to Sc,
lection must have been an absolute
necessity, for the medieval dinner
was a mine of surprises. 1t was
divided into courses, as are our OWE
dainty meals; but, whereas noxa
days the diner has a general idea
that fish will follow soup and that
entree is succeeded by relieve and
can conceive generally the sort Of
demand that each course will make
upon his appetite and digestion,
there was no possible arguing as to
what was going to happen at an ,ea1-
ly English dinner, and close study
fails to reveal the existence of any
principle of arrangement.
The Washburn leader., 1916-07-21
cRocoDILEs OF BoRNEo.
Natives Do Not Fear Thorn and Kill
Them Only In Revenge.

Them Only In Revenge.
It is no uncommon sight in Bor-
neo TO see large crocodile summing
himself on the muddy bank of a
river. He takes no notice of the ma
tives, even though they pass quite
near him. So common, indeed, is
the sight that the Dyaks themselves
pay no heed to these dangerous rep
tiles, and yet it is no unusual thing
in Borneo to hear of some human
life being taken by a crocodile. For
months perhaps the crocodiles in a
river live at peace with mankind.
Then suddenly one of these crea-
lures will carry off some lad bathing
in the river or even attack some one
padding along in his boat.
There seems to be no reason why
the crocodile should suddenly show
man eating propensity in this way.
The Dyaks account for it by curl
Gus superstition. They say that if
food is offered to person and he
refuses it and goes away without at
least touching it some misfortune
is sure to befall him, and he will
most probably be attacked by a
crocodile; also it is said that one of
the ways the gods punish crime is
by sending crocodile to attack the
culprit.
The Dyaks of Borneo will not kill
a crocodile except in revenge. If
the animal will live at peace with
him the Dyak has no wish to start
quarrel. If, however, the croco-
die breaks the truce and kills some
one then he feels justified in re-
taliating.
Under these circumstances the
Dyaks set to work to find the cul-
prit and go on catching and killing
crocodiles until they succeed in do
ing so. The Dyaks generally wear
brass ornaments, and by cutting
open crocodile they can easily as
certain whether he is the creature
they wish to punish.
Sometimes as many as ten croco-
diles are killed before they manage
to find the animal they want to be
revenged on. Having succeeded in
doing this, they once more live at
peace with these reptiles until such
time as the truce is broken again by
some crocodile killing human be-
ing.--Los Angeles Times.
The Washburn leader., 1916-07-21
Examination In FIossins.

In "Student Life In the Middle
Ages" we learn that in the taking
up of degree in grammar at some
of the universities the prospective
schoolmaster had to provide hilm
self with birch and a boy, and as
part of his examination he had to
administer a flogging to the boy il
public, the boy being given groaf
for his services. A large part Of
the education lay in debate between
the boys, under the supervision Of
the master, the method bringing o,lt.
the boys reasoning powers instead
of merely cramming them wifi
facts.
The Washburn leader., 1916-07-21
Yoar Bowels Should Move Once
A Day

A free easy movement Of the
bowels every day is q sign Of
GOOD health. DR.. Kings New
Ene Pills will give you a gentle
laxative. effect without gripping
and free your system Of blood
poisons, purify your blood, over
come constipation and have an
excellent tonic effect on the en-
tire system. Makes you feel like
living. Only 25o. at druggists.
Adv.
The Washburn leader., 1916-07-21
safeguard Your Child

If. your child is pale, dull at
times flushed, irritable and fret
full you should attend to this isl con
ditionr at once as the chances
are your little one is suffering
from worms. Kickapoo Worm
Killer Is what you should get
THE we'll known. remedy in ioz-
enge form is pleasant to take:
and ezpels the worms at once
the cause % your child's suffer
ing. Only 25c. at aid druggists. :
ADV.
The Washburn leader., 1916-07-21
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