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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-05
Costly Livinq.

Most of the high cost of living
comes from buying things we don't
need. If 1t wasn't for that we would
all live off the fat of the land, and the
rich and well-to-dO would have enough
left to help 9th r people and boost the
uplift of the ity. If all the money
that society throws away on idle pleas
ures and needless things were redls-
tributed equitabIy among the people
everybody would be living on lamb
chops, lima beans and pound cake /;
and the reflex action of such situa-
ton would compensate the well-Off for
the loss of their joyless pleasures. But
the old deal of the university seems
still to influence the people-'never to
vex at the lands ridiculous misuse"
1t wouldn't cost cent to have ii 9th
erwise, as long as our money goes in
TO pleasures and trifies. But take each
individual life and cut off the foolish
and needless things, and such a one
would occupy the proud eminence of
champion of n0bler things.-Ohlo
State Journal.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-05
MUSIC NEED OF FIGHTING MEN
Cheer to Troops and Is Just as
Necessary as Ammunition.

"The blare of the trombone, the
shrill note of the piccOlO and the
drums blending with other band in
struments in a military organization
give cheer to the men with the guns
and is just as necessary as ammuni-
ton" says Charles II. Parsons Of New
York. During the Spanish-American
war the tunes happily accepted We're
those of the vaudeville stage, when
'ThereI Be a Hot Time in the Old
Town Tonight was said to have led
troops to the capture Of San Juan hill
The old Civil war melodies having the
swing of march cadence were first OF
all, Dixie probably used, at least
hummingly, by the soldiers of the
North. as those who followed the
Stars and Bars And it is worth while
to recall that Dixie was the most
popular of all the melodies strImmed
in camp and sung In action of all the
old-time songs during the war of 1898.
Canned music viii give to the boys
at the front much of their entertain
ment evenings to come" added Mr.
Parsons. The Photographic records
viii cheer many groups. And they
will have programs provided by the
stars of the operate world and other
entertainers who may not give 10 them
their cheer first hand"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-05

| have put a crimp in that fence-climb-
ing banker of yours that will last him
for one whilei I've secured thirty day
options, at par, on enough High Line
stock to swing clear majority If
Kinzie should buy up every other share
there is outstanding. 1t has taken me
all day. and I've driven a thousand
miles. but the thing is done
But, john If anything should
happen, and we'd have to make good
on those options. 1t would
break the last man of usl"
"We're not going to let things hap
pen - was the gritting rejoinder I've
told you both a dozen times that I'm
in this thing to win You take care
of those options, Stillings; they're
worth a million dollars to somebody
Lock 'em up somewhere and then for
get where they are. Now I'm going
to hunt up Mr.. Crawford Stanton-be-
fore 1 eat or sleepr
Easy, John; hold up minute 20 the
colonel broke in soOthingly; and Still
lings, more practical, closed the Office
door silently and put his back against
it. This is pretty sudden country,
but there Is some sort OF limit. you
know" the big Missourian went on.
What's your idea in going TO Stan
ton?''
Il mean to give him twelve hours In
which to pack his trunk and get out
of Brewster and the TImanyonl. If he
hasn't disappeared by tomorrow morn
ing"
Stilllngs was signaling in dumb
show to Baldwin. He had quietly
opened the door and was crooking his
finger and making signs over his shout
der toward the corridor. Baldwin saw
what was wanted. and Immediately
shot his desk cover open and turned on
the lights.
THAT last lot of steel and cement
vouchers was made out yesterday.
john" he said, slipping the rubber
band from 2 file of papers in the desk.
IL you'll take time to sit down here
and run 'em over, and put your name
on 'em, I'll hold Martin long enough to
let him get the checks In tonIght's
mail. III be back after little"
Smith dragged up the presidents
big swivel chair and planted himself
in it, and an instant later he was lost
TO everything save the columns of fig
ures on the vouchers. Stllings had
let himself out, and when the colonel
followed him, the lawyer cautiously
closed the door Of the private Office,
and edged Baldwin into the corridor.
We've mighty near got a mailman
to deal with In there, colonel" he
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-05
Ventson.

Venison, as a plain roast, is not a
very interesting dish; it is one of
those foods that depend greatly upon
the ''fixings," and the fixings nowadays
seriously run up the cost. When you
have paid for pot Of red currant Jelly
to go with it you haven't saved much.
In the days when velnson was an ar
istocratic food il was served with all
manner of sauces, either piquant or
sweet into the composition OF which
wine entered, and the venlson pastry
Of romance and the baronial hall was
REINFORCED with spices, unlimited
eggs and boned pheasants and part
ridges. People who have been trying
1t recently for the first time are not
well. enthusiastic about it.-London
Chronicle.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-05

by a whole row Of apple trees. Miss
Rich-dolIars is over at the hotel. saw
her at luncheon with the Stantons less
than an hour ago"
"You haven't seen Smith. have you"
"No: but know where he is. He's
out in the country, somewhere, taking
the air In Dick Maxwell 5 runabout. l
wanted to borrow the wagon myself.
and Dick told me he had already lent
it TO Smith"
"We're needing him." said the colonel
shortly, and then he told Starbuck of
the newest development In the paper
railroad scheme of obstruction.
From that the talk drifted to dis
cusSion of Kinzie's latest attitude. BY
this time there had been an alarming
number of stock sales by small hold
ers, all of them handled by the Brew
ster City National, and it was plainly
evident that Kinzie had finally gone
over to the enemy and was buying-as
cheaTly as posslble-for some unnamed
customer.
IF they keep it up, they can wear
US out by Titles, and Wen break our
necks finishing the dam and saving
the franchise only to turn 1t over 10
them in the roundup" said the colonel
dejectedly. I've talked until I'm
hoarse. but you can't talk marrow into
an empty bone, Billy. used to think
we had a. fairly good bunch of men in
with us, but in these last few days
I've been changing my mind at fox
trot."
The remainder of the day, up to the
time when the offices were closing and
the colonel was making ready TO go
home, passed without incident. In
Smiths continued absence Starbuck
had offered to go to the dam to stand
possible surprise by the right-Of-way
claimants; and Stillings. who had been
petitioning for an injunction, came up
TO report progress just as Baldwin was
locking his desk.
THE judge has taken II under ad-
visement, but that is as far as he
would go today" said the lawyer. Its
simply a bold steal, of course. I'm
sworn to uphold the law, and can't
counsel armed resistance. Just the
same, 1 hope Williams has his nerve
with him."
He has; and 1 haven't lost mine
yet" snapped voice at the door; and
Smith came in, dust-covered and swar-
thy with the CRIME of the wind-swept
grasslands. Out of the pocket of his
driving coat he drew a thick packet of
papers and slapped 1t upon the drawn
down curtain of Baldwin's desk.
There you are" he went on gratingly.
Now you can tell Mr.. David Kinzie
to go straight to blazes with his stock
pinching, and the more money he puts
into ii, the more somebody's going to
lose I"
John what have you done?" de-
manded Baldwin.
I've shown 'em what 1t means TO
go up against a winner :" was the half
triumphant, half-savage exultation. II
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-05

whispered. when the two were out OF
earshotx 81 was watching his eyes
when he said that about Stanton, and
they fairly blazed. He's going TO kill
somebody. if we don't look out"
Baldwin was shaking his head du-
biously.
Hes acting like a locoed thorough
bred that's gone outlaw" he said. do
you reckon he's sure-enough crazy,
Bob?"
only In the murder nerve. This
deal with the options shows that he's
all to the good on the business side.
That was the smoothest trick that's
been turned In any stage of this dodg-
ing fight with the big fellows. 1t sim
ply knocks Kinzie's rat gnawing game
dead. If there were only somebody
who could calm Smith down a little
and bring him to reaSon-somebody
near enough TO him to dig down under
his shell and get at the real man that
used to be there when he first took
hold with US"
"A woman?" queried Baldwin. frown-
ing disapproval in anticipation of what
Sullings might be going to suggest.
"A woman for choice, of course.
was thinking of this young woman
over at the HOphra House; anybody
can see with half an eye that she has
pretty good grip on him. Suppose
we go across the street and give her
an invitation to come and do a little
missionary work on Smith. She looks
level-headed and sensible enough to
take ii the way it's meant"
Sullings was a lawyer and had no
scrupleS. bat the colonel had them In
just proportion to his Southern birth
and breeding.
Il don't like TO drag woman into
it, any way or shape. Bob" he pro-
tested; and he would have gone on to
say that he had good reason to be-
lieve that Miss Richlanders influence
over Smith might not be at all of the
meliorating sort, but Stllllngs cut him
short.
There need be no dragging The
young woman doubtless knows the
business situation; she evidently
knows Smith a whole lot better than
we do. It's chance. and we'd better
try it. He's good for half an hour or
so with those vouchers"
(TO BE CoNTINUEDD
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-05
SOME OBSERVATIONS

There are two kinds Of groceEs--
green grocers and cash grocers.
Debt is disgraceful. but not being
able to get into 1t is often more so.
Truth is stranger than fiction, be-
cause there is less of 1t on the market
The irony Of fate is as nothing when
compared with the Irony of a woman.
A man must make his own way In
the world, while woman merely has
hers.
If you are a smart man. honor the
old folks and remember that they were
on the ground first.
The tightwad will pay a lawyer a
hundred dollars to get rid of paying
ten dollars to the government.
It is better fC. the plain woman to
consult cook book than beauty
doctor If she wants to make marriage
success. ?
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-05
STATISTICAL NOTES

Chile has 3,s70.O22 population.
Santiago, Chile, has 400, 495 people.
Jamaica has 2.213 miles of main
roads.
Valparaiso. Chile, has 2o7oos inhabi-
tants.
Italy In 1913 mined 100000 tons OK
Ignite coal.
Guatemala in 1915 exported Ss,924
worth Of hats.
Southern India in 1915 produced
sos, 037 pounds Of mica.
Brazil and Peru in March exported
s,415, 100 pounds of crude rubber.
United States smelters in 1916 turn
ed out 1,928,0OO,OOO pounds of copper,
an Increase Of 80 per cent over 1915.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-05
The Real Man
BY FRANCIS LYNDE
copyrsa . haas rrhnerss ors

No; 1 can play the game, when it
seems worth while"
Smith was frowning thoughtfully
when he led her to the elevator alcOve.
My way would have been the surer,
he muttered. half TO himself.
Barbarian % she laughed; and
then: ITO think that you were once
a 'debutantes' darlingr Oh. yes;
know 1t was Carter Westfall who said
it first, but it was true enough TO name
you instantly for all Lawrenceville."
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-05
Ranae Finders Delicate instruments.

The remarkable Performance Of long
range naval guns is based on optical
instruments Of beautiful delicacy and
precision. Naval range finders are
somedm built more than 30 feet long
Periscopes as used both on land and
sea are based on the use Of high grade
glass, though the need for great perfec-
ton in the instruments is Not so
pressing.
It is evident that in developing the
processes for making our own optical
glass Of the highest quality we have
taken an important step toward in-
dependent military efficiency.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-05
To Marx Light Switches.

So that electric light pun switches
can be found In dark rooms there has
been invented a glass pendant filed
with a substance absorbing light ia
the daytime and becoming luminous
at night.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-05
WITH THE SAGES

No great deed is done by fall
terers who ask for certainty
George Eliot.
Strength and wisdom only
flower when we toll for all our
kind.-Lowell.
Man cannot make, but may en-
noble fate by nobly bearing it.
Owen Meredith.
When the fight begins within
himself, a mans worth some
thing.-Brownlng.
Every light hath its shadow,
and every shadow hath a sue
ceeding neutrality-suspicious..
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-05

If man succeeds the world envies
him; If he fails 1t openly sympathizes
with him-and secretly rejoices.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-05

Adam had his foibles, but the rec
ords fail to indicate that he was ever
guilty of telling FISH stories.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-05

The father who is always repeating
the bright sayings Of his children may
be good-natured, but he Is tedious.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-05

His first love and his first shave are
two episodes in every young mans ca
reer that he never forgets.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-05

There are higher things In life for
woman than a coed complexion-a
pretty hat, for instance.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-05

A married man seldom gets the last
word because of his inability to re-
main awake.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-05

After a bachelor passes the age OF
forty it's up to him to marry a widow
II he marries at all. He'll need a
wife who knows how cranky men are.
Chicago Herald.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-05

Ignorance might be bliss If some
body did not think it his duty to
put US wise.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-05

The only satisfaction some mar
ried women have is that they are not
splnsters.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-05
STRAY PLANTS

Strange how Age finds life's mile
posts so much closer.
The Lords great school furnishes
few reviews for neglected lessons.
AS soon as men began cleavIng the
air like doves. they began fighting like
hawks.
Yes, "beetling eyebrows" are signs
of intellect-if they do make you
think of poodle.
Sometimes a poor fellow imagines
himself like an old wagon-needlng
constant soaking to make ii firm.
The college athlete win be proud OF
blacked eye he'd be ashamed of had
he got 1t around behind the barn.
A New York woman refused to chew
or smoke, even for her health-and
only lived to be one hundred and five.
It's possible for man TO go forth IN
the morning ambitious and eager, and
come home at night tired and happy.
Ever try It?
Then, universal peace" would ena-
BILE us to put all the soldiers on the
police force.--J. II. Mackley In Ohio
Farmer.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-05
DENMARK.

Ex-King Constantine OF Greece
wished 10 buy the Soholt estate in the
island Of Holland. but Copenhagen
broker offered $4,000 more for the
property and got IT.
The Danish ship owners and seamen
have resolved to demand indemnities
from Germany for the torpedoing of
Danish vessels and the lives lost with
them.
The entire village Of Elmelund, Fyen.
has been destroyed by fire. Three per-
sons were burned TO death.
The fishermen on the west coast Of
Denmark have ceased their operations
on account of an extension of the
U-boat zone.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-05

Yes, "beetling eyebrows" are signs
of intellect-lf they do make you
think of a poodle.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-05

AS soon as men began cleaving the
air like doves, they began fighting like
hawks.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-05

Disorders occasioned by the scarcity
or food have led to a cabinet crisis.
The senator's have requested the gov
ernor general to transmit their resig-
nations to the provisional government.
The governor general has asked NJ.
kokoi, vice president of the depart
ment of economics and former presi-
dent of the landtdag, to form a cabi-
net. He has accepted. A general
strike has been declared.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-05
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT HAP.
PENINGs IN FAR OFF
NoRTHLAND.
ITEMS FROM THE OLD HOME
Resume Ct the Most Important Events
In Sweden, Norway and Denmark
OF interest to the ScandInavlans
In America.
NORWAY.

Investigation of the conspiracy to
sink with German bombs several Nor
wegian ships has been completed and
action taken against seven Finlanders
and two Germans. They are accused
of having transported many explosives
from Germany to Norway and were
said TO be paid by German espionage
headquarters at Stockholm The lead
er of those arrested called himself
Baron Won Rautenfels. According to
the Tidens Tegn 1000 Kilograms of
explosives were seized. including sew
eral Internal machines. These were
Enclosed in cases resembling Jumps Of
coal and were to have been put in the
coal bunkers of Norwegian ships.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-05

Twelve members Of the crew of the
Norwegian steamship Benguela, cap
tured June Is by Il German submarine
rnd used for 10 days as a "decoy YES
sell reached an Atlantic port on a
Spanish vessel According to the sail
ors, they Were held prisoner on board
their own ship since the capture. The
vessel was in charge of Germans
cruising about in waters usually fire.
quented by merchant ships. The U-boat
partly was submerged and lowered
about to attack anything that might
be tempted to come near the NOrwe-
ean. The effort was fruitless, how
ever, the men said, as during the en-
tire 16 days nothing was sighted. At
the end of that time the Benguela was
looted of its stores, the crew set adrift
in their boats and the vessel destroyed
by bombs The men were picked up
and landed at Spanish port. The
submarine carried a crew of 10 men
and one of the officers told the Nor
wegians that they had been out for
five months from their base.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-05

An old bachelor says a woman's
heart is like a honeycomb-full of
sells.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-05
FINLAND.

A dispatch from Helsingfors de-
ciares that the landtdag. ignoring the
governments dissolution manifesto,
will resume its sessions. Nevertheless.
the socialist majority is preparing for
contingency that Petrograd may en-
force the dissolution and the holding
OF elections. In an exchange Of sLots
between Russian troops and unknown
persons at Helsingfors several Firms
were killed and others wounded. The
disturbance began when the soldiers
were fired upon from a crowd.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-05

The loss the KristianlafJord has
been explained as follows The Kris
tianiafjord sailed through "a dense fog
all the way from Halifax TO Portugal
Cove. n. f., where the ship struck.
Captain Hjortdal had slept very little,
and this may have affected his tudg-
ment. 1t is said that he did not make
a sufficiently careful calculation of the
current. The ship was making only
half speed. and the sea was sounded
continually But the fog was so dense
that the breakwaters ahead coEld not
be seen until IL was too late. The
rudder was turned violently and the
engines stopped, so that the prov did
not strike the rocks. but the broad
side of the ship drifted against them
about 200 yards from the main land.
In the course of the next few days
two other ships We're grounded at the
same place. and a third one came very
near running into the wreck Of the
Kristianafjord, which proves that
Portugal Cove is u very dangerous
place.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-05

Sometimes a poor fellow imagines
himself like an old wagon-needlng
constant soaking to make ii firm.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-05
SAYINGS OF A cYNIc

Some men who live by their wits
have to get along on very small cap
ital.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-05

The college athlete win be proud OF
a blacked eye he'd be ashamed of had
he got 1t around behind the barn.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-05

A New York woman refused to chew
or smoke, even for her health-and
only lived to be one hundred and five.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-05

Starvation again threatens northern
Finland. OF the e50000000 kilos of
flour which Finland requested from
Russia TO carry over the country from
July TO October. only 65.O00,0O0 kilOs
were supplied.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-05

The storthing has Increased the sal
arg Of the Norwegian minister in
Washington from s10.sOO TO $4,000.
The government. in asking for the
raise. spoke very highly Of the sSrv-
ice Of the present incumbent, Mr..
Byrn.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-05

The Lords great school furnishes
few reviews for neglected lessons.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-05

In addition to its other troubles, Fin
land is now being ravished by great
forest fires. The fires extend along
the west coast. south of Vasa. and are
visible from the Swedish shore.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-05

Strange how Age finds Iife's mile
posts so much closer.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-05

Norway took her place as a specta-
tor of the war, honeycombed with Ger
man cultural ideas and enmeshed In
German relations on every hand. The
university. the army. the schools, the
church, aud to large extent her COM
merce, were sources and centers Of
German influence. To cap 1t all, trnde
with Germany was hugely profitable.
And yet the sympathies of the Norwe-
gian people have been pro-ally from
the time the first shot was fired by a
German gun. The political instincts
and ideals of the people were stronger
than the cultural ties by which the
leading circles were bound to Ger
many. AS the character of the world
contest gradually became cleared the
current of national opinion absorbed
the German eddies and set with swell
ing volume toward the powers fighting
for democracy. In spite of all subtle
forces the faces of the Norwegian peo-
pie are set firmly against Germany in
this war. For they can see that vic
tory for the central powers would
mean the end of an independent and
free Norway. They feel, almost with
passion, that the allied powers, and
especially the United States. are fight
ing for what is the life breath of Nor
way.--N Grevstad in the New York
Tribune.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-05

The city Of Stayanger Is going TO
rent 1900 horsepower Of electric en-
ergy for period of ten years from the
Florll company one 80 thy interest
ing features Of thu plan is, that the
cable Is to span The Hogsfjord, dis
tarcp of 5000 feet. II is said that this
viii be the longest span Of its kind
In the world
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-05

The life-saving service Of Norway
used % boats in 1916. Strictly speak
Ing, eight ships and boats carrying 40
men were saved. But this represent
Cd only a part OF the work, for the
boats assisted go other craft which
we're I'm peril.