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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-15

in rest billets, digging roads, drilling.
and other fatigues. and then back into
the frOnt-llne trench.
Nothing happened that night but the
next afternoon / found out that a
bomber Is general utility man in IL sec
ton.
About five O'Clock in the afternoon
our lieutenant came down the trench
and stopping in front of bunch of us
on the fire step, with broad grin on
his face, asked:
"Who is going to volunteer for listen
ing post tonight? l need two men"
1t is needless to say no one volun-
cushy job began to feel uncomfort-
able as l knew it was getting around
for my turn. Sure enough, with another
grin, he said:
"Empey, you and Wheeler are due,
so come down into my dugout for in
structions at six o'clock"
Just as he left and was going around
a traverse, Fritz turned loose with a
machine gun and the bullets ripped the
sandbags right over his head. 1t gave
me great pleasure to Sc him duck
against the parapet. He was getting a
taste of what we would get later out
in front.
Then, of course, it began to rain. |
knew il was the forerunner of a mis-
cradle night for us. Every time | had
to 20 out in front, it Just naturally
rained. old.Jupiter Pluvius must have
had it in for me.
At six we reported for instructions.
They were simple and easy. All we
had TO do was to crawl out into No
Mans Land, lie on our bellies with our
ears to the ground and listen for the
tap, tap of the German engineers or
sappers who might be tunneling under
No Mans Land to establish mine
head beneath our trench.
OF course, In our orders we were told
not to be captured by German patrols
or accommodating parties. Lots Of
breath is wasted on the western front
giving silly cautions.
As soon as it was dark. Wheeler and
! crawled To our post which was about
halfway between the lines. It was
raining bucketfuls. the ground was a
sea Of sticky mud and chung to US like
glue
We took turns in listening with orr
ears to the ground. I would listen for
twenty minutes while Wheeler would
be on the qui vive for German patrols.
We each wore 4 wristwatch. and be-
lieve me. neither one " Us did over
twenty minutes. The rain soaked Us
to The kin and our ears were fun Of
mud
Every few minu.eg bullet would
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-15

cipal sanitary regulations, marked
the beginning. Along with swat
the-fly" campaigns came "swat the
manure pile" and thus was discour-
aged at one stroke the town cow and
the town garden.
Constantly increasing restrictions
placed on the retailing of milk, in the
interests of health, have also played "a
part. Most persons who kept COW or
two in town, had few quarts to sell
to the neighbors at most seasons of the
year, and to them restrictions were irk-
some. SO the heifer calves went to
the butcher or to the farm, and Brindle,
when she outlived her usefulness, had
no successor.
Even when it remained possible for
the small dairyman to keep a COW with
in the city limits, and even though he
held an enviabie record for clean milk,
clearly handled, there still remained
the problem of cost-high price Of
feeds and barns, high price Of land and
distance from pasture, high prices Of
cows themselves. Within the last five
years more town dairymen have given
up the fight for this one reason than
they have for any other.
With these conditions has come an
improvement In the general quality
and regularity Of tie city milk supply
which has led many customers 10 pre-
fer more modern Methods as more con
yenient and businesslike.
According TO Marketing Wisconsin
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-15
Doc Dies Of Grief.

Denver. Colo.-Tinfany, a fox ter
rler dog. formerly the property Of
James Peters. is dead Of grief. Pc
ters enlisted in the army early in Feb
ruary When he was ordered TO a
trimming camp Tiffany was taken TO
q home for animals. Although appa-
rently perfectly healthy. the dog re-
fused food and spurned company. Two
weeks after the departure of Peters
the terrier died.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-15
AMERICA NEEDS WHEAT
BY Herbert Hoover.

One of the great European
statesmen has said: The war
will not be won by the last $780,
600 fighting men, but by the last
100000 bushels of wheat
1t is within our ability TO give
this last 100000 bushels, but
only if we organize to produce,
organize to save, and organize
to supply all.
We must feed our allies that
their people may remain con-
slant in the war.
Out of our abundance, by
eliminating waste and extrava-
gance, it is in our power, and in
our power alone. 10 hold the
wolf from the door of the world.
If we save in our consumption
and our waste we can increase
our surplus to export; If we sub
stitute other commodities for
those we can support, we eau
further increase this surplus.
1t Is by voluntary effort, 1t is
by voluntary mobilization that
we can answer autOcracy with
democracy.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-15
WE MUST HAVE
ABUNDANT MILK

Tia dairy farmer with his herd OF
cows contributes more to the food sup
ply than any other producer. Meat
we can do without, wheat we also can
Danish from our table, but II our chill
dren are TO grow and continue strong
and healthy they must have their mug
of milk.
The cow stands between starved.
rlckety children and lustv youth. In
her milk the peculiar Substances that
promote growth are found Any less
ening Of the milk supply means dan
ger.
Does the farmer know this? Does
he realize his little herd OF two or
three cows is essential to a proper food
supply? Or does he see only the bold
fact that II costs him more to produce
milk than he gets for tn
There is no doubt that the dairy
farmer is under paid for his hard
earned product. II is probably true
that he can sell his corn In the crib
for more money, cash down. than he
can get for It in the form of milk when
fed to his dairy herd. Every item that
enters into the cost of milk has adj
vanced I'm price. Labor is hard to get.
The concentrated feeds that are neces-
sary to produce paying yields are more
than double of before the war prices;
the butcher stands ready to buy every
cow In the barn lot at the highest
price ever known for beef cattle. There
is every inducement for the farmer TO
sell his cow, but, can he afford to do
1t when the children are calling for
milk, when he more than any other
man can serve the Oncoming genera
tiOn?-The Forecast, January. 1918.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-15
POWDER IN SHOES
AS WELL AS GUNS
Foot= Ease to Be Added to Equip
ment of Hospital Corps
of Fort WANNA


Under the above heading the Detroit
Free Press, among other things says;
"The theory is that soldiers whose feet
are in good condition nan walk further
and faster than soldiers who have corns
aud bunions incased in rawhide."
The Plattsburg Camp Manual advises
men in training TO shake Foot-Ease in
their shoes each morning.
One war relief committee reports, Of all
the things sent ont in their Comfort Bags
or kits" Aliens Foot-Ease received
the most praise from the soldiers and
men the navy. tits used by American.
French and British troops, because it
takes the Friction from the Shoe and
freshens the feet. There is nofoot COM
forter equal TO Aliens Foot-Ease, the
antiseptic, healing powder 20 be shaken
into the shoes and sprinkled in the foot
bath, the standard remedy for over 20
years for hot, tired, aching, perspiring,
emarting, swollen, tender feet, corns,
bunions, blisters or callouses.
Why not order dozen or more 25c.
boxes to-day from your Druggist or
Dept. store to mail to your friends in
training camps and in the army and navy.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-15

eliminate waste and loss. On Septem-
Der 10, he started gathering seed,
and by October 20 had his dry kiln full
TO the roof of as fine seed as he ever
handled. His hogs went into market
as finished pork--not feeders-and he
expects TO have enough corn to last
till next August or longer.
The particular variety of corn he has
chosen happens to be one that is well
liked over a large range of territory.
in Jackson county, Mississippi, a farm
er is growing it and even won prize
with 1t at the county fair. In far-off
Australia, an enterprislng farmer sent
, TO Wisconsin for some of this seed.
while large quantities have been ship
ped to Odessa, Russia, and Budapest,
Austria.
Corn of any variety or name will re-
spond readily to good treatment, and
the time has come when the farmer
can no longer afford to look to the open
| market to buy seed corn. 1t must be
developed on the farm and cared for
good deal like our dairy herds.
No doubt there will be some disap-
| pointments, but certain 1t is that no
farm work will bring greater returns
than the little time spent in getting
more intimately acquainted with this
! giant of all grasses-corn.
>-~-~-~~~~~~~~~~-~~
Milk, published by the agricultural ex-
| pertinent station, Madison, there were
I In, @If o
a city of about 10000. only about 70
cows. Some of these were owned by
men who were really city dairymen.
One such owner, for example, kept six
cows, from which he delivered the milk
in bottles to his neighbors, making his
daily rounds on foot He charged but
/ five cents quart, whereas the prevail
ing price was six and seven cents a
quart.
In Milwaukee Doctor Bryant, In
charge of food inspection. estimated
that there were scarcely a dozen cows
in the city proper. whereas formerly
there were hundreds.
! In the smaller towns and villages
there are proportiOnately more cows
In some cases the greater part of the
milk used is still from cows within the
city limits, though even there more
milk is being sold by men who make a
practice of selling
Whether or not the change Is a de-
sirable one may be questioned, but
with modern conditions 1t is a neces-
sary change. The town cow is passing,
as the smokehouse. the horse and bug
gy. and the village dressmaker have
passed.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-15

Interesting experiments have been
conducted at Munich and Vienna IN the
examination Of old portraits with
Of the art museum used the X-rays on
an old Madonna portrait and discov-
cred evidence Of later overpainting.
In Vienna Prof. Max DvOrak applied the
same test to a picture OF the Man
tegna school. which had been badly
disfigured by later attempts at recon
structlon. The X-ray photograph dis
closed perfectly the original contour
Of the painting.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-15
EMPEY AND A CoMRADE HAVE EXCITING EXPERIENCE
WHILE ON LISTENING POST DUTY.

synopsis-Fired by the sinking Lusania
living
England ensts private in the British After
short recruiting officer London he is train
makes the Coolies After brief period training
fontine where he takes
his while the bullets whiz overhead Empey
death trenches
hot
With shovel Empey has experience trench digger
required by wounded
the doctors and On listening post detail
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-15
"ETHIcS" BRINGS LONG TERM
Ground Upon Which Prisoner Refused
to Tell Where He Got His
dope"

Kansas City. Mo.-"Ethics" prevent
ed Orvak Phillips from telling Judge
Fred Coon where he got his dope"
"Where did you buy the Drugs The
Judge asked.
ut wouldn't be ethIc1l to tell" re-
piled Phillips.
swell, / guess It wouldn't be ethical
FOR me to let you 60" replied his
honor zone hundred dollars fine
and two hundred days in the work
house ought to teach you the mean
ing Of ethics"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-15
GROCER SAYS BANDITS
ARE REAL NUlSANCES

. Chicago-For Kindness and
: generosity TO hold-up men de-
. liver the hand-cmbOssed leather
: medal to Albert Belanger, Chi
. cago grocer.
: A tail. dark man. accord
. ing TO Belanger's report 10 the
; police, entered his store and
. started tickling his Ribs with
. revolver.
. Here, you can't pull that stuff
. in here" Belangcr told the band
It as he seized the gun. Get
. out"
: The bandit got" and Belan-
. ger tossed his weapon after him
: into the street.
. "Now take this and beat IT,"
: the grocer enjoined, and the
. burglar did,
; "Thcse fellows are getting TO
2 be nuisances." was Belanger's
. comment as customer drifted
: In.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-15

surance of bone
and Drawn for the
children of small
cities and towns,
first aid to the
good, wholesome
cookery of the
small town house
wife, subject of
delighted CONVEX
sation at the "cOm-
pany supper" Ia
BILE.
Growth Of cities
with a resulting
increase in NUM-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-15

in the form of liquid. In order TO
supply the necessary amount of
water, he tries to preserve as much
as possible in the soil. as rains are
none too plentiful during these two
months. The little cultivator going con-
stantly, forms dust mulch and In this
way stops evaporation, and often en-
ables the crop to tide over quite long
period of drought
No crop is safe until harvested. and
here again he has a system that would
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-15

er sails in with a
12-toOth, one-horSe
cultivatOr. and
keeps it going at
weekly intervals
until the tassels
and ears appear.
During July ard
August the corn
makes a tremen-
dous growth. and
the most valuable
part, the ear. is
formed last of all.
Every little parti-
Gle Gs food that
goes into the plant
must hn fnEnn nm
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-15
sneezIna No. Ground for pIvoree.

Boston.--A sneeze, even Of the open
faced variety. and perpetrated at TIE
dinner table, is not sufficient grounds
for divorce. according 10 Judge Walt.
The Judge declared that the woman
was not justified in leaving her hus
hand.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-15

Port Morris. y. Half starved
and nearly frozen. Joseph Dolsilli.
eleven years old. arrived here a few
days ago after nid-winter trip from
Chicago IN q refrigerator ear.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-15
CHAPTER XIV.
Iisteninn Post.

II was six in the morning when we
arrived at our rest billots, and we were
allowed to sleep until noon; that is,
if we wanted to go without our break
fast. For sixteen days we remained
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-15
THE DAYS OF TOWN
cow ARE MI INFERRED

The town COW is passing.
Worst of all, with her is going her
abundant flow of rich. fresh milk-in-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-15

The puglist Is frequently beaten at
his own game.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-15
Headwork and Teamwork
1--WE HAVE A VICTORY TO WIN"
INSURED A BIG CORN CROP

Most farmers LAY by" the corn when
II is too large for the sulky cultivator.
1t is then that this Rock county farm
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-15

You may he too old TO fight, but
you're not too old TO give.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-14
AUDITORIUM.

Today show at the Auditorium is fhree-sta- feature bill headed by Will liam S. Hart in a powerful dramatic story or the great northwest entitled The HcUhound of Alaska and is said to present Mir. Hart in one of his best roles. Next will come that popular comedian, Fatty ArbuclIle, in The Eounoer. a sure cure for the blues, so sec this comedy. Laugh and grow fat. The third. thrilling snowshoe race be- tween outlaws carrying away the heroine to force her into a marriage with one or their number and her friends Is screened in the sixth epi- yode of N Fight for Millions, which EiU be seen .n the Auditorium theatre Bu Thursday Friday and Saturday. The scene Is part of a series of most remarkable snow photographs taken h-- the serial company last winter in Big Bear valley. in the Sierras where tha players were cut of by blizzards s-7 huge drifts for several weeks liv H- Tn snug log cabins built specially Ter th= occasion. Edith Johnson takes he par, of the herine in the serial and
 William Duncan Nitagraph's famous
 Grae.rg-star. is the hero
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-14
DAVIS THEATRE.

An unusually fine vaudeville and
 jho-0rIay program Is promised the patrons of this theatre the last half of lhis week and no one should miss seeing ,ha show. The feature attrac- tion is -ow-A- Days. a beautiful sing
 ing offering presented by four ladies who have good voices and know how tc sing. The second act is the Hick
 man Brothers. two hlackfaCe funsters, who offer a comedy singing. talking and dauc'ng -cl that will make yoll s.f up and take notice. The third act is Maria. a dainty little girl who pre- scrfs a novel musical offering The feature phoiopiav is the epart Triangle special entitled Beyond the Shadow. starring William Desmond, powerful dramatic production of a man wr1 dghts fercely for justice. To comp. rho show there is a two-reel Mack Sgrur-t comedy with the two funniest screen comedians that ever appeared before camera. Chester C1rklin and Ford Sterling. The name of tte picture is Beware Of Boarders
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-14
EREEp THEATRE.

Annette E.Herml0, champion swim mar and +-reT.-e screen actress. is the auphiheg7 star Of tho William Fox srnc~- production. Queen of the Sea, which comes to the Breed theatre to- 0a- Friday and Saturday Mss Kel- larwans unique talents. both as a fhcrrI1n and ua' 7torial artist. are well known 70 the picture loving public fr-f7 A Daughter Of the Gods and other aquatic productions. In Queen or the Sen she plays a naiad in a sub marine fl.-y story designed to display hcr abilities as a swimmer and high diver f1 inc most spectacular and sen s1tiou1l style. The picture is packed wtH thrilling stunts and dramatic sit nations. and tho hsir-raising climax is scene where Miss Kellerman, walking a wirc s5 feet in the air, is suddenly nroc.nitatod into the water hv tho ecvorIrs 0f the slender strand. Tho Hears. -Patho Weekly and other short subjects will also he shown and s1rc.a. bargain prices will prevail during this crga matinces Y cents and evenings % cents.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-14
THE KALEIDOSCOPE

Portugal mines less coal than any other European nation. the annual production being about 22,o0o tons
 A recent patent covers a process for making disk rhonograph records with an electrically. heated cutting stylus.
 To aid a carver 8 Denver man has invented a clamp which holds 8 roast of meat firmly nd permits it to be turned over easily.
 The Kansas Federal Food Admfnis- trator says there are S:000,000 rats ill Kansas. an.l that each rat eats at least g worth of food a year.
 4 chapel of Typographical Union No. 6. of New York city, famous as Big Six, has upset all precedent by eIecting a woman, Miss Emily Tarr, as chairman.
 Arthur Burkey, of Mauch Chunk, Fa.. railroad employe, organized mems knitting club to make sweaters and other wearing apparel for soldiers. Cloth made out of banana fibre is the latest move in conservation of material. What kimonos it ought to make - something to slip on.-Los Angeles Times.
 Reports received by the Serbian au- thorities at Corfu state that 2,21o shells were fired into Monastir oil Wednesday, and that F adults and E children were killed. and 35 adults and 32 children wounded.
 A young Chicago bank clerk named Cross. filling out his questfonnaire. wrote in answer to the query as to whether he had any children, One expected Instead of one. two ar rived. Both red- headed like the father. One has been named Red Cross and the 4ther Chris Cross.
 A committee in the District of Co., lunbia is adopting for band music S1 of the well known hymns, familiar to all denominations, so that they can be sung at the camps. Until now it has been difficult to sing hymns with band accompaniment. The instru- ments are so high in pitch that the human voice is strained in following them.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-14
BRIEF STATE NEWS

W.ddicfeld.-M Middlefeld's quota for tla united war work fund is s5,000.
 Waterbury. Mayor sandland has set next Monday Tuesday and We'd nesdav as city cleanup days.
 Flsrtford. It has been announced by Principal Eordstrom of the Y. M. C. A. automobile school that new evening class for women will open to- night lTlursaay1.
 Norfcl',-At the annual meeting of f1o Ecr.e-iasIical society of the Con Erogaton8I church it was unanimously voted 'U make au he church pews free for tha aoming year
 B-idcoport.-A Arriving in Bridgeport a Hral, r-1 having been engaged by tho department Of education for di- rector 0f tho city normal schools, Dr. Archibald Peaks. 3S, of Olds, la, is dead from influenza.
 Waterbury, The Teachers associa- t0r met recently in the Crosby High school Go take action on the death of N-e Evelyn Carey, who gave her life Go care for influenza patients at Tenn p.r Han emergency hospital.
 Bri651po-t- The City Savings bank at Bridgeport has passed the SIP 900. . 0en in deposits The exact amount is sl-olI-lla. which is larger than any other bank in Fairfield county can boast The City Savings bank stands sixth among the savings banks of the state in regard to deposits.
 Norwalk.-The public utilities com mission has received a petition from the Connecticut Light and Power com pany and the third taxing district of thc town of Norwalk for the approval Of the sale of a part of the company's equipment to the district. The peti- ti0n will be heard Nov. 19 at the capi- fol
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-14
TRY THIS FOR A
 COLD--IT'S FINE
"PAPE'S COLD COMPOUND" ENDS SEVERE COLDS OR GRIPPE
 IN FEW HOURS.
You car end griDpe and break up a

You can end grippe aud break up a severe cold either in head, chest, body or limbs, by taking a dose of "Pape's Cold Compound'' every two hours un- til three doses are taken.
 It promptly opens clogged-up nos trils and air passages in the head, stops nasty discharge or nose run ming, relieves sick headache, dullness, feverishness, sore throat, sneezing, soreness and stiffness.
 Don't stay stuffed-up! Quit blowing and snuffing. Ease your throbbing head-nothing else in the world gives such prompt relief as 'Pape's Cold Compound" which costs only a few cents at any drug store. It acts with out assistance, tastes nice and causes no inconvenience. Be sure you get the genuine.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-14
POETRY
GHOSTS.

They rise before Us now-ghosts from
 the past And mock our longings. our great
 patriotic zeal! What y3liant. spirit would not be What earnest heart no sal repent
 ance feel? The wrath of youth-tha. youth We With eager haste, rushing. we knsw
 not where. How it would serve us .h this war- Would we had guarded, nourislled
 1t, with carei The ghost oc strength! How little
 then we cared
 For splendid muscles. nerves no pain
 could rack, We hurried ou urheeding how health Oh. would today ve had our ngor
 back. The wralth of skill that once so well
 we knew.
 The ghost of knowledge, ,ardor. com Our dotard ways, how soon. how fast.
 they grew
 As you and aindulged our indo- They rise before ns now, ghosts of the As we sit helpless. listening to the fray, And oh. their vengeance. as at last at last
 We sense the. service we-have thrown away! +- 45,=.r-s=a Now let our lips. long dumb. in warn ing. cry.
 Forget not. Youth. the coming of the strife, Lest in that hour when strong men l fight and die You know their meck-the ghosts Of wasted life! -Lurana Sheldon, in the New York Times.