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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-09-18
Farrowing Pen With Tenders Will
Save Many Little Forkers From Be-
ing Crushed.

ly. A heavy feed of rich slop given
when scours begin TO show up posi-
bly, may kill the entire litter A little
extra care for these few days is abso-
lutely necessary.
When the pigs are from fcur or five
to ten days ole, be on the lookout for
thumps. TIE best-loolliGg fat little
pig is the one to e first every time.
An almost certain Indication is a little
roll of fat around the neck. While
there is no known cure for thumps, the
trouble is quite easily prevented.
Plenty of exercise for the pigs is the
answer. In cold. stormy weather out
of-door exercise is impossible, but If
central narrowing house with an alley
way. is USED, get the little fat fellows
into the alley and put In ahout ten or
fifteen minutes three or fOm times a
day chasing them with buggy whip
until they are pretty well tired out If
this is impossible, try one or two Of
the little pigs at a time in large bar
rel or hOgshead, placed by the farrow-
ing pen. The pigs will hear the old
SOW making a fuss and in running
around the barrel hunting for corner
to climb out. generally will take the ex.
efcise necessary to ward OFF thumpS. 4
considerable part of the battle is won
If the litter gets past the first ten days
or so with a good start.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-09-18
FOR THE POULTRY
GROWER


Fowls. like pigs. do the best and
lnake the most rapid growth all
through the summer season. if plenty
of tender green feed is provided, says
writer. Even In towns and villages
where there Is plenty of space, this
green feed can be provided in album
dance for the poultry. 1t is, however,
on the farms. both large and small.
and where large fiocks of fowls are
kept, that this green feed should be
provided.
AS the fowls are, or should be. ex-
Guided from the gardens and truck
patches at all seasons. some other spot
must be used for providing the green
feed. The two crops to sow period
ically are rape and oats. Many poul-
try breeders provide these, but make
only one sowing and that about April
and May. Repeated sowings for a
regular succession of fresh, tender
stuff is recommended.
AS the early sowing of both oats
nnd rape is now growing scarce and
getting tough replow the ground and
Tesow again in August. The larger
the young chickens get, the more they
viii eat OF such tender green feed and
as it is both cheap and healthful, the
more expensive feeds are saved.
The idea is to produce mature poul-
try and an abundance of eggs at the
minimum Of expense. and the work
of providing green feed must be be-
gun early and continued all through
the growing season.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-09-18

not believe he was ready for the big
show and sent him back to the Toronto
club. That decision was one of the
mistakes McGraw has made in judg-
ing players, and he has regretted it
ever since, for in 1913 Rudolph was
traded to the Boston club, and what he
has done in the way of standing Ma
tiOnal league batters on their heads
is too well known to repeat here
Rudolph was a boldout this season
until late in May. when he finally came
to terms with the Braves and signed
his contract. In his first start on the
season he beat the Reds, letting Matty's
team down with one hit and he proved
conclusively that he has lost none Of
his cunning in the box.
Early in the spring he tried to pur-
chase his release from the Braves for
$4,000, but could not put the deal over.
Manager Stallings knows wen what he
is worth.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-09-18
What Inspired Student to
Compose the Hymn America"

The well-known hymn beginning
MY country. It's of thee" and known
by the name OF America" was writ
ten by the Rev. Samuel Francis Smith.
He was born in Boston, October 81,
1S06; was educated ut Harvard and
studied theology ut Andover; was for
many years a Baptist minister and la
ter did other church work In a let
ter concerning the poem the author
said; 1T was written at Andover dur
ing my student life there and was first
sung publicly ut "a Sunday school Gel
ehration. July 1. at Park Street church.
Boston. had in my possession Il
number Of song boo6s from which |
was selecting such music as pleased
me, and finding Cod Save the King !
proceeded yo give it the rig of Amer
icau patriotism"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-09-18
LONG DRIVE WON HIM FIFTY
But Ray Schmandt's Check Covered
Many Miles Before Reaching
Him at Camp Pike.

Ray Schmandt, the former Brooklyn
second baseman, is at last TO receive
his check for $50 for hitting the "bull"
sign in Philadelphia last April.
Schmandt pasted the sign with fine
drive and earned the bonus, and his
check was soon ready, but it has had
a hard time catching up with him.
The check was forwarded to Brook
Ign and was to have been presented
to Schmandt with much pomp and cir
cumstance at Ebbetts field, but before
it arrived he had been called by
his draft board and had gone to st.
Louis to see his family. The check
was forwarded to st. Louis, but he
had left for Camp Pike, Ark, in the
meantime. His family forwarded it
to Camp Pike, where he is a member
of the Tenth training battalion.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-09-18
DICK RUDOLPH BEEN
PITCHING IA YEARS
Passing of Time Doesn't Seem
to Feaze Boston Star.
Started TwirIing for Fordham College
in 1905 and Rose Rapidly-Mana-
ger McGraw Once Sent Him
Back to Minors.

Dick Rudolph. star HEAVIER of the
Boston Braves, has been pitching for
Ia years. but the passing of time
doesn't seem to feaze him.
He started pitching for Fordham coli
lege back in 1905. and two years later
he was on his way to stardom as a
member of the Toronto club of the old
Eastern league. after having had bit
Of additional seasoning with a semi
professional club at Rutland, VT. and
with New Haven in the Connecticut
league.
His first full season with Toronto
was busy one, for he took part i'm
81 games. winning ID and losing eight.
After that he developed rapidly, and
on three occasions won more than 20
games a season for the Maple Leafs
In 1911 Rudolph was given trial
by the Giants, but John McGraw did
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-09-18
TRUISM ON BASEBALL GAME
Pitched Balls That Are Near Enough
to Be Called Strikes Are Good
Enough to Hit At.

Major league batsmen who made n
practice of heckling the umpires for
doubtful balls and strikes never found
any sympathy with Fred Clarke. The
eX-Pirate leader once expressed a tru-
ism which should be drilled into every
boy who gets into the national pastime.
Wilbur Cooper brought out Clarke's
little line following an argument in
one of the games played by the Pirates
at Jacksonville. Several of the Pitts
burgh batters were complaining that
the umpire missed" some that were
an inch or two from the corner of the
plate.
well. boys" remarked Cooper. 81
feel the same as Cap Clarke on pitched
balls. If tn, IRE close enough to be
called strikes, they're good enough to
hit"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-09-18
Our Men Now Battling Hun
Win Be Welcomed Home by
Veterans of Previous Wars

It is certain that some Of the Amer
lean soldiers now battling the Hun
wifi he still living in the year 20OO.
What world changes they will have
El messed. observes Philadelphia Tele-
srLph.
James Parton, the historian. SAYS
that in 1883 he talked with two Eng
lishmen who HAD fought against Gen
-ral Jackson at New Orleans 73 years
before.
There are stu living about 500 vet
Grams. according to the pension rec.
ords. who were In the Mexican war
which ended 20 years ago.
Eleven survivors of Bunker Hill
heard Daniel Webster speak 70 years
after that historic battle.
Since 100000 Union soldiers Of our
Civil war were only sixteen years of
age or younger. il is not surprising
that scores of thousands of Grants
"Bovs in Blue" still enjoy vigorous
health So years after AppOmattOx.
The last soldier of Waterloo lived
more than 30 years after the fight.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-09-18

takes the boys about two games to get
on to some of your little weak points.
If they know that you'll let down,
they'll stand in there and wait for
your soft one, and then-good-
Some pitchers are unlucky. Wheel
er Dell was one Of those fellows. He
had lot of stuff with us. but it never
got him anything. He'd pitch the
wrong sort of ball sometimes-just do
it-and so it went. Being in a hole
doesn't bother me. If l had five wild
pitches in row I'd take the sixth
rather than send naked fioater up
to the plate"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-09-18
Nose Breathing Proper Way
To Prevent onread of Germs
Says a "ediCaI Authority

Do you want to be considered an
idiot. or mentally deficient person?
Idiots and mentally detectives gener-
ally let their chlns drop. and then
breathe through their mouths. accord
ing to a medical expert. Men of
marked character keep their mouths
shut except when hey have some
thing worth while to say, or when they
are eating.
The mouth breather generally gets
enlarged tonsils. The tonsils catch
and hold the germs which would nor
mally be caught in the front of the
nose and then thrown out at the next
breath. The nose of the mouthbreath-
er becomes Il garden in which many
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-09-18
COMPARATIVELY YOUNG
MEN CALLED VETERANS

Arthur Fletcher of the Giants,
Zach Wheat of Brooklyn and
Tom Clark of the Reds, are the
Oldest players in point of serv-
ice on their clubs In the Ma
tional league. The three men
all Joined their respective teams
in 1909. Now that Hans Wag-
ner has retired from the dia-
mond, Max Carey is the veteran
player on the Pirates. He Joined
the club in 1910. Dick Ru-
dolph did not become a Brave
until 1913, but he has been with
the club longer than any other
of the present members. Two
other players who are now the
veterans of their teams Joined
their clubs the same year. They
are Jim Vaughn of the Cubs and
Bill Doak of the Cardinals.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-09-18
] I'VE
STOCK
FEWER HOGS DIE 0s DISEASE
Annual Death Rate for Yea Ending
March, 1918, Reaches Lowest
Mark in 35 Years.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agricultural
The death rate of swine from all
diseases for the year ending March,
1918. was 42.1 per 1000. and is the
lowest in 50 years, according to rec
Ords kept during that period. This
unprecedentedly low rate of mortality
presents a great contrast with those
of earlier periods, particularly with
the losses of 1898 per 1000 in 1887,
IA per 1000 in 1897, and 1889 per
1000 in 1914, years marked by severe
outbreaks OF hog cholera. This is even
a remarkable reduction from the nor
NAL low rate of losses which has re-
manned slightly above 30 per 1910
when the disease was least prevalent.
The approximate number of hogs on
hand January l, 1918, was 71,374,OOO.
che loss of 42.1 per 1000 for the year
ending March, 1913. therefore repre-
scented approximately 100000 of these
animals, equivalent to the consumption
of pork and pork products by the en-
tire population of the United States
for 1917 for % days.
These recent losses should be COM
pared with that of 100000 hogs in
1914, which curtailed production to the
extent of the national consumption for
that year for 81 days.
The marked reduction in the losses
of swine in 1918 over preceding
periods, in view of the fact that 30 per
cent of these losses are due TO hog
cholera, indicates clearly the benefit
from the combined efforts of state and
federal agencies in protecting the
farmers against the ravages of this
exceedingly fatal disease.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-09-18
FOOTBALL DOOMED BY PITT
Interest of Alumni and Public Beng
Maintained by Efforts of
Publicity Committee.

University of Pittsburgh football au-
thorities have adopted novel but
sensible plan for interesting their
alumni and the general public in their
football situation.
They have called attention TO the
testimony of President Wilson. Secre-
tary Baker and Walter Camp. the lat
ter in charge of training camp actiyi-
ties for the navy, that college sports
mean so much in the development OF
soldiers, and more particularly the adj
vantage they give to those men seek
ing commissions.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-09-18
GameneSS Is Requisite to
Successful Pitching, Says
This Brawny Right Handler

The difference between a successful
and an unsuccessful major league
pitcher is Oftentimes shown in a dis
position to let down in the pinches.
Larry Cheney. the big Highlander of
the Robins, is the authority for that
statement, and Larry has been under
the big tent long enough to know.
pitchers make their mark in the
big league because they refuse TO
waver in the pinches. The man who
let's down is a gone coon. for it only
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-09-18
GIVE YOUNG PIGS ATTENTION
Care Given at narrowing Time Has
Important Bearing on Food Sup.
ply of Nation.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture)
The narrowing house or pen should
be comfortably warm, we'll ventilated,
and well lighted. Above all else, it
should be well bedded. Do not allow
any circulation of air under the floor.
Too many hog growers make the mis-
take of bedding too lightly. Heavy
bedding naturally makes the sow COM
Portable and warm-conditions neces-
sary if she is TO be quiet Use wheat
or rye straw. Wild hay is good. as is
millet. Do NOT use oat straw unless
there is absolutely nothing else at
hand.
DO not confine the sow In her far
rowing pen more than As hours before
borrowing time if ii is possible to avoid
doing so. Reduce the heavy feed to
some extent, probably about half, for
that length Of time.
Under no circumstances should the
SOW have any feed whatever for ~
hours after farr9wlng. She must, how
ever, have plenty Of water at frequent
Intervals. This water must not be icy
-colG-that drawn directly from the
well is about the right temperature.
Commence after - hours feeding light
ly, Increasing the feed gradually for
probably q week or ten days, when she
may be gotten onto full feed. conGl-
tiOred on the size of the litter and the
tnilking qualities of the sow.
4 good herlsman, for the first week
at least after narrowing. will look the
pigs over carefully before each feed
ing. If any Indications of scours ap-
pear, the sow's feed should be reduced
immediately or possibly cut out entire
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-09-18
COLLEGE PLAYERS IN FAVOR
cam at Fields Point, r. L., Made UP
Almost Entirely of Men From
Brown University.

The Bethlehem Steel company is not
combining its enlistments of ball play
ers 10 the professional ranks. Inc
team that represents its plant at
Fields Point. X. l., is made up almost
entirely of college men, most OF them
from Brown university. They may
know little about building ships but
they can play pretty good brand OF
baseball, which seems to be the mann
tenn
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-09-18
For Meditation.

Fools may rush In where en-
gels fear TO tread. but observn-
ton teaches us also that fools
are the ones who are draft evad-
erS.
The trouble with some men is
that they are always expecting
somebody else to make a good
Job for them.
It's the exception that keeps
the divorce courts busy. The
majority OF people make matri-
mony a life contract.
Failure is always waiting
around the corner for the man
who thinks himself too wise ~
fail
-.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-09-18
Aorseman Is War Victim.

Lieut.. Bartlett McLennan of Mon
treal. one of Canada's foremost turf
men. who a few years ago raced an ex-
tensive stable of steeplechasers on the
New York tracks. was killed in action
in France on August 8. He left Mon
treal with the first divisions of Cana
dian troops
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-09-18
Agreeable Coincidence.

Creditor - You
could n' t ri d e
around in your
fine automobile if
you paid your hon
est debts.
Debtor - That's
so. I'm glad you
look at it in the
same light that l
do.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-09-18
LEW TENDLER TO JOIN NAVY
one of Leading Contestants for Light
weight Championship viii En-
list at League Island.

Lew Tender. one of the leading con-
tenders for Benny Leonard's light
weight title. will soon enlist In the
Naval Reserve at League island. ac-
cording to an announcement made by
his manager. He will act as boxing
instructor, also.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-09-18

one of the best-known landmarks on
the Mississippi river is gone. A tail
sycamore tree that stood on the Ar,
kansas shore near Memphis. and which
for more than fifty years served ~ a
mark for river pilots. has been under.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-09-18
To Build Rogue Courts.
Indianapolis will construct four
ro0ue courts in Garfield park.
War Service Baseball.

Los Angeles boasts a war service
baseball league of six teams. More
teams may join and games will be
played during the week end for the
next five months. Shipbuilders and
marines. rcluding many prominent
PLAYERS, will make up the teams.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-09-18

"R i c n e S have
wings" remarked
the ready-made
philosopher.
yes" replied
Mr.. Dustin Stax
land I might add
that they can be
useful in many
ways in hands of
a skillful aviator"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-09-18
nerzon Done With Baseball.

Charley Herzog Is quoted as saying
that whatever happens TO baseball n
the future. he is done with the game
and that from now on he win De =
farmef IN Maryland.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-09-18
cnInmhla AthIete Injured.

jefferson X. Healy. captain OF the
Columbia football team in 1916 and
an aIl-round amateur athlete. has neeh
wounded in France. He is twenty
three years old.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-09-18

A good ration for young pigs is corn
four parts, shorts four parts. bran one
part, and tankage one part. These
proportions should be by weight.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-09-18
MattY to Go Over.

Christy MathewsOn, manager of the
Cincinnati Reds. is T. go abroad as a
member of a chemical warfare serv-
ice unit that will do line work in
France.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-09-18
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SHORE STARS IN NAVY EXAMS
Former Boston Red Sox Pitcher
Picked to Take Special Course
at Naval Academy

Ernest Shore. former pitcher for the
Boston American league club, passed
his examination at the Harvard school
for ensigns with such high marks that
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-09-18
nav,thorne. Runner. EnIlsts.

Airline Hawthorne one of the great
est distance and cross-country runners
E,yya State (Ames) college has pro-
suesd. has enlisted in tie navy.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-09-18
AIRY SQUlBS
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
His Little Joke.

THE use of adjectives sometimes OBJ
scures the meaning of speech"
Yes" replied Senator Sorghum.
Instead of being modifier an al,
jective may be a muddyfier."
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-09-18

Perhaps the most common trouble
caused by improper feeding and care
of young pigs is scours and thumps.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-09-18
Athletic Federation.

Athletic Federation of South Amer
lea has headquarters at Santiago,
Cuba. The organization has just been
formed.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-09-18
POSTWAR SPORT BOOM
SEEN BY PILKlNGT0M

jim Pilllington, president of
the Association of Amateur
Oarsmen. sees brilliant pros
pect for all athletic sports when
peace is declared, says the Great
Lakes Bulletin, official naval
station publication. PilkingtOn.
whose active association with
the government body in rowing
goes back to 1S76-within a de-
cade of the end of the Civil
! war-believes that conditions
following the great war will be
, much the same as those which
were experienced here in the
reconstruction period.
"The Civil war, or rather the
ending of 1t, gave sport its i'm
petus in this country" said
Pilkington.
Because Uncle Sam Is prac-
tically making athletics COM
I pulsory in the land and naval
forces, hundreds and thousands
! of young men who never before
engaged in sport have become
! active and enthusiastic athletes.
1t is easy to see what the re-
! sult will be when the war ends"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-09-18
Duke VIII BE Filler.

Duke Kahanamoku, Hawaiian swim
mer and holder of several worlds rec
ords. declared today he would enlist
as a naval aviator within a few weeks.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-09-18
seaton Goes North.

Tom Seaton has gone TO Seattle TO
pitch for one of the shipyatd teams.
The Shipyard league is drawing well
there.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-09-18

mined by the action of the water and
fallen into he river. Mark Twain
was one of the famed pilots who held
the pacRstaff os his boat on the tree.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-09-18

he was one of five picked to take a
special course at the Naval academy
at Annapolis, it was learned. Shore
who enlisted in the navy with other
teammates many months ago, was
later transferred to the ensign school
at Harvard.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-09-18
Two-Thirds.

Il ordered a beefsteak smothered liz
onions"
"What did you get?'
II got two-thirds of the order; the
bill and the onions"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-09-18
Winac
Naturally.

There's a lot Of atmosphere in that
new book" what kind of story is
it?" It's an aviation story"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-09-18
Pork Produced at Profit

Pork can be produced at a profit
even with the present high price of
feeds.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-09-18
INMAN Is CALLED TO C0LORS
English Pocket Billiard Champion Has
Been Ordered Up by British
Canteen Board.

Melbourne Inman, the English pock-
ct billiard champion, is the latest of
several players TO be called to the
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-09-18
In countrY's Service

Brooklyn Athletic association has 81
athletes In the country's service.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-09-18

White clover is highly esteemed and
makes the best of dairy feed.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-09-18

colors. He has been ordered up by
the English canteen board, and will
have charge of all billiard tables at
the canteens and recreation rooms in
home camps
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-30
ST. MARY's CHURCH

High mass, 10:30 8. m. Processional, Batiste. ,Vidi Aquam, Kemper. Kyrie, Willard.
 Gloria, Willard.
 Credo, Willard.
 Offertory, Haec Dies, Wiegand, Mrs. Frank Munich and choir. Sanctus, Willard.
 Benedictus, Willard. Agnus Dei, Willard. Recessional, Leniare. Soloists: Mrs. Frank Munich, so- prano; MT. William Burns, tenor; MT. John Lord, bass.
 g a. m. mass:
 The new children's choir of 50 voices will sing at this mass. Mrs. Frank Munich, soprano so- loist, will also assist.
 Processional, Batiste. Life Immortal, Lowden. The Message of Spring, Geibel. The Glad Easter Morn, Lyness.
 Mrs. Frank Munich.
 Christ the Lord Is Risen, Moreau. Recessional, rLeniare. John Wilbur Dial, organist and choir director.