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Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-11-16

Truth is mighty-mighty inconveni-
ent to the horse trader.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-11-16
Railroad Ties.

Railroad Ties.
Howell-He has good many ties.
Powell-He must be railroad man.
Chicago News.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-11-16
His Line Of Talk.

HIS Line Of Talk.
"What have you to say about
peace?"
Mister, I'm not talking peace; I'm
talking victory"
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-11-16

All is not gold that shows up In q
glittering mining prospectus.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-11-16

Appropriate Exclamation.
She-Goodness gracious, the church
Is on fire
He-HOly smoke!
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-11-16

Neat Arrangement.
"That IS Elmer ]. PettifOg. He Is
member of the famous law firm OF
Strut, Lowder, Hooks, Skinner, Bray,
Pyff1er & Snyde."
"But his name does not appear in the
firm title"
mo. but they have perfectly eqHi-
table arrangement; he does the work
and the rest of them take the money"
kansas City Star.
Will Keep You Busy.
Count your blessings and you will
have no time to think Of disagreeabls
things.
Anoronptate Excian af1on
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-11-16
His Correspondent.

THE WICK CHEMICAL COMP
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-29
AIDING THE SHEEP INDUSTRY
Numerous Calls Made Upon Agricul-
turaI Extension Forces for lnfor-
nation on Management.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of AgricuIture.)
In 1917 the increased interest of
farmers in the raising of sheep result
ed i'm numerous calls upon the agricul-
tural extension forces and other edu-
cational agencies for information and
assistance in establishing and manag-
ing farm flocks In u states, special
lists in sheep husbandry were engaged
to assist county agents along this line.
In other states other agencies assisted
in the work There is still an urgent
need or direction in this industry from
which so much is needed and which
until recently has been largely over
looked by the farmers and by the pub
lie agricultural institutions of many
states.
Attention of state agricultural Of
fcials, members Of councils of defense,
and others interested in Strengthening
the agricultural position of the United
States for its part in the war and for
the period following. is directed to
the opportunities offered in the follow.
ing lines of action for developing thf
sheep industry:
/. Securing Improvement in state
laws to prevent the killing of sheep
by dogs.
.. Encouragement of the organiza-
ton and maintenance of boys sheer
clubs.
3. Providing greater facilities for
education in relation TO sheep :aising
in schools. colleges, and particularly
In extension work.
4. Utilizing idle lands in unused por-
lions of farms by grazing II lem with
sheep.
>. Showing the safety and heed OF
more liberal attitude on the part OF
country bankers in lending money to
prospective sheep raisers.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-29
GOTHAM BOYS BEHAVE BETTER
War Has Tempering Influence on
Youngsters, Says Settlement
Worker.

New York.-The boys of New York
have been getting better gradually for
the last ten years. The annual report
of the Union settlement which de.
votes It's efforts 10 South Harlem.
where the boys are representative Of
the entire city, is authority for this
statement.
Gaylord s. White. secretary of the
settlement. has several theories.
Thousands Of boys have been so
hered by the departure Of older broth
ers for war service" said Mr.. White.
and the work of the junior police In
the tenement districts has quleted an
other large detachment of potential
miSchIef-makerS. Things that were
considered smart AMI amusing have
lost their value in the boys eyes with
the burden of war reflected ali about
them"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-29

creasing beef production in the settled
farm areas of the North and especially
in the South, and on the ranges:
Beef production can be increased in
the settled farm areas of the nation
and especially in the South. 1t can be
increased everywhere by preventing
the loss of flesh by calves during their
first winter and keeping calves growing
during this period so that beef animals
may be marketed at earlier ages, there
by requiring the maintenance of larger
breeding herds; by using a larger pro-
portion of bulls on the range TO insure
larger calf crops; by using good bulls
only; by reducing the tick-infested
areas as rapidly as possible; by elm
mating as far as possible the losses
from disease and predatory animals;
by transferring animals from regions
of scarcity of feed to those where
there is an abundance of feed by pro-
viding a more ample supply of winter
feed and better shelter, and by utiliz-
ing all roughage produced, either as
fodder, hay. or silage, and supplement-
ing these feeds with more heterogeneous
concentrates and less grain.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-29

n N EMORIAL DAY has come
MI again. Let us retire into our
a N selves, and let us remember.
The earliest settlers in this
country. whether they came with Capt.
John Smith. with the Pilgrims. the Pu-
ritans, the Dutch, the Quakers, or the
Catholics, whether they came early in
the seventeenth century or whether
they came in the exodus from Ireland
in the lean years of the nineteenth, or
In the flight before the reactionary do
miniOn established in Europe after
aS4S, or whether they came to escape
pogroms in the beginning of the TWEEN
tieth century. all, in their respective
ways, grappled boldly with the difficult
ties of life. and brought their purposes
to accomplishment. Let US remem-
Der.
The nOblest figure of the eighteenth
century, be the others who they may,
Is that of George Washington, who in
the first great trials Of our national
life raised "a standard TO which the
wise and the just could repair" and
1SIJ lue ISSUE III int Hdhus VI bOu.
let us remember.
The noblest figure of the nineteenth
century, excepting no one, Is that of
Abraham Lincoln, who by his heroic
saintliness, his heroic patience, his he
roic conception of duty, his heroic hui
mility, led his people through the fiery
trials of the Civil war. Let us remem-
| Der.
we have doubtless made mistakes
we have neglected duties; we have
overestimated the value of riches; we
have cared too much for luxury; we
have failed TO establish justice for the
masses; we have not brought democ-
racy to ripeness; we have forgotten
| the true road; we have sought to wOr-
| ship both God and mammon; but we
have not let the fires of hope-that
the spirit of brotherhood shall prevail
among all Americans and between
America and all fhe world-die out in
our hearts. Let us remember.
Now we confront the greatest trial
that our nation has faced. The strong
est power in the world, built up on its
military foundation, as solid as the Ro-
man colosseum, and animated by t.
tanic pride and ambition, has set out
to dominate the world. Let us remem-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-29
DECORATION DAY.

Decoration Day.
1t rever meant so much TO me before;
II ~as the symbol OF time gone by
or heroes white Of hair and dime OF eye,
WtD marched in honor of a long-past war
1t meant the sound OF bugles, sweetly
high.
Ard nothing more.
But oh. last night
There IN the candle light,
You came to tells me that YOU too. must
go
1t seemed as II my heart-beats faltered
slow
CAS- slow and weary as mufied drum).
And though I tried 20 smile, the tears
would come:
And through them. blurred. saw the flag
you wore
Upon your coat
The very nag those white-haired heroes
bore
when they were young. like you. and
marched away
I tried to say
That I was proud and glad to know that
you
Would help to keep the country clean. and
true
To hieh ideals-but. oh. the very words
CAUGHT in my threat!
And 50. when see white-haired heroes
come
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-29
First Northern Volunteer.

The first volunteer for service during
the Civil war was DR.. Charles f. Rand
and his demise occurred in his home
In Washington, d. c.. some years ago,
after a long period of Illness, the di-
rect result Of wounds received during
the war.
Although for long time there was a
hearty dispute as TO who was the first
volunteer to sign the roll when Presi-
dent Lincoln issued his first call for
troops, careful comparison of all
claims and research as TO difference in
latitude resulted in the bestowaI Of the
patriotic palm upon Doctor Rand. and
he was recognized as the first volun-
teer by all the chief executives Of the
nation, from President Lincoln TO The
odore Roosevelt.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-29

must be Overthrown, kaiser, shining
armor, mailed fist, proclamatlons for
men to shoot their fathers and broth
ers, eXhOrtations to outdo the Huns,
Krupp arsenals, military education,
and all the devilish paraphernalia Of
the imperial system, must go. For
that we must endure abstinence at
home; for that we must postpone the
comfortable years of increased wages,
fairer prices juster salaries, and
greater equality In sharing the ma
terial good things of the earth; for
that we must refrain from obstructing
the national will in any way, whether
by action, or partisan criticism, or in
pique or peevishness. and for that we
must put down Instructors with an
iron hand; for that we must do all
we can to send as large an army as
possible to the front, to supply It as
best as we can with cannon, howit-
zers, mortars. rifles, airpIanes, surgical
units, Y. NJ. G. A. huts, with munitions.
comforts, necessaries of all kinds, I'M
til the day of victory and peace shall
rise.
In this uncertain world, where the
forces that control the destinies Of
men are hidden in clouds impenetrable
to the human eye, where half of human
history seems to be fantastic tracery
such as a schoolboy draws on a frosty
windowpane, where life seems to the
wisest "a tale told by an idiot" there
is but one thing needful, and that is,
that where after careful thought, pain
full and prayerful consideration, men
convince themselves that they see the
road of righteousness, they must take
that road and pursue 1t wherever It
may lead.
This is what the American people
have done, and therefore with I'M
troubled hearts on this Memorial day,
in this famous year 1918, they cele-
brate the memories of George Wash
ington and Abraham Lincoln. Let US
remember them in thought, word and
act.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-29

Der George Washington. shut our teeth,
| draw the sword and fling the scabbard
away, until German sense of justice
shall triumph over German brutality.
| This means effort, effort, effort; all the
| people, men and women, putting all
their strength into the great task until
the will of 100000,000 people, resolute
TO put down wrong. shall prevail. 1t
means sacrifice of life and limb on the
plains Of France, on the high seas, on
the Alpine slopes of Italy, and, at last,
on the roads and fields of Germany.
II means abstinence and self-denial at
home, cutting off luxury, cutting down
comfort going without meat and
wheat, without candy and sugar, with
out the pleasures of palate. There is
something stimulating and refreshing
in self-denlal and self-sacrifice. That
is the lesson Of Valley Forge Let us
remember it,
Can we not all together. as one peo-
pie, with one voice. and one heart, on
Memorial day pray:
May the powers that move through
| the universe and reveal themselves in
| the actions of men use us as their In
struments for high purposes, as they
used George Washington in his day,
and Abraham Lincoln in his day;
MAY they steel our hearts to bear
privation, suffering, death, until wrong
shall be overthrow. and right be re-
stored to its throne;
MAY they strengthen our soldiers
/ and sailors, redouble the vigor of their
bodies and the might of their souls, so
that they shall compel victory to fol-
| low at their heels;
"And may we always in the time of
/ conflict, every hour of the day and
every hour Of the night. remember
George Washington, and strike with
all our national might. putting the
strength of 1O0OO0,000 people into each
blow: and, In the hour of victory, re-
member Abraham Lincoln, and have
charity for all and malice toward
none"
In this state of mind we shall be the
better warriors. and go to battle like
| CromwelFs Ironsides, confident of vic
tory. or like StonewaIl Jackson's
troopers, with the fear of the Lord
IN their hearts and the might of the
Lord I'm their right hands. For what
J is the Lord" but the confidence of
a disciplined man, pure from preju-
dice, untainted by hatred, ennObled by
charity. that he, In the place and at
the time allotted TO him. is serving
great ends for the good of mankind?
The war must end in one, definite,
simple way: The Prusslan tyranny
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-29
1EEA1Fl)NzE
O@MlEUlkl
SHOCK.
INCREASED SUPPLY OF BEEF
Suggestions Made by Department Of
Agriculture to Meet Enlarged De-
nands for Meat.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
Washington, d. C.-''The exports of
dressed beef and beef products have in
creased III per cent during the last
three years and the probability or
shortage of beef abroad will be ac-
centuated. The task of meeting the
demand for beef and beef products to
large extent has been put upon the
people Of the United States, says the
United States department Of agricul-
ture. 1t therefore recommends in its
supplementary program of production
that the number of beef animals be
maintained and in areas where 1t is
clearly the best range and farm prac-
tice, it should be increased. The fol-
lowing suggestions are made for in
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-29

lying all the foods which come into
question. Samples are frequently
drawn from shipments. the analysis
made and the result placed on file with
the inspection bralch's central office.
Any discrepancy between the original
sample and deliver brings prompt ac-
ton.
Military Bakery Companies.
The fresh bread of the army comes
from the military bakery companies,
those unique institutions which. with
their portable ovens, trundle along. one
with each division. turning out crisp,
| fresh bread by the thousands of loaves.
regardless of location, weather condi-
tions, or even German shell fire.
Prior to the war the strength of q
! bakery company was one officer and
| 81 enlisted men. On account of the
increase in the size of a division in our
army 1t was necessary to draft new
regulations Increasing the strength Of
the bakery company to two officers and
| 101 enlisted men and increasing the
| equipment from u units to Is units, or
| Is ovens. On July IS the bakery branch
secured authority TO proceed with the
organization of these new bakery COM
panies. On August 20, 80 of the new
| bakery companies had been organized,
| equipped and trained. and were on
| hand to produce bread for the National
army and the National guard.
A Sample Days Rations.
Never at any time while the drafted
men were assembling-and of course
they reached their camps ut all hours
of the day and nlght-were the kltch-
ems unprepared or unready to serve a
hot meal Not since America started
to 90 to war has the commissariat of
the army broken down. The soldier,
| with his issue ration varied and aug
mented through use of the cash saving
which the government allows him when
he does not draw the full value of his
allotted food, lives as well as or better
than the average civilian.
Here is the sample days menu-not
a special days menu. but representa-
tive Of such meals as are regularly pro-
| vided:
Breakfast-OatmeaI and milk. fried
liver and bacon, onions and gravy,
fried potatoes. coffee, bread.
Dinner-Vegetable soup. roast beef
and gravy, mashed potatoes, stewed
tomatoes, peach cObbler, bread.
Supper-Beef, baked potatoes. rice
pudding. tea, bread.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-29
MORE SHEEP ARE DESIRABLE
Excellent Opportunity Afforded for
Feeding on Rough Lands, Weedy
Lots and Corners.

CPrepared by tho United states pepart-
ment of Agricultural
The continued high prices of mutton
ana lamb have made it desirable that
more sheep be kept on the farms OF the
United States. In many parts OF the
country there are large areas of rough
land. weedy lots. and grown-up fence
rows which afford an excellent oppor-
tunity for feeding sheep.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-29
Txpes of American Manhood.

The men in blue who march with
bent figures. perhaps, but keeping step
TO the music. are types Of American
manhood. which is endowed with that
best quality of all civilization-self-
control. which can fight or work. as
conditions justify. and which does not
require leading strings or unnatural
restraints to make good citizens.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-29
RECLUSE HAD U-BoAT REMEDY
Examination Of Effects of Brooklyn
Physician Also Revealed Large
Fortune.

New York.-Hidden in a cupboard
in the rooms occupied by Or, Robert
c. Stedman of Brooklyn. who died sud-
denly, the police found a bundle Of
dust-covered bonds and stocks of a
face value of almost $4,000. Three
bank books which showed the physI-
dian had on deposit $4,000. also were
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-29

Found.
Doctor Stedman. who. the police say.
was q recluSe, lived at the Fourth ave-
nue. address two years. It W learned
that he abandoned lucrative prac-
tice in Manhattan more than twenty
years ago. His friends lost track of
his movements.
He dropped dead at the foot OF
Twenty-tirst street. Brooklyn. while at
work on a boat he was constructing.
In a pocket was found letter adj
dressed TO Secretary Of the Navy Dan
iels. requesting trial Of an invention
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-29
Starts Swimming Eighteen
MiIeS-lS in Hospital

Seattle, Wash. When Jack
Watts, twenty-fOur. a sailor on
one of Uncle Sans torpedo
boats, dove Off a pier here and
started TO swim to the training
ship Philadelphia. IS miles
away. he started something he
couldn't finish. When fished out
Of the bay he expressed his
pleasure at having been saved
the long journey.
Jack took into his system con-
siderable quantities of salt wa
ter along with other liquids he
had been lmbibIng and they
dldn't mix we'll. He was taken
to the city hospital for battling
purposes.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-29
he had. which he said would prevent
torpedoes from destroying ships.
Church Cuts German Nane

St. Louis.-The word German has
been stricken from the name OF ST.
Peters German Lutheran church Of
this city. The action was the result OF
a vote taken by the board of directors
of the church. Rev. A. l.. Bernthal
has appealed to his congregation to
purchase Liberty bonds and announces
the appointment OF bond salesman 70
prsA the sale Of bonds in the church.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-29
Honor BELONGS to Mrs. Logan.

In 1867. Mrs. Logan, wife of Gen.
John \. Logan of the United States
army. while visiting in the South wit
messed the observance of Memorial
day. Returning home, she told her
husband of this beautiful custom, and
General Logan was so pleased with the
fancy that he influenced the govern
ment to set aside a day on which
committee shall place wreaths on the
graves of Union dead. BY legislative
enactment May 80 was chosen for this
purpose.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-29

Old men with empty sleeves and halting
tread,
Old men who take tribute to their dead.
Whose tired pulses quicken as the drum
Throbs out it's call
I'll know the deepest meaning Of II all.
The mesnsng that goes back across the
years
To heart-aches. and to partings. and to
tears.
Christian Herald
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-29
Nearing TAPS

Just US few, me and you,
Tommy and Billy and Jay
Here with the dead. who fought and bled
Awaiting the judgment day.
Just US few. bark. tattoo
Attention. comrades | say
Soon 'rvill be taps, brush up your rSPS
Resi- for the Blue and Gray
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-29

wosbington.-It is the function Oh
the subsistence division OF the quafVei
moster corps to feed the United states
army furnishing three square meals
daily TO every one of the nearly -'oVo'
600 men, whether in France, N train
ing camps in this country. in the fhilip
nines Hawaii or the Panama Cahai
Zone.
Desnite the enormous expansion OF
the American army during the pas'
wear. nothing has developed to mar tne
American soldiers reputation OF Delns
the best-fcd soliier in the world
Mai Gen. George w. Goethals' act.
ing auartermaster general, as he"u u
the ouartermaster corps, Is respohslole
for the feeding of the army me I'M
mediate responsibility, as stated aDo'''
rests with the subsistence dlVlslon'
which is presided over by Col. W. H.
Grove
The food supply of the army taxes
on proportions so gigantic that hgureS
fail To give more than a hazy idea OF
IFS immensely. For example, 4,OUO
cattle must be slaughtered every morn
ing to give the soldier his daily ration
of fresh beef.
Nearly 1000 freight and refrigerator
cars are required to bring tie food Tor
the present months supply into the
camps and environments on this side OF
the Atlantic.
The soldiers food must he all right
at all timeS-and must he there at the
appointed hour. The American fight
ing man in France may wait a week or
a month for q new hat or any other ar
ticle of equipment If he can make the
old one serve. hut he cannot wait
day or an unnecessary hour for his
dinner if he is to be the gingery, up
and-at-'em. 100 per cent efficient sol
der.
Problem Long Ago Worked Out.
The provision Of food in such guam
titles and with such promptness is not
feat that can be accomplished by sud
den inspiration. It could be only the
resi- of much thought aud study. The
army authorities gave the subsistence
thought and study long before the
darker war clouds began to gather on
the American horizon. AT no time has
there heen serious criticism of the
subsistence end Of the quartermaster's
department
Under Colonel Grove. or associated
with him in the cn-ordinated efforts of
other branches of the quartermaster
corps, are many well-known officers.
some of them veterans OF the army and
some fresh from civil life. but all ex-
perts in comm sary service.
Back in 1873, when distinguished
gentlemen on the foor Of congress
We're appreheud ng that the American
soldier was being pampered with n
diet too elaborate. the ration for the
army consisted OF one and quarter
pounds OF beef. eighteen ounces Of
bread and -four. two-thirds OF an ounce
of salt and one-third Of gill of vine
gar That was all, but II enabled the
American soldier to dine far more ex-
tenslvely than did any Of his foreign
brothers in arms Today the ration in
ciudes II food articles, each capable of
extensive variation by substitution.
The soldier eats them in Gargantuan
quantities. Here are some of the things
which Colonel Grove and his organiza-
ton must provide each day in the
year:
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-29
sows Eating POS.

The reason for sows eating their
pigs is largely a matter Of feeding To
avoid this trouble give the sows
good growing ration without too much
corn or other fsttening food. Give
them roots or potatoes occasionally
and plenty of exercise.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-29

The men who have always Kept
good flock of sheep are the ones who
are in line now for the profits. Ihose
who pay the present prices can't look
for immediate great gains.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-29
Many Subdivisions.

In the Washington offices Of the sub
sistence division there are some sixty
officers aud civilian experts, with the
necessary clerical assistants. Under
its chief the division is divided into op-
Grating subdivisions. dealing with sub