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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-01-08

lonely strip OF shore and they saw no
living soul but themselves.
1t was long tramp. and the horse.
the dog. and the man were alike
wearied. Carolyn May went fast asleep
with her head pillowed In Miss Aman-
da's lap.
The latter and Joseph Stagg talked
much. Indeed. there was much for
them to say after all these years of
silence.
The woman, worn and scorched OF
face, looked down on the smutted and
sweating man with an expression in
her eyes that warmed him TO the mar
row. She was proud of him. And the
gaze Of love and longing that the hard
ware merchant turned upon Amanda
Parlow would have amazed those peo-
pie that believed he had consideration
and thought only for business.
In these few hours of alarm and
close intimacy the man and the woman
had leaped all the barriers time and
pride had set up. Nothing further
could keep Joseph Stagg and Amanda
Parlow apart. And yet they never for
one instant discussed the original
cause of their estrangement. That was
dead issue
The refugees reached The Corners
about nine o'clock. Jedidiah Parlow
had hObbled up to the store and was
just then organizing party of search
ers to go to the rescue of the hard
ware dealer and those of whom he had
set forth In search.
The village turned out en- usasse to
welcome the trio who had so mirac-
ulously escaped the fire. Aunty Roses
relief knew no bounds. Mr.. Parlow
was undeniably glad to see his daugh-
ter safe; otherwise. he would never
have overlooked the pitiable state his
horse was in. Poor Cherry would
never be the same unblemished animal
again.
We'll, l vum," he said to Joseph
Stage, you done It Better'n / could,
too, reckon. I'll take the boss home.
You comm with me, Mandy?" Then
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-01-08

roadways. and the families that culti-
waited the fields lived not on the little
farms but in closely built villages of
from 100 to 500 people each.
Devastation is Complete.
It is hard to realize today that these
villages ever existed, that the land
along this long, straight road was ever
cultivated, ever produced foodstuffs
for a people. In fact, 1t is hard to
realize today that this was ever an In
habited country.
OF these peaceful villages, the living
places of these farm people, there is
no trace left. There are not even piles
of debris, of broken brick and stone
and lumber, to mark the spots where
they stood. There is no single thing
by which the returning peasants, wear.
lily dragging themselves back to Tint
spot which had been home to them and
to their ancestors for almost countless
generations, can mark the place where
not only their home but their village
had stood
/ have seen old men and women,
wearied by four long years of exile,
stand beside thfs road and gaze long
ingly over the devastated landscape,
In an effort to locate some familiar OBJ
feet that would remind them of the
spot they had known all their lives,
and then turn away with tears on their
cheeks because they could not find
even one small object that would tell
them Of the homes, the only homes,
they had known.
1t was German ambition, German
cruelty, German lust, German wanton-
ness, German brutality, that were the
cause of the destruction Of these
homes, Of the agonies OF a peaceful,
thrifty people.
What can possibly compensate these
people for their loss, for the misery
they have suffered and must still suf-
fer. for the homes and the associations
that are gone foreverf No, Germany
can never pay in full but she can con-
tinue to pay and pay and pay until
there has been bred ont of the German
people that desire for war. that love
of conquest, that brutality. that II has
taken centuries, almost. 10 breed into
them. and which has resulted In laying
q whole world waste.
In an that 20 miles between Ypres
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-01-08
CHAPTER XVII.
"Two's Company"

Toward the east the forest tract was
completely burned to the banks Of Cod
ler's creek AS the wind which had
sprung up had driven the fire west
ward. there was little danger of the
flames pressing nearer than the creek
to Sunrise Cove and The Corners.
Joseph Stagg led the horse ont Of
the water and advised Miss Amanda
and Carolyn May to get into the seat
of the blackboard again. Then he set
forth, leading the horse along the mar
row beach, while Prince followed
wearily in the rear.
II was a rough route they followed.
but the blackened forest was still too
hot for them to PASS through. had they
been able 10 find a path This was q
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-01-08

he saw the burns on the younger mans
shoulders and arms. THE good land
of Jehoshaphat here's work for you to
do, Mandy. If you air any sort of a
full right here with Joe Stagg," he
added, with some pride in his daugh-
tcr'9 ability. "Phew them's bad
lookin' burnsi"
"They are indeed" agreed Aunty
Rose.
bad state. Carolyn May had suggest
ed that Aunty Rose would dress his
burns, but Miss Amanda would allow
nobody to do that but herself.
When the curious and sympathetic
neighbors had gone and Miss Amanda
was still busy making Joseph Stagg
comfortable in the sitting room. Aunty
Rose came out into the kitchen. where
she had already bathed and helped
Carolyn May to undress, and where
the little girl was now sleepily eating
her supper of bread and milk.
swell, wonders don't ever cease,
guess" she said, more to herself than
to her little confldant. who'd have
thought it !"
who'd have thought what, Aunty
RoseT" inquired Carolyn May.
"Your uncle and Mandy Parlow have
made K up" breathed the woman, evil
dentiy mueh impressed by the wonder
OF 1t.
yes, Indeed =" cried the child. isn't
it nice? They aren't mad at each other
any more"
(To BE CONTINUED
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-01-08

and Menil, on both sides of that long,
straight road, am sure l did not see
one square foot of soil that was not
part of a shell crater. What had
once been the richest soil of the
world is today but a waste, made so
by the shells that fell upon ii be-
cause Germany sought world domina-
ton. This soil has been destroyed by
countless thousands OF shells falling
actually one upon another, each dig
ging deeper into the earth until the
very subson has been turned over and
the land made worthless for cultiya-
ton for years to come. IL indeed It can
ever be reclaimed.
Unexploded Shells Buried In Soil.
There lie today on the surface Of
this land many thousands Of unex-
plOded shells, and there are buried In
the soil many. many thousands more.
each one of them a menace to any
farmer who attempts to put a pillow
into the soil In an effort TO reclaim It.
And this land is destroyed. as the
homes were destroyed. because of Ger
man ambition, Of German cruelty. OF
German lust, of German wantonness
and German brutality.
Who is TO pay for III Who Is to
risk destruction that 1t may again be
put into condition for cultivation. that
il may serve the purposes of the hui
man racer Shall the peaceful Belgian
peasants, who had no part In the start
ing of this conflict, suffer their loss
without compensation Shall these
peasants who have endured more than
four long years OF homeless agonies,
who have suffered not alone the loss
of homes and land but the loss of
relatives and friends as well. be the
ones to risk destruction in the effort
TO again bring these lands back to a
condition where cultivation is posi-
ble7 Shall they oe blown to bits by
the bursting OF these shells, hidden as
they are beneath the surface of the
ground, when the pillow strikes and ex-
plodes them? If undisturbed, those
shells continue to be a menace for
years to come, but who are to risk
their lives in removing them7
Could the American people generN
ally, and especially the American farm
ers, have seen the sights l have seen
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-01-08

I along this long. straight road between
Ypres and Menin. they would say, as
/ say. 1t Is the German who must pay;
1t is the German who must risk de-
struction in the effort to put this land
again into condition for cultivation.
believe that one condition of the
peace treaty should be that Germany,
either as one nation.sor proportionately
from the several small nations that
may be formed out Of the German en-
pire, should'call its military classes to
| the colors each year as T. has done in
the past; but in place of putting guns
| into the hands of these men, and train
| ing them for the purposes Of war--a
war of compassionate IL should put
these men into the territories she has
devastated. TO reclaim the soil and TO
rebuild the villages, the towns and
cities the Huns have destroyed. Let
these Germans. under guard Of Bel
gian troops. take the risk of destruc-
ton; let them guide the pillow that may
strike the unexploded shell, and let
Germany pay them the meager wager
Of the German soldier while they are
doing this.
Should Pay and Pay and Pay.
That would be the nearest thing to
an accounting that Germany Gun rem
der to the world, but she should pay
all that it is humanity possible for
people to pay who have so ruthlessly
despoiled the world. Her people should
pay. and pay, and pay. until they have
learned beyond the shadow of a doubt
that war for the purpose of conquest,
for the purpose of loot, for the graft
fication OF selfish ambitions. Is the
most Improbable business they could
possibly engage In.
And remember that the devastation
to be seen along the road from Ypres
to Menin is but an example of all the
terrible destruction to be found
throughout Belgium and northern
France and Serbia and other countries
that have been overrun by the con-
quest-seeking armies Of the Boche.
And remember, too. that It is not alone
the devastation that Is 10 be paid for,
but II is the work and the tears and
the economic loss of every nation that
was called into the struggle TO defeat
the selfish purposes OF selfish peo-
pie. that the world might be a decent
place In which free men might live.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-01-08

common luxury is the milk of the
dairy COW.
To serve the dairy demands of the
people of the United States requires
the milk Of more than twenty-one mil
lions OF cows.
These cows eat every twenty-four
hours two hundred thousand tons OF
feed. or enough to load a solid wagon
train reaching from Chicago to Dem
yer. In year they consume feed ap-.
proximately equal to their own value,
more than equal to that OF the wheat
crop. and but slightly less than that
of all the hay and forage produced in
the United States. In short, the cost
Of what We feed our cows is prac-
ticallr one-eighth of all we produce
out of the land. not only in grain and
forage but In cotton. fruits and vege-
tables as well.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-01-08

In charge of the cheese campaign of
the United States food administration,
pay his respects TO Badger cheese
makers.
wisconsin. In my opinion" said Mr..
Collins. SHOULD use its splendid agri-
cultural college as q means to create
good will and trademark value for
Wisconsin cheese. The state ought TO
spend a small sum of money getting
men to talk about Wisconsin cheese
In large consuming centers.
Wisconsin Cheese Unknown.
Although considerable amount of
Wisconsin cheese comes to the East,
the name wisconsin cheese Is practi-
cally unknown, and yet Wisconsin
makes more cheese than any other
state In the Union. A large amount of
Wisconsin cheese is sold Ia the large
cities of the East as New York cheese.
| have seen Wisconsin cheese adver-
tised as the product of Herkimer coun-
ty, New York.
wisconsin cheesemakers ought TO
advertise and organize. The state
could put out number of statesmen
TO create a demand for this Wisconsin
product. The state authorities could
call conference Of cheesemakers,
make small appropriation for cam
paign and could do great deal to aid
the cheese industry In Wisconsin.
1.-THE psychology of the people is now
favorable for the introduction OF
cheese. When there is no incentive to
substitute cheese for meat the psychol-
ogy of the people may change and I'M
less Wisconsin acts now her golden OPP
portunity to build up a nationwide
market for this leading product of the
state may be gone forever.
Cites Case of Fruit Men.
"If the Wisconsin cheesemakerg. aid
ed by the state authorities, would fol-
low in the footsteps of the California
fruit growers they could make the
name wisconsin cheese byword in
every city, town and hamlet. The Call
fornia fruit growers organized and
sent out agents who visited every town
of fair size and made a display of
oranges In the store windows of the
'pacemakers.' or leading grOcers This
same policy would interest the consum-
ing public in Wisconsin cheese.
"Tie Wisconsin cheese industry has
no marketing organization. The lar
gest part of the Wisconsin cheese |
product is bought through cheese
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-01-08
WARM WATER BEST FOR COWS.
Result Of Interesting Experiment Con-
Quoted az Wisconsin Station on
Dairy Animals.

At the Wisconsin experiment station
six cows were given water at a tenn
perature of 81 degrees for 10 days and
another lot Of six cows were given wa
ter at temperature of 20 degrees for
10 days. At the close OF the periods
the water temperatures were reversed.
that Is, the cows which had received
water at 81 degrees were given water
at 20 degrees and vice versa The
warm water gave the best results.
making LOOP pounds of milk more per
day per COW, and the cows ate more
while on warm water than on the cold
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-01-08
Natural a. slfe.

How does 1t feel to wear uni
formT" asked the inquIsltIEe person.
Natural as life" replied the rocky.
with a lofty air.
"Ah. Then you've had previous mill
tary experienced"
NO. Before Uncle Sam invited me
to become one 81 his soldiers / was
q belih0.l Birmingham Age Herald
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-01-08
How Cabinet Has Grown.

George Washington had only I'VE
cabinet officers secretary Of state,
a secretary Of the treasury, secre-
tary Of war, q postmaster general and
an attorney general. A secretary OF
the navy was added under John
Adams, a secretary Of the interior I'M
der Taylor and a secretary Of agricul-
ture under Cleveland. The depart
ment Of commerce and labor was Gre
ated In 1903. under Roosevelt, and the
department Of labor was made sepa-
rate under Wilson In 1913.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-01-08
Eyes Had 70 BE Blue.

Blue-eyed babies always claim q pre-
ponderance Of admirers. The fact has
just again been emphasized-thls time
at Hampstead. England. It was an
nounced In the press that the town Of
flcials had a ''bonny blue-eyed baby"
for adoption. and straigh-Eay $50
wouId-be adopters wrote to secure 1t.
Unfortunately 1t was found that the
infants eyes had been wrongly de-
scribed. The eyes were not blue, after
all, and when they heard of this some
of the ladies withdrew their offers.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-01-08

the seat. / think she had better be 10
my lap"
'P'r'aps that's So" he agreed, and
ne held In the nervous Cherry for
moment till the change was accom-
plished.
The roaring Of the fire grew louder
and louder in their ears.
Suddenly Joseph Stage dragged
Cherry's head around. The horse
snorted and hesitated. fer the smoke
was binding him.
II pretty near missed these forks :"
exclaimed the hardware merchant.
This left road takes us toward the
lake
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-01-08
SAYS STATE SHOULD
BOOST ITS PRODUCT

ISCONSIN owes It
10 herself and to
the nation to start
an aggres ssh We
campaign TO adj
vertise It's cheese
in all sections of
the country"
Thus does James
IT EafItar rthA 10
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-01-08

plain, whipped
or iced whether
as butter, alone or
In combination.
with other oils I:
whether as cheese
In it's m any
brands and varie-
ties whether as
buttermilk /; as ku-
miss, or as con-
fectlon, the call
for dairy products
is one Of the most
insistent, univer-
sal and exacting
of all the demands
of trade. An In
FAINT necessity, a
standard food a
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-01-08

thorough milking is just as detrimen-
tai to the possible performance OF a
cow as careless systems of exercise
are TO an athlete who is training for
physical strength and endurance.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-01-08

Provide some way Of isolating the
sick animals, either in pasture ZELDA
or buildings.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-01-08
ONE cow TO FAMILY
AMERICAS AVERAGE
BY EUGENE DAVENPORT,

Member Chicago Milk Commission.
Whether as milk--raw, matted, pow
Tered or condensed; whether as cream
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20

$4,000 BEAUTIFUL stucco residence; thor
oushly up to date; bedrooms: . baths
etc; .-Gar garage: abundance of shrubberS
and fruit: lot 15Ox275. WM A. McCREA
Ardmore Pa. Ardmore 27O.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20
MT. AIRY-,iERMANTOwN

EAST MOUNT PLEASANT AVE 5, mde-
tached il rooms. baths; thorouEhly
modern; lot 35x2l5. Phone Chestnut Hill
1850 !.
Mt AIRY-Lot $4,000: stone and brick. 10
rooms bath; electric light; hot-water heat;
$40 600 G NJ Randle. 81 s. 18th.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20
MAIN LINE BARGAINS

CHESTER PIKE-New. just opened (52D, su-
perb building sites fronting Chester pike.
lincoln ave and Darby creek; car lines.
P r. r. sta, on single fare to all Della
ware river industrial works: sewer. water; water;
Your plot and pay on the worlds ca siest plan;
only 81 dCw1. ten pay s, per week; r"on re.
sounds open Saturdays and Sundays only
from IL to Take Chester pike trolley. get
of a Lincoln ave look for ProspeGts srerraSe aSe
Iafavette Bldg.. Phila., Pa.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20
.tnartment Houses

and Walnut: price. S35, 900; yearly rental.
$4,000 $40, 900 cash. Taylor & Sonic S. 10th,
SALE-Spven apartments near d3d and
Chestnut SITS: only 5000 each: rent $50
each. George l.. Parker. 1887 Chestnut st,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20
REAL ESTATE ron SALE
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
MERION

We are offering two all-stone Colonial
houses, containing 0 bedrooms, 3
baths EACH possession October l.
1919.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20
wIDENEX Park


SIG 5OO-WELL-BUILT stucco dwelling. II
rooms and baths electric light hot
water heat, etc: Fear garage; lot o2xi'o' =
WM A. McCREA a..
ArdmOre. Pa. Ardmore 2IV.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20

TWO deslrabla lots on Runnymede ave.
Q III. Ledger 'Qnice.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20

GLESSIDE MANOR
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20
GER M.ASTOWS

MOUNT AIRY SemidetaChed stone. 2h
story, s rooms. bath and pantry. base
rnent laundry. individual front and back
porches both inclosed; windows fitted with
fuiI-iength screens. large open fireplace.
electric receptacles for lamp and vacuum
cleaner; newly renovated interior; 3 minutes
from Germa ntown ave trolley, ! minute
from Allen Lane station. Phone Chestnut
Hill 1882 J.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20
COLLINGDALE

3 8-story dwelling, rooms Springfield
water. gas electricity: lot iOOxiOS; fne
nossession; $1,000. sPRINGFIELD MANoR
DEVELOPMENT co. sO5 Otis Building
Phone Spruce 3s7. Mr. Clayton
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20
LANGHUkNE A
I.I.ANERCH

s700O-NEw stucco. semideta ched dwelling
rooms, bath and laundry; open fireplace
cement porch.
WA. J. OFT. Brookline. Pa.
Phone IlanerCh 2g3.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-21
BEGIN HOT WATER
DRINKING IF YOU
DON'T FEEL RIGHT
Says Glass of hot water with
phosphate before breakfast
washes out poisous

II you wake up with a bad taste.
bad breath and tongue is coated; II
your head IL aching: II what you eat
sours and forms acid In stomach. or
you are bilious, constipated. nervous,
saliow and can't get feeling just
right, begin inside bathing. Drink
before breakfast glass OF hot
water with a teaspoonful of lime.
stone phosphate I'm it. This will
flush the poisons and toxins from
stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels
and cleanse, sweeten and purify tho
entire alimentary tract, DO your
inside bathing immediately upon
arising In the morning TO wash out
OF the system all the previous days
poisonous waste. gases and sour bile
before eating more food.
To feel like young folks feel; like
you felt before your blood and
muscles became loaded with body
impurities. get from your pharmacist
a quarter pound Of limestone phos.
phatc. which Ia inexpensive and az
most tasteless.
Men and women who are usually
constipated. bilious. headaehy or have
any stomach disorder should begin
this inside bathing before breakfast.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-21
SAGE Ten DANDY
To DARKEN HAIR
Look Years vounoeri Use the Old
Time Sage Tea and Sulphur
and Nobody Will Know

You can turn gray. faded hair
beautifully dark and lustrous al.
most over night II you'l get .
bottle Of "wyeth's Sage and
Sulphur Compound" AT any drug
store. Millions OF bottles OF this
old. famous Sage Tea Recipe. Inn
proved by the addition OF other In
gradients. are sold annually. Hays q
wellknown druggist here. because
II darkens the hair so naturally and
evenly tina, no one can tell 1t has
been applied.
Those whose hair is turning gray
or becoming faded have surprise
awaiting them. because after one
or two applications the gray hair
vanishes and your locks become
luxurlantiy dark and beautiful.
This Is the age of youth. Gray.
haired. unattractiye folks aren't
wanted around. 80 get busy with
Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Com
pound tonight, and you'll be delight
ed with your dark. handsome hair
and your youthful appearance with
In q few days.