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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-02-09
JEFFERSON

BUD. February s-Farmers are quite busy
making use of the snow, hauling wook. deliv-.
erins tobacco etc. Mrs. L. A. Thompson AMI
son Leo. left for Lacrosse Sunday where Leo
had his tonsils and adnoids removed. Tho
dore Thompson is there also, having UT der
went an operation for appendicitis. Up = date
they are both doing we'll /. "A party vas held
at Louis Fauske's Saturday evening good
time YVES reported by all present . Mrs. Cas-
Ter JaeSSson refine. home saturday from
StCloud. MINES ia. whsre sic attended the
funeral Of Mr.. sacobson's niece. She sso
stopped at the T'sin Cities few days
We are sorry TO learn that our merchant and
neighbor, VIII Gilman has sold his store and
will move soon. But the loss of one neighhood
is the gain o, another. so we wish them good
luck on Their new farm. Miss Myrtle Hot
len has -sturned to StPaul where she IS taking
treatments. Emma and Doris Mills also
Thelma Thompson were home over Sunday
from school duties at Viroqua Mrs. Rob
Skrede. also Mrs. Louis Fauske left Monday
for Lacrosse where the latter intends to have
her tonsils removed. Mrs Glen Mullen and
Mrs.Iloyd Holverson have been visiting with
their parents. Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Thompson.
the past week. The latter returning home
Monday. Mrs Mullen went with her 70 stay
q few days. We think Mr. Groundhos saw
his shadow las Wednesday. according to the
weather. but are glad to get some snow again.
BLUEBIRD.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-02-09
Work and You Work Alone

Strike and the world strikes with
you, work and you work alone; our
souls are ablaze with a Bolshevik
craze, the widest that ever was
known. Groan and there1l be Choir
US, but smile and you'll make no hit;
for we've grown long hair and we
preach dispair, and show you a daily
fit. Spend and the gang will cheer
you, save and you have no friend; for
we throw our bucks to birds and ducks
and borrow from all who lend. Knock,
and you'll be a winner, boost and you'll
be frost; for the old sane ways of
the pre-war days are now from the
program lost. Strike and the world
strikes with you, work and you work
alone; for we'd rather yell and raise
blue hell than strive for an honest
bone. Rant and you are a leader, toll
and you are nut; twas a bitter day
when we pulled away from the old
time work-day rut. Wait and thereIl
be a blow-up, watch and you'll see a
slump, and the fads and crimes of
these crazy times will go to the ma
TONS dump.-New York Sun.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-02-09
Hog Cholera Raging

Madison, Wis.-Hog cholera has
broken out again virulently in Wis
consin, this time in Rock, Green and
Grant counties, chiefly. The disease
broke out, DIR. Purcell the State
Department of Agriculture states fol-
lowing the purchase of feeder pigs
from spectators in Southern Wiscon-
sin. Veterinarians of the Department
of Agriculture who are now investi-
eating the source of the infection
state that the disease seems to have
appeared first in pigs brought down
from the pig markets at Appleton,
Watertown, Cedar Grove, Saukville,
Kewascum, and other Wisconsin pig
markets. Efforts are being made to
check the losses in infected herds, and
to protect healthy herds, but the De-
partment of Veterinarians state that
the condition is serious and will be-
come more serious unless the active
cooperation Of farmers and breeders
is secured. "We can not cure hog
cholera" said DR.. Purcell. "When the
disease appears in herd the loss is
usually very heavy, but we can pre-
vent it by proper vaccination when the
animals are in good health, and this
vaccination should be yearly prac-
tice on every farm. Newly purchased
stock, or stock borrowed, or loaned
for breeding purposes, or stock ex-
hibited at fairs should be dipped and
placed in isolated pens for at least Is
days before being turned in the herd.
For information of neighboring farm
ers warning signs are being placed
on every infected farm"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-02-09
FEWER TENANTS IN WISCONSIN
We Are Proud that Farm Tenancy Is
Not on Increase

Wisconsin has cause to be proud
Farm tenancy is not on the increase.
A recent compilation shows ST. per
cent of the Badger State farms in the
hands Of owners-an increase of six
per cent in ten years.
Since the tenant question is such an
embarrassment elsewhere and since
many states count half their farm
population as nomads, it is interest
ing to inquire regarding Wisconsins
position and what brought it about.
One thing which helped was the
states immigration policy. Wiscon-
sin has both good and bad cut-over
lands. 1t is settling the good lands
and warning homeseekers against the
worthless kind. The immigration Di-
vision of the state gave honest, frank
advice to 13 ,961 homeseekers last year;
it censored land advertisements at the
request of newspapers; kept watch
over INSCRIPTIONS land dealers; wrote
pamphlets for the railroad admins
tration; prepared truthful articles for
newspapers; actually put 1888 famili-
es on new lands and kept in close
touch with them. No doubt such
policy helped beyond the mere num-
bers which the immigration Division
could actually tabulate
A lot of credit must, no doubt, be
given to Wisconsin's large foreign
population, consisting of peoples from
lands where thrift is general but land
ownership is not. Thus they got what
they came after-homes.
Finally, we suspect, the large share
of credit for the high degree of farm
ownership must 90 to tha dairy cOU
Much. of the land of Wisconsin was not
with her sideline job Of fertilizer pro-
ducer, made it so.-The Country Cen
outstandingly good, but the dairy cow,
tleman, Jan. 81, 1920.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-02-09
The Great American Hen

Poise that appraised knife over the
matutinal boiled egg and consider this:
Americas hens cackled % 484,000,-
900 times last year in proud announce
ment. There were 1,95T 900, 900 doz-
en- eggs produced in the United States
For these, the farmer received an av-
erage price of 48S cents a dozen, or
about 100000.
The data was compiled for the pro-
duce men by the bureau Of markets Of
the United States department Of ag-
riculture. 1t further shows there were
500, 10000 pound of poultry marketed
at an average price Of 23.s4 cents per
pound 70 the farmer, or total value
Of $l43, 100000. OF butter there were
851 ,269, lao pounds brought to market
at an average price Of 59.5 cents
pound to the producer, or $500 500, l38.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-02-09

y. >. EfCA4sAs LiFinErLph, mont
p. S. / almost forgot 20 tell you about the
mosquitoes and gnats. Now l didn't weigh or
measure any Of them. but Ed Pfenflin Of La
Crosse was with me part Of the time and he
says they hatch in snow drifts and grow as
big as humming birds.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-02-09
An Editors Inyn,ca

An editor once kept track of his
profits and losses during the year, and
gives an invoice of his business diary
at the end of twelve months of ups
and downs in the following manner:
Been broke 361 times.
Praised the public 80 times.
Told lies 720 times.
Told the truth l time
Missed prayer meeting 50 times.
Been roasted 431 times.
Roasted others, So times.
Washed Office towel, 8 times.
Missed meals
Mistaken for preacher IL times.
Mistaken for a capitalist 0.
Got whipped 8 times.
Whipped others 0
Cash on hand at beginning OLAF.
Cash on hand at ending 15c.
Exchange
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-02-09

The value of the rural press is
not realized by one farmer in a hun
bred By this l mean that the farm
err is slow to take advantage of the
profits which the publicity of the press
place at his command, in the disposal
of blooded stock, the exchange of ami
mails and the disposal of seed grains
There is no reason why the farmer
should not avail himself of the adver-
Using columns of the paper as we'll as
the village merchant. BY using print
er's ink there are many instances
where the products of the farm might
be sold without the loss of time Incl
dental to taking the same to market
and there disposing of it at a price
named by the other fellow. "-Ex-
change.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-02-09
First publication February 2, 1918
PROBATE NOTICE
| itors
STATE OF WISCONSIN. VERNON COUNTY

itors.
STATE OF WISCONSIN, VERNON COUNTY
COURT, IN PROBATE
In re estate of August ]. Smith, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that at the regular
term Of said court to be held on the first Tues
day Of March, A. D. 1921. at the Court House
in the City of Viroqua County of Vernon and
State of Wisconsin, there will be heard and
considered, the application of Hazel J. Parker
and Virkinia Fay Smith to admit to probate
the last viii and testament of August J. Smith.
late fthe City of ViroQua in said county,
deceased. and for the appointment Of an exc
cutor.
Notice Is hereby further given, that at the
regular term of said court to be held at said
Court House, on the first Tuesday of July, A.
ID. 1921. there viii be heard, considered and
adjusted. all claims against said Angus. J..
Smith deceased;
And notice is hereby further given, that all
such claims for examination and allowance
must be presented to said county court at the
Court House In the City of Viroqus In said
county and state, on or before the 18th day Of
June. A. ID. 1921, or be barred.
Dated February LIST, 1921.
By the Court, ID. o. MAHONEY, County Judge
Smith Moen Attorneys.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-02-09
First Publication February 2-3
Notice Of application for final settlement
PROBATE NOTICE
STATE OF WISCONSIN. COUNTY COURT

VEhNUN CUUNTI-IN FHUBATE-
In the matter Of the estate of A. Marden, de-
ceased.
On reading and filing the application of L.
r. Walker, administrator. represeiting among
other things that he has fully administered the
said estate. and praying that time and place
be fixed for examining and allowing his account
of his administration. and that the residue of
the said estate be assigned to such persons as
are by law entitled to the same.
Il is ordered, that said application de heard
before this Court at a regular term thereof 10
be held at the probate Office. in the City of vi
rooua, on the list day of March. 1921, at 10
O'Clock a. m.
And it is further ordered, that notice of the
time and place of examining and allowing said
account, and of assigning the residue of said
estate, be given to all persons interested, by
publication of a copy of this order, for three
consecutive weeks. in the Vernon County Cen
sor. newspaper published in said county, be-
fore the day of hearing.
Dated this LIST day of February, 1921.
By the Court, d. o. MAHONEY, County Judge
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-02-09
s31 Accredited Herds in State

DR.. James S. Healy in charge of
that division of work for the State
Department of Agriculture reports
that during the month of August his
division tested 1873 herds of cattle in
the state, numbering 4109 cattle.
There were added to the accredited
herds 90, making a total at this time
of 331 herds in this state absolutely
free of any trace of tuberculosis. Be
side the 331 herds, 908 herds have
passed one negative test.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-02-09
Try bowl of Chile Con Carne

And 10! a new name appears upon
the horizon for the illustrious South
eastern road. In years gone by in has
been alluded sat" as the Alcohol Lin
tied. With the advent of prohibition,
a piano firm has quite by accident hit
upon more appropriate phrase, a
piano coming TO the Brown Music Co.
labeled "via the Corn Valley Rou,e."
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-02-09
LEGAL PUBLICATIONS
First publication January 20, 1874
NOTICE OF HEARING ON ROAD ALTER
ALTON MATTER

notice. OF HEARING ON ROAD ALTER
ALTON MATTER.
To the County Board Of Vernon County.
We the undersigned freeholders residing in
town Of Union hereby make application to you
70 alter highway in said town as follows:
Beginning in the center Of the road known
as the West Lims road in the southwest quar-
ter Of section GID twenty-one where said read
makes turn south continuing in q westerly
direction thirty (30) rods more or less as seen
fit. thense in southwesterly direction TO
point about twenty (20) rods south Of the
north line Of the southeast quarters Of section
twenty-nine (29l and intersect with said West
Lima road and there terminate.
(Signed by 81 Freeholders.)
The undersigned, members of the State and
County Road and Bridge Committee for Yer
non county, hereby give notice that pursuant
to action taken by the county board the COM
mittee viii meet at the farm Of Jay Marshall
at 10 o'clock q. m. on Friday, February 25th.
1921, for the purpose of hearing witnesses
and evidence concerning the altering of the
said highway as set forth in the above petition
C. H. CARTER
VIM. DOLEN
OLIVER HAYDEN
Committee
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-09-23

also the various carvers and game
SHEARS .rarious sharpeners come
with tie knives.
But the most complicated silver.
and that which often Is confusing
TO the uninitiated, is that coming
under the head Of serving pieces.
sugar sifteTs, tongs and spoons, tea
ba IL spoons, sandwich tongs, petits
tours servers and pastry servers are
most apt 10 be used at afternoon
teas, occaoionally fianked by caddy
spoons, cream servers, lemon picks
or forks and olive forks OF spoons.
Sunday night tea will introduce
cheese scoops, cold meat forks.
pastry servers, potato chip servers,
salad forks or spoons, tomato servers
and several other implements more
or less useful.
Dinner. Of course, brings forth the
greatest number of service pieces for
each course. Some are not essen
tial to the simple table where one
spoon might be used for more than
one purpose without strainlng the
conventions seriously, but at formal
tables they are always present, or
accounted for. Silversmiths are al
ways busy executing orders for odd
pieces to make up for losses in vari-
Gus ways
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-09-23
BRAND MODERNIST
ART AS DEGENERATE
Greenwich Village is Waking
Up-Say Culture Disgraced
by Exhibit.

NEW YORK. Sept 22-Greenwich
Village IS rubbing its eyes
Also the little Latin quarter over
on the left bank" of the East River
that IS to say the artistic colony
on Brooklyn Helghts-is also pinch
ing itself to make sure it's awake.
They have all been set by the ears.
The artistic sanctum sanctorum OF
New York-the Metropolitan Mu-
scum OF Art-has been denounced
as Aotbed OF Bolshevism.
Printed circulars denouncing as
degenerate and pathological the
exhibition OF modernistic are now on
view at the Metropolitan have been
going through the mail to a selected
list Of connOisseu:s. Addressed by
type writer, and without return ad-
dresses the pamphlets bear the
printed signature, "A Committee Of
Citizens and Supporters Of the Mu-
scum"
Condemning the exhibition as "en-
tirely unworthy of the Museum" the
COMMITTEE" chara cterizes in detail
the pictures It deems offensive.
Vulgar in subject" Corrupt in
drawing" childish in conception"
are the labels affixed TO one group.
Simply pathological IN conception.
drawing, perspective and color" is
another characterization.
According 10 the circular the Met
ropolitan is being made the tool OF
art dealers who want to UNLOAD this
rubbish on the public"
The trouble with modernism in
general, and the Metropolitan's ex-
hibition in particular, according 40
the pamphlet, Is a combination OF
Bolshevism, commercialism and just
plain insanity.
Dedication OF UgIiness.
THE worldwide Bolshevik propa-
Eanda," declares the brochure. "aims
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-09-23

home. AS she starts to go to the
table the guests bar her way. She
takes a broom and sweeps her pas
sage clear to the table. The rela-
lives throw coins on the floor, and
these the bride picks up and hides
for fear the others will take them.
And so It goes-untl the relatives
raise a cry that the bride is badly
trained.
Then the marriage agent is seized
and carried out Of doors with the
bridegroom. The bridegroom is first
soundly whipped for his brides lack
Of skill. Then the marriage agent
is punished for her fault. But the
bridegroom steps in and buys her
ransom before the punishment goes
too far. At last. with shouts Of
laughter, the bride is praised TO the
skies as a model of the household
virtues. and the young couple settle
down, drawing long breaths Of re-
lief. for they are alone at last.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-09-23
YOUR HEALTH

Cod, thou wilt not despise!"
Outside cleanliness isn't sufficient
You must be clean inside.
There IS an unfailing index OF
your internal cleanliness. The
tongue is the mirror Of the stomach"
Your tongue Will tell whether you
are abusing or neglecting your diges-
tive organs.
II the bowel is filled with ferment-
Ing waste. II you are overaating rich
food and chocolates. your tongue Will
Re coated.
OF course, you can scrape the coat
ing off your tongue. and. II you
prize a clean breath you should do
this every day. No toilet IS complete
until the teeth have been scrubbed
and the tongue scraped.
But removing the debris from the
tongue doesn't remove the cause for
its accumulation. The bowels must
be kept active. and. 20 this end. there
must be the right kind Of eating. You
cannot have perfect digestion and
function unless you learn the rela-
tive values Of foods.
To avoid body doors and to have
your skin sweet and clean, elimina-
ton from the bowels and kidneys
must be uninterrupted. Lots OF pure
water should be taken daily. Some
persons forget the internal cleansing
qualities OF water. Elimination IS
promoted by drinking water In album
dance.
The health of a community can be
estimated by the per capita consump-
ton of water. When the water de-
partment complains Of the frightful
waste OF water the health department
Is joyful over the low death rate
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-09-23
G!hree Minute Jour1egS
S:a,E4tBl 488 sg,5 Tg9ESso q a.
WHERE The JoYoUsLY IHNDERED

Nothing changes more slowly
than the wedding customs Of
people with long years OF supersti-
tous beliefs behind them. II is be-
ievable that great as have been the
changes in Russia,-even IN aGricul-
tural Russia-during recent years.
the wedding observances Of the
|fnoujiks remain as they have been
through countless generations.
Chiof among the wedding guests
Is the marriage agent. She arranges
the marriage. keeps her eye on the
engagement ceremonies-which are
long and intricate-and follows the
happy pair from the home Of the
bride 10 the bridegroom's village
and house. There are several purely
Russian reasons for this care. She
wants 70 be sure her fee Will be
forthcoming, she IS eager to pose as
the successful arranger Of mar
riages-its good advertising-and
she also wishes 90 have her full
share OF every feast incident TO the
wedding.
Many and interesting as are the
various steps which lead up TO the
departure OF the bride and groom
for their own home, they are not
nearly - exciting rs is tkc welcome
"a popu;ar n1oujik gets f-om his fell
low villagers. The youths OF the viii
lage run out and greet the appear
ance OF the bridal party with shouts
and the firing OF guns. Then they
accompany the bridal group down
the street. whose houses are decor
ated with evergreens and flags. and
perhaps under a triumphal arch
which the villagers have erected in
their honor.
When the various little customs
that hedge about the entrance Of a
newly married couple into their
home are over and the celebrations
OF the first day have passed the sec
ond day becomes a veritable test Of
the bride. Her patience. her poise
and her housekeeping ability are all
taxed to the utmost.
, All sorts OF tricks are played on
her as she takes up her housewifeiy
duties for the first time IN her new
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-09-23

Some persons wash their hands a
dozen tiruea day and on this &C
count imagine they're clean. They
are like the folk who blacken the
<es OF their shoes and forget the
>aeeIs
70 IS commendabie. OF course. 20
take pride in clean hands But
washing the hands IS only the begin
ming az cleanliness. Unless the face
and az the rest ofsthe body are fire.
quently scrubbed, there cannot be
good health.
haven't a word 70 say about the
use Of a little rouge and a decent
amount Of pure powder. But do
believe that II the stuff had never
baen invented there would be an
increased incentive 20 I've the sort
OF life which gives natural glow and
coloring.
Assuming that Il Is permissible TO
employ these cosmetics during the
day. I am here TO p that any girl
who goes 10 bed without thoroughly
cleansing her skin and removing
every vesdge OF paint and powder. Is
not clean.
To be healthy and 20 insure long
life, every man, woman and child
must take a clean body 20 a clean
bed IN a clean room, with clean air
20 breathe.
- No body IS clean whose nostrIs
are filled with dust and whose finger
nails are lined with dirt.
Our outer garments pick up filth
and germs Cultivate the habit Of
cleaning your body OF all impurities
before you say your prayers. Per-
haps this is what the Good Book
means:
Clean hands and a pure heart, o
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-09-23
HOME MAKING HELPS
EOz1chaS AbO1a tn HO~-s H-tps - A~hs 80 Hss-s~
By WANDA BARTON

tern TO be correct.
The dinner forks are not quite so
large as in former years. though
they are quite as heavy. and the
knives to match havo a new point
OF value in non-rusting blades. The
game forks, or tea forks, have their
steel tines plated.
There are dinner, entree. fish.
game, pastry. salad, ramekin, ice
cream. fruit and oyster forks. Lob
ster picks, nut picks. wee asparagus
tongs and silver corn holders are
also used.
The selection OF spoons includes
the table, tea, soup, bouillon, dessert,
afternoon tea, ice tea, sorbet, grape
fruit, salt egg, coffee, orange and
chocolate varieties. These are all
shaped TO suit their uses.
Knives include dinner game. fish.
entire" dessert az butter =; readers.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-09-23

TO overthrow and destroy all existing
social systems. including that OF the
arts. This modernisuc degenerate
cult is simply the BOlshevik philos0-
ply applied in art. The triumph az
Bolshevism. therefore. means the
destruction OF the present aesthetic
system. the transportation OF all
aesthetic values and the dedication
OF uglineSs. The philosophy OF Boil
shevism as applies 10 all channels
OF human action is the gospel Of
mental importance. Hence the Boil
sheviks would open the gates OF the
temple Of art to the mentally lame.
halt and blind OF the human race.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-09-23

The circular declares tAat the
second force back Of the modernistic
movement in art IS greed The
whole propaganda Of this movement
70 declares. was organized By Euro
pean art dealers who had fooded
the American market with French
and Dutch pot boilers. But the real
cult OF modernism. the circular de-
clares. began with a small group o.
neurotic egcmaniacs IN Paris who
styled themselves worshIppers Of
Satan. the God of UEiiness.
The third moving force OF mod
ernistic art Is a well-known form OF
insanity" declares the committee
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-09-23
HOW TO DECIDE WHAT Is COR
RECT IN MODERN SILVER.

Though we may not be buying
new silver fat ware, or service pieces,
we like Co keep up with that which
is being used on modern tables OF
good taste. For our growing chill
dren's sake we cannot afford TO fall
behind IN the race. We should re-
member that they are visiting IN
modern homes. perhaps buying we'd
ding presents for friends, and It is
advisable for them to learn OF the
NEW things az home.
Even IN homes where old silver IS
the pride and proud possession OF
the owners. modern things viii creep
IN, especially among the service
pieces. though they may be made TO
order 20 harmonic with the treas
ured patterns
FTatware should be all or one pat