October, 1918 
WISCONSIN HORTICULTURE 
17 
It is no battle of nation against 
nation ! 
It is no contest of man against 
man ! 
It is a titanic struggle between 
right and wrong; between the 
philosophy of Jesns Christ and the 
powers of evil, through the earth- 
ly defenders of each ! 
And we’re going to .fight — fight 
— fight side by side with our fel- 
lows in the cause of humanity, un- 
til there is no vestige left on all 
this great earth, of the powers 
that — defying God and man — 
precipitated this cataclysm of 
blood and tears. 
There is only one sentiment in 
this whole broad land today, and 
the man who does not recognize it 
must indeed be deaf, dumb and 
blind; and that sentiment is a 
dogged determination deep down 
in the very bowels of every man 
that we are going to fight until we 
have justified Italy ; saved Eng- 
land; swept immortal France free 
of the Hun; liberated Belgium; 
avenged so far as is within human 
power the countless crimes of Ger- 
many against civilization ; broken 
the Hindenburg line and swept 
the army of the beast as chaff lie- 
fore file wind ; humbled the em- 
pire of hell ; and — please God — 
rid the earth of the kaiser and all 
his fell breed ! 
If anyone asks you, tell them 
that is what we’re fighting for! 
A Successful Meeting. 
Motoring from Oshkosh at 
11:30 a. m. on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 
by way of Beaver Dam to Madi- 
son, thence on to Baraboo we got 
the first glimpse of the town as 
we reached the top of the hill at 
Pansy Heights, the home of the 
Tooles. The evening was ideal, 
the trip pleasurable in every de- 
tail and we reached Baraboo at 
just 9 o’clock p. m. 
On Wednesday morning we 
went to Ringling’s Theater where 
the program was held and which 
with its beauty enhanced by the 
exceedingly creditable flower and 
vegetable display on the stage, 
presented an unusually pleasing 
appearance and was somewhat 
out of the ordinary. 
The program was of exceptional 
merit, every number being of in- 
terest and educational value to 
both men and women and we 
were sorry not to have been able 
to devote more time to the discus- 
sions. The session of the Wo- 
man’s Auxiliary in the late after- 
noon was thoroughly enjoved by 
all the ladies present and the or- 
ganization promises to be a valu- 
able asset to the society in gen- 
eral as time progresses. 
The evening program was dif- 
ferent. very different from anv- 
thing our society has yet known. 
The address by Prof. Kiekhofer, 
‘‘If Germany Wins,” and the rare 
musical treat by the Wisconsin 
Marine band and the Liberty 
Chorus of Baraboo though not 
dealing directly with Horticulture 
touched the heart of every true 
American horticulturist, and was 
well worth traveling across the 
state to hear. The fact that sev- 
eral hundred people were unable 
to gain entrance in the spacious 
theater speaks for the merit of 
the program and the interest man- 
ifested therein. 
The 40-mile auto trip through 
the surrounding country on 
Thursday, climbing the beautiful 
hills, at times being able to view 
the landscape for miles distant, 
was indeed greatly appreciated by 
one living in a level country and 
brought back memories of child- 
hood days when coasting was a 
prominent feature of enjoyment. 
The many interesting sights in- 
cluding Mr. Toole's pansy fields; 
the Foley orchard, unquestionably 
the finest orchard in the state, 
his storage cellar on the side hill ; 
Mr. Bassett’s Ski-Hi orchard, in- 
cluding the state trial orchard and 
the various other orchards seen 
en route present positive proof 
that Baraboo and vicinity rank 
high in the fruit industry. The 
pruning demonstration by Prof. 
Roberts in the Baer orchard was 
rf intense interest and value to 
apple growers. 
Especial thanks to the ladies 
who served the excellent repast at 
Devil’s Lake for they realize the 
fact that horticulturists do “love 
+ o dine.” 
Returning to Baraboo at 4 
o'clock p. m., we left i immediately 
for Oshkosh via Portage, Kingston 
and Markesan, arriving home at 
10 o’clock p. m. without the 
slightest mishap. We saw a vast 
stretch of country with bountiful 
crops of grain and corn which was 
indeed gratifying to ns at this 
critical time. 
Let us hope that our summer 
meetings, improving in merit and 
attendance, as they surely are, of- 
fering an annual vacation outing 
of educational benefit to us all, af- 
fording something for us to look 
forward to with interest, may con- 
tinue as long as horticulture ex- 
ists in the state of Wisconsin. 
With kindest regards and sin- 
cere thanks in behalf of the visit- 
ing horticulturists to the people 
of Baraboo, we will look forward 
to our summer meeting in 1919. 
Mrs. N. A. Rasmussen. 
When the war is over there will 
be only two kinds of men left — 
the men who did and the men who 
didn’t. 
