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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-09-02
peIIs Came from Chin.

1t is interesting to the children to
know that the first doll came from
China; that is, the first doll that could
move its arms and legs. Up to that
time the children had only dolls made
of wood and leather, with sometimes
a wax head. At first the wax was put
on with a brush, but one day a work.
man dropped his thimble into a pot
of melted wax, and when it came out
covered with the material he imme.
diately began to dip his dolls. The
great doll industry is carried on in the
Thuringian Mountains.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-09-02
A Smile lie the Prerosative of Man

n smile 10 the PreFo9atiVe OF Man.
Nothing on earth can smile but
mani Gems may fash reflected light,
but what is a diamond fash compared
to an eye-fash and mirth-hash?
Flowers cannot smile; this is charm
that even they cannot claim. 1t Is
the prerogative of man; it is the color
which love wears, and cheerfulness
and joy-these three. It is light in
the windows of the face, by which
the heart signifies it is at home and
waiting. A face that cannot smile Is
like q bud that cannot blossom and
dries up on the stalk. Laughter is
day and sobriety is night, and a
smile is the twilight that hovers gently
between both-more bewitcEing than
either.-Henry Ward Beecher.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-09-02
Farm Loans.

Unlimited money to loan
on good, we'll improved farms.
Liberal terms, annual inter.
est-no second mortgages.
Call on
T. L. LINDLEY q Go.
Medicine Lodge, Kans.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-09-02
Corner Lots

are getting scarce. We can show you
some good ones for residence purposes,
close in, at reasonable figures.
c. D. RACKLEY
with Barber Co. Abst. Co.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-02-19
RAZOR BACKS IN ALABAMA.
Walter G. Wight Writes of Remark
able Railroad Story.

Foley, Alabama.-An "Ellen n"
train some months ago was hauled by
very small locomotive and would
stop every once in awhile and run slow.
The conductor was loaded with ques-
tions: "What's the natter" "Why
don't you get up some speed?" AS he
entered one of the cars, man pounc-
ed upon him and asked what was the
trouble. "Well, says the conductor,
"these woods are all full to the brim
with razorback hogs and the hogs run
along side of the train, eat the oil out
of the boxes and we get hot box and
have to stop to cool them" That stop
ped the questions for a time. The
"Ellen n" is much troubled by hogs
at their Bay Minette yards.
Walter @. Wight.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-02-19
CIRCUIT COURT

In the case of Mrs. Steffen VS.. August
Steffen, the defendant has been placed
under bonds to raise $500 to be paid in
to the court. His not paying the $40
per month and $25 for attorneys fees
has put him in the attitude of being in
contempt of court. The arrangement
obViates this condition.
In the case of Philip Nippert by E..
G. Marriott, his guardian, VS. Nippert
ct al. judgement of foreclosure was
granted.
In the case of Stewart VS.. Markham,
assault and battery, the defendant was
granted l cent nominal damages.
In the case of Henry Goth VS.. r..
O'Neill, an order to amend the COM
plant issued.
In the case of Adolph andre VS. Sauk
county for justice fees disallowed by
the county board, the arguments will
be by briefs.
Regarding the Morley VS.. Prentice
ct al. case judgement offoreclosure for
the plaintiff was ordered.
AS to the case of the state VS. McCros-
ky, the arguments will be presented by
briefs.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-02-19
WARREN HOUSE
HAS BEEN SOLD
(From Wednesdays DaiIy.)

The w. A. Warren property at 213
Eighth street was sold at public auction
from the court house steps this morn
ing to Charles Ringling, whose home
adjoins the Warren place. There were
not many bidders and the price, 1925
covers the mortgage held by the First
National bank.
The building is fine stone structure
and it was built for Nathaniel Powell
by P. A. Basset many years ago, about
the time the old courthouse was built.
Mr.. Powell sold the property to 7. M.
Warren who came to Baraboo in 1867,
from Dane county. It was the home
of Mr.. Warren and his family for
many years until ne purchased the
Warren farm homestead, when the
stone house on Eighth street came into
the possession of W. A. Warren, son
of the previous owner.
The house stood at first about where
Charles Ringling's barn now stands,
and it was moved to it's present To-
cation with considerable difficulty,
thus lowering it's elevation some twenty
feet or more. ~ ..
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-02-19

is peculiarly adapted to the growing
of fine fruit.
During the past year the town of
J White Salmon has easily doubled it's
population. Last January there were
a scant 25O and today it estimates to
about 500. We have about $50 child
rem in the public schools.
During the last year some five busi-
ness houses have been erected here
and large number of fine residences
have been put up. When we arrived
here three years ago next April there
were but few stores but you would
be surprised to see how it has grown
since, and by all reports there is a
large number of fine residences to be
built in town during the coming year.
There are several men here from ST..
Paul, MINI, buying up land for fami-
lies that are coming in the spring.
They say there are about 200 families
that want to locate in the White Sal
mon valley.
There are four general stores, two
grocery stores, one clothing, and one
furnishing store, drug store, feed
store, meat market, barber shop, one
Odd Fellow hall, plumbing shop, con-
dictionary and billiard hall, hardware
and implement store, four hotels, two
jewelry torres, one livery barn, opera
hall, church, graded school, four teach
ers, two banks, three real estate offices,
one newspaper, and splendid water
system. That is the best of all; we al
ways have good pure water and plen-
ty Of it. We raise some of the incest
strawberries that I ever ate. Work
is plentiful here except few months
in the dead of winter there is not much
doing. Wages, common labor So per
day; carpentering by the day from
$3.50 to $4.OO. The logging camps en-
ploy hundreds of men, paying from
$e5'5 to .$3 per day. That the new
railroad is going in on this side, is 60
ing to be great help for our town.
Trout Lake is famous summer re-
sort. Hundreds of people go there
from the cities to camp out and while
away the summer days among the
tres, or fishing for trout that are
numerous in the lake. We have no
such hard thunder storms as back
east. Take it all around this is about
as nice country as you could wish to
live in.
Yours,
A. SMALLEY.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-02-19

1t will be seen by the foregoing that
there was slavery in the Empire state
in those days.
Mr.. Van Orden also contributes a
copy of the testimony taken by the
commissioners appointed to visit the
salt springs in New York. The report
was before the New York assembly
and is dated April 2, 1925.
Mrs. F. E. Settergren contributes
three large maps which came from a
sailing vessel of which her fathers
uncle, E. 81. Howland, was the cap
tain. The. captains home was at Bed
ford, Mass, and he made trips all owe
the world as shown by the trails left on
the maps three score years ago. AT
that time a sailing ship would leave
and perhaps would not return for a
year or more and then to find members
of the family gone or other changes
having taken place.
The muster roll of Go. H. 18th Wis
consin Volunteers was contributed by
Elmen Palmer; whose father, Darius
+. Palmer, First Lieutenant, drew it
up. Most of the enlistments were at
Madison, although great many of
the mems homes were in Baraboo aud
vicinity.
| William Stackhouse of WestfeId
has given bone chain neatly carved
from the bones issued in rations to
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-02-19
CONDITIONS GOOD
IN WASHINGTON
White Salmon Washington,

White Salmon Washington.
To the Editor of the News:-I have
long been going to write something
about this country and let you know
the conditions here. We are having
fine winter, not much snow just now
altho we have had quite lot of
snow and rain. It is too warm to stay
on the ground long. 1t doesn't
freeze here like it does back
east for good sleighing. We are living
on homestead upon the mountains
about IL miles out of our little town.
This little town is situated across
the river from Hood River, and is a
beautifully located little town 500 feet
above the majestic Columbia. The
scenery about it on every hand is su-
perb, and its commanding location,
while somewhat difficult to reach by
way of the Angels Stairway, is we'll
worth while when the difficulties
have been surmounted. Thru pines
and frs one winds his way to the site
of the town, and it is hard to say
whether the climb or the wonderful
view from the top is responsible for
the long breaths of the visitor. These
stairs have 365 steps. White Salmon
is one of the most rapidly growing
towns of the North bank and its soil
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-02-19

An old deed of the corner lot of the
high school property owned by the
Palmer family, is contributed by Ell
men Palmer.
J. Van Orden contributes a genuine
copy and reprint of the famous Ulster
County Gazette which was published
in New York by Samuel Freer & Son,
Jan. 4, 1900. It contains an account
of the funeral of George Washington,
who died Dec. IA, 1893. The latest
foreign news was of Oct. s, three
months before. Sailing vessels were
quite slow in comparison with the
modern means of quick communica-
ton. Among the advertisements is
the following:
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-02-19

Peter Stackhouse who did the carving
It contains II links of various designs.
n. w. Morley has given descrip-
ton of land which was granted by the
government to Archibald Barker, and
signed by Zachary Taylor.
Elmen Palmer contributes an old or
gan which is furnished with the wind
supply by pumping the right end. It
is said to be very old.
Chris erase has given snuff box.
Peter Stackhouse Of Pittsburg con-
tributed bible picked up during a
march in the rebellion.
LIN. Burt has given a book pub
lished in 1905, containing a series of
letters written in 1863 by Rev. John
Newton.
A volume of the American Baptist
Magazine is given by l.. N. Burt
whose great great grandfather, Samuel
Stillman, D. D. was one of the editors.
Charles Wild gave a piano said to
be 12O years old. It is said to have
been manufactured by Mr.. Becker
and was in the old Corning house at
Portage for years.
V. S. Pease contributes a dedication
souvenir of Beulah M. E. church at
Oak Ridge, Watterstown, Grant coun-
ty.
P. G. Moulton of Merrimack has
given a gold nugget which he dug up
in California in 1852.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-02-19
OF INTEREST TO DAIRYMEN
University Butter and Cheese Scoring
Exhibitors From Sauk
County

Of the 545 creameries and cheese fac
tories, which have taken part in the
Dairy School Scoring exhibitions
which were organized last May, the
following names represent Sauk coun-
ty:
A. T. Bruhn, Spring Green.
G. w. Kruel, Plain.
P. H. Hatfield, Spring Green.
J. A. Bauer, Walton.
F. H. Harms, Logansville.
FL. G. Koenig, Plain.
F. Waddell, Baraboo.
HI. Sorge & Son, Reedsburg.
All indications point to a very large
number of exhibitors the coming year.
Butter-makers and cheese makers from
this county, who desire to take part in
these scoring exhibitions, should send
for application blanks as soon as possi-
BILE to Math. Michels, Madison, Wis
consin.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-02-19
For Sale.
The One-half of a
Saw Mill

With a convenient place for
BUILDING, lying in the town of
Rochester
By the mill is an ineXhaustible
quantity of pine woodland also,
A STOUT, HEALTHY, ACTIVE
NEGRO WENCH.
Any person inclined to purchase
may know the particulars by ap-
plying to JOHN SCHOONMAK-
Err, jun, at Rochester.
November, 13, 1899.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-02-19
EVAN A. EVANS
CHOSEN CHAIRMAN

Attorney Evan A. Evans of Bara-
boo was chosen permanent chairman
of the democratic convention in ses-
sion at Milwaukee.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-02-19

by Leuth brothers was made and
granted.
City Marshal Buckley reported poll
Etax collections amounting to $50 for
month of January.
The various sidewalk grades applied
for and as established by City Engin-
eer H. E. French were passed by reso-
luton.
The following claims were allowed:
J. E. Buckley cleaning sidewalks, and
other items. .................$ 1878
r. DeLap shoveling snow. w....... .13.40
John Fry drayage. ........... -. 100
John Saare attending sick. .. .42.O0
E. l.. Luckow printing. ,95
Hood Brothers printing. 1880
T. Desmond burying dog. LOO
John Arnott repairing water pipes. ...
.l.AO
.................. 20. 4U
Fire department fire Jan. 26 and 20. -.
A. HI. Pratt nails and shOvels for street
department. =. ...............5. .5.84
J. l.. Stewart, estate, lumber for street
and bridges. ................., 1O4.82
r. III. Gile publishers election blanks
................ 900
Thatcher & Briscoe blacksmithing.
Lee-Radtke Hdw. Go. supplies. =. 9.88
Welsbach Street L'tg. Co. lighting
streets for Jan. 1908 ..... 1929
Baraboo L'tg. Co. lighting Streets.
.286.37
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-02-19
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

My father the death of his father six years
of age and he grew up literally without education. He
moved from Kentucky to what is Spencer County,
Indiana in my eighth year. We reached home
about the time the state came into the Union. It
wild region, with many bears and other wild animals still
in the woods. There grew up. There
schools so-caed, but qualification required of
teacher beyond readin wrn and cphern the rule of
three. sraggler supposed to understand Latin hap
pened soourn the neighborhood upon
a wizard. There absolutely nothing to excite
btion for education Of course, when of age did
know much. Still somehow could read write and
cipher the rule of three, but thatwas ALL IHAVE NOT
BEEN TO SCHOOL SINCE. The little advance I now
have upon this of education have picked up
time time under the pressure of necessity.
IF personal description of me is thought desirable it
may be said in height six feet four inches nearly
lean in flesh, weighing average hundred and
eighty pounds dark complexion with black hair
gray eyes, No other marks or brands reco1lected."
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-02-19
School District No. 7, Baraboo,

To j. 9. Chandler & Boys, DR..
Jan. 6, 1872-To services at meni-
al, mean, smutty, sooty, labor for
more than two hours plump in
cleaning the long, tall, badly joint
ed stovepipe of the South Side
schoolhouse, from chimney to
drum, inclusive. .$.75
Received payment,
J. G.. Chandler.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-02-19
MORE RELICS FOR
SAUK SOCIETY

Since those last published the fol-
lowing additions have been made to
the Sauk County Historical society:
The following bill and receipt was
donated by HI. L. Halsted:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-20

runs the bubble around into the stable
and l tucks him and Togo away to-
gether in the spare bed
who's the little lad?" says Dennis
to me.
For one thing" says I. hes an
honorary member of the Ananias club
If / can dig up any more information
between now and mornin', Dennis, I'll
let you know"
First calls up two or three village
police stations along the line, but they
hadn't had word OF any stray kid
'Phat's funny" thinks I. IF he'd
lived down in Hester street there'd be
four thousand cops huntin' him up by
this time
But il want my cue to do the fret
tin, so / lets things rest as they are.
only takin' a look at the kid before
turns in. to see that he was safe. And
say. that one look gets me all broke
up. for when I tiptoes in with the cam
die / finds that pink and white face Of
his all streaked up with cryin', and one
arm around Togo. like he thought that
terrier was all the friend he had left.
Gee. but that makes me feel mean!
Why, If I'd known he was goin' to
blubber himself to sleep that way I'd
hung around and cheered him up. He'd
been so brash about this runaway busi-
ness, though, that I never suspicioned
he'd go to pieces the minute he was
left alone. And they look different
when they're asleep. don't they?
guess I must have put in the next two
hours wonderin' how 1t was that a
nice, bright youngster like that should
come to quit home. If he'd come from
some tenement house. where it was a
case of pop bein' on the island and
nav ruShin' the can and usin' the
poker on him, you wouldn't think any,
thing of it. But here he has his bubble
and his high priced terrier and things
like that. and yet he does the skip.
Well. there want any answer.
Not hearin' him stirrin' when 1 gets
up in the mornin' I makes up my mind
to let him snooze as long as he likes.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-20

Never had so much fun out of a
car ride SINCE" says I. But was on
the war path then. My outfit was a
blank cartridge pistol. scalpin' knife
hooked from the kitchen and a couple
of nickel lib'ries that told all about In
jun KILN. Don't lay out to slaughter
any redskins, do you?"
He looks kind of weary, and shakes
his head.
well. runnin' a trolley car has its
good points. s'pose." says l. but 1
wouldn't tackle it for year or so if
was you. You'd better give me your
phone number and I'll ring up the
folks. so they won't be worryin' about
YOU"
But say. this Gerald boy. alias Mr.
Smith, don't fall for any smooth talk
like that. He just sets his jaw hard
and remarks, quiet like, II guess I'd
better be going.'
Where to?" says I.
New Haven ought 10 be a good place
to sell the machine" says he II can
get job there. too
At that / goes to pumpin' him some
more, and he starts in 10 hand out the
weirdest line of yarns I ever listened
to. Maybe he want very skilful liar,
but he was a willin' one. Quick as I'd
tangle him up on one story he'd lie
himself out and into another. He ac-
counts for his not havin' any home in
half dozen different ways. sometimes
KILN off his relations one by one and
then bunchin' 'em in a railroad wreck
or an earthquake. But he sticks to
Chicago as the place where he lived
last. although the nearest he can get
to the street number is by sayin' II
was somewhere near Central park.
THAT happens to be in New York, !"
says /.
There are two in Chicago" says he.
"All right. Gerald" says I. Il give
up. Well let it go that you're playin'
lone hand; but before you start out
again you'd better get a good night
rest here. What do you say?"
He didn't need much urgin'. so we
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-20
s horty and the Stray
By SEWELL RID
Copyrighted by the Associated Sunday Magazines Incorporated

skipped. The note on the wash stand
clinches Ii. 1t was wrote kind of wob-
bly, and the spellin' was some streaked.
but there want any mistakin' what he
meant. He was sorry he had TO tell so
many whoppers, but he want ever
goin' home any more. and he was much
obliged for my tip about the freight
car Maybe my jaw didn't drop.
Thick headw says 1. catchin' sight
of myself i'm the bureau glass. You
would get humorous!"
When 1 goes back down stairs 1 finds
Mrs Greene pacin' the porch ''Well?"
says she.
1 throws up my hands. skipped"
says 1.
'.Do you mean to say he has gomez"
she snaps.
That's the size of it," says I.
Then this is Rutgers work. oh, the
beastr' and she begins stampin' her
foot and bitin her lips.
That's where you're off," says l.;
this is a case Of"
But just then another big bubble
comes dashin' up with four men in it.
and the one that jumps out and joins
us is the main stem of the family. /
could see that by the way the lady
turns her back on him. He's a clean
cut. square jawed young Teller, and by
the narrow set of hiseyes and the
sandy color of his hair you could guess
he might be some obstinate when ii
came to an argument. But he begins
calm enough
I'm Rutgers Greene" says he. land
at the police station they told me Ger
aid was here. I'll take charge of him.
if you please
Have you brought bunch of sleut's,
too?' says /.
He admits that he has.
Then chase 'em off the grounds be-
fore 1 has another mental typhoon,'
says /. ''Shoo 'em.'
IF they're not needed" says he, land
you object to"
Il do" says l. So he has his machine
run out TO the road again.
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Have you told them anything about
me?"
Not T."
Il believe" said Patrice reflectively.
that I'll be an actress or a countess
or something"
Kate put the lace sunshade into a
drawer and looked at her friend. Pat
rice's Irish eyes were lighted with de-
cision.
Il can do the English fine" she said.
II didn't say they were imbeciles,"
said Kate
II wouldn't, of course. claim any
thing" Patrice unheeded the interpo-
iation. Just drop a coroneted hand
kerchief on the grass or carelessly leave
ii photograph with an inscription. To
the Honorable Patricia Lithgow.' or TO
the Brightest Ornament of the English
Stage 1 rather incline to the coun-
tess, though; it seems more appropri-
ate for Boston. Shall we? 1t would
make 'em sit up
Kate reposed in the window seat and
waited until such time as her friend
should see fit to be rational.
And I'll do my hair English and
leave off my g's. Remember that Lady
Evelyn Maud at the pension in Flor
ence? And We'll act as If we were try
ing to conceal my lofty station. Kate.
1t will be a joyful thingi"
Kate smiled indulgently.
Also" added Patrice, ut will give
me an excellent opportunity to snub
that Harvard young man. How fortu-
nate our rooms connect. Kate, so can
wake you up in the night If I have any
further inspirations"
"If you dare!" threatened Kate: but
she was just dropping off when a
white figure crept in through the open
door,
Il am going to register as Mary Pa
tricia Muriel Beatrice Lithgow." said
a low voice trembling with enthusi-
asm.
"If you come in here again. Pat,
shall lock the door" said Kate.
| Patrice came out of the broad front
| door, a sketch book in her hand. Floyd
and Mr.. French sprang forward as one
man. proffering tennis rackets and d.
lating on the refreshing shadiness of
the court. Patrice looked sweetful re-
gretful.
II am really too shockingIy out OF
FORM" she said. Besides. 1 am going
sketching-quite by myself" in laugh
ing refusal to two immediate offers
| to carry her sketch book. II can't draw
at all when there is any one about.
| She wished Kate were there to appre-
ciate that-Kate. whose sketch book II
was that she carried against the desire
of it's owner. She tucked it under hel
arm now. and with another regretfu
smile at the two young men went dowr
the steps and off across the lawn. And
as she went the eyes of the embroider'
ing ladies were lifted to follow.
There could be no doubt that the
Emission WAS having a successful begin.
ming. Whether the photograph left JUS
one day TO the Observation of the
chambermaid or whethefFfh accent and