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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-08-07
MINISTER INJURED
NEAR LODI SUNDAY

Sunday as Rev. Z. r. Carver was re-
turning from his Sunday service he and
his carriage were struck by train No.
SIT at crossing a mile and halt
north of Lodi. He was driving q
horse in single-seated carriage and In
the collision the animal was killed.
The buggy was completely demolished
and its occupant was thrown q num-
Der of feet. Mr.. Carver received a
broken leg and number of minor in
juries. However he was rather fortu-
nate in escaping with his life. A num-
Der of passengers from Baraboo were
on the train who report that it was a
miracle that the driver was not killed.
When the train hit Rev. q. h.
Carver and buggy near Lodi on Sum
dao, killing his horse and breaking the
PASTORS leg, there was strange fea-
ture of the accident in that the dis
trict superintendent, Rev. e. G. Dixon,
who had preached in the M. e. church
at Lodi and had dined with Rev.
Carver, was on the train and was one
of the first to reach the injured min-
lister,
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-08-07
lOQanViIIe

While out fishing at Loganville
pond Fay Ware caught large pickerel
Monday forenoon. About all that can
be caught here are suckers and carp.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-08-07

Rev. William Thompson of Bedford
Ia, and Mrs. Josephine T. Nc,
Cahan of Abba, Ia, have returned
after spending a week with Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Thompson.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-08-07
WHO owns EIGHTH
ACRE Of LAND?

Who owns an eighth of an acre OF
land on the east Sank road is y ques-
ton difficult to answer. The property
is claimed by both George Weidenkopf
and n. G. Mertzke and from the records
both have evidently paid taxes on the
property. The farms are opposite
and on account of the road bearing to
the east an eighth of an acre Of the
forty occupied by Mr.. Mertzke on the
east side of the roao is next to the
farm of Mr.. Weidenkopf on the west
side of the highway. A lot of evil
dence was presented to the town board
of review on Monday but no definite
decision was reached. Mr.. Mertzke
had an abstract brought down to 1912
and it does not show that anything
was sold from his forty acres and he
has probably been paying taxes on
the eighth all these years. franklin
Johnson, the clerk of the town, had a
tax roll dated in the 70's which show
ed that it was assessed to the Warrens,
who owned the farm now in the
possession of Mr.. Weidenkopf. There
was also evidence to show that Mrs.
Belle Warren Hoyt once paid $40 90
for the eighth of an acre. This year
Mr.. Weidenkopf cut the hay and UNI
less Mr.. Mertzke can show additional
evidence the land will be assessed to
Mr.. Weidenkopf, the same as last
year. There was other evidence on
both sides from the Warrens, Cur
loughs and others during the contro
versy. One of those present is in
clined to believe that when the
eighth of an acre was sold that she re-
cord was made to read from another
forty. There is q mistake somewhere.
it Is certain.
Valuation Raised.
The valuation of the Cahoon mine
was raised from $4,000 to $4,000.
This includes the mining plant and
the forty acres of land. The other
farms are not included In the $50 600.
American Refractories Again.
The manager of the American Re-
Factories company of Chicago was
present and protested against increas-
ing the valuation Of the property at
Devils Lake from $4,000 to $24, 900.
The board ca lied Henry A. Hill, who
was the foreman of the jury at the
of the condemnation trail, and he
testified that the jury found the val
uation to be $27. 900 which was based
on evidence furnished by the company
and others. The manages now says
that the land or quarry is worth only
S., 900 and the plant another $4,000
making the property worth $4,000.
The board decided to let the assess
ment of 1000 stand. A stenographer
was present but it is not known
whether or not the valuation will be
contested.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-08-07

Technical training for stenOgraph-
erS, secretaries and accountants.
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Valuation Raised.

The valuation of the Cahoon mine
was raised from $4,000 to $4,000
This includes the mining plant and
the forty acres of land. The other
farms are not included In the $50 600.
The Yale expositor., 1913-10-23
German Doctors Interested In Case Of
Baby Which Lived for Nearly
Four Years.

Berlin.-The German medical press
records the remarkable case of child
whici- lived for nearly four years with
out any trace of a forebrain. Neu.
rologists explain that the case demon
strates the absolute dependence of
human being on the fore or sentient
brain, and shows that a human cannot
carry on the ordinary processes neces-
sary for his preservation without it..
The fish or frog without the
forebrain has greater capability than
had the child in question. This child
revealed no trace whatever OF this
vital brain section, So Its ner-
vous system was absolutely sim
liar to that of fish, though the lat
ter is capable of performing all the
vital functions necessary for nutrition
and self-defense.
The case OF the child is especially
noteworthy because Of the long dura-
tion of life In other cases the brain
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pain. Every inch OF his cody was
ablaze with torture.
On. on. through the frozen woods,
over the ice-bound traili II was the
thought OF Miguonne! He must let
her know that he had acted as a
man; he had not left Happy TO die
alone.
1t was about two in the morning
that Doctor Renaud heard a faint
hampering upon the door of his cot
tage in the village of Beddington.
He started up and listened. Tap.
tap! Tap, tapl He thrust on some
clothes and hurried down.
Two bodies lay PROSTATE In the
snow. Their faces were CONCEALED
with ice from their frozen breath, so
that he had to break it with his
hands before he could discover their
identity. Then he carried them in
side. He found indications of life
in one of them.
Two hours later Pierre opened ais
eyes suddenly and groaned. The
blood, forcing its way through the
narrowed arteries, stung him like
red-hot needles.
There, guess you'll be all right
now" said Doctor Renaud. You
may lose a toe or two-but l hope
not. II you hadn't had that burden
to keep your blood stirring"
rs Happy alive?" asked Pierre.
Doctor Renaud glanced at him
through narrowing eyelids.
You had been carrying a corpse
for the last couple Of hours, Pierre"
be answered. who killed him?"
81 killed him." groaned Pierre.
with my fist Sol" He made a
motion to explain, but the arm
dropped helplessly at his side. 1--WE
had quarreled, and he came at me
with his knife. l struck him on the
jaw"
Where is your knife?" asked Doc
tor Renaud.
Pierre glanced down at his girdle.
II have it. There is no blood on
II. You cannot have killed Happy
with your knife"
mo, with my fist" groaned Pierre,
and told the doctor the whole story.
When he had ended Renaud laid his
hand on his shoulder.
Pierre" he said, Happy died
from a stab through the heart. Your
blow was nothing. He was prac-
tically dead even before you struck
him. And you carried him fifteen
miles through the forest! You did
this for the man who sought your
life"
NO" answered Pierre happily. AZ
did it for Mignonne!"
Copyright, 1913, by w. G. Chapman)
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Lay PROSTATE in the Snow.

woods, Happy laundering behind him.
Crafty Pierre was trying to draw
Happy away from Mulligan's.
Happy pursued him like a mad bull,
stabbing at him with the long knife.
Pierre saw that he must act decisive
ly. He turned suddenly, lodged the
knife, and sent Happy sprawling with
a blow on the point of the chin.
Happy gasped and went down like
a pole-axed OK. Pierre, approaching
cautiously, disarmed him. Then he
saw that blood was pouring from
Happy's throat.
The blow was enough to kill a
man, and Pierre had put all his force
into 1t. He must have ruptured an
artery, for Happy was bleeding to
death His eyes closed; his head
fell back. He breathed stertorously.
Pierre tried to recall him to con-
seriousness but in vain. Then, bind
ing a handkerchief tightly round his
enemy's throat, he took Happy upon
his back.
The nearest doctor lived fifteen
miles away, and Pierre started on
the tramp along the trail. 1t was
ten o'clock in the evening and twenty
degrees below zero. 1t might reach
forty below by midnight, for the
thermometer was falling rapidly and
there was that peculiar stiffness in
the air which indicates the approach
OF intense cold.
For the first mile Pierre made
light of his burden, but soon he was
staggering painfully through the
snow. Presently he felt a well-known
sensation in his right foot. 1t felt
as though 1t were a prop that did
not belong to him.
Pierre set down his burden and
glanced at 1t. Happy was still alive.
Pierre rubbed his foot until the cir
culation started; then he chafed
Happy's hands, which were as cold
as the snow. The fingers dropped
stiffiy, like wooden prongs. He took
Happy upon his back again.
The trees cracked with the frost,
the stars cleaned icily. Mile after
mile Pierre reeled of. Now he no
longer stopped to chafe his limbs, for
he knew that unless he reached the
doctors speedily he would be a MUIR
derer. Perhaps he was one already.
He had acted in self-defense, but still,
ne had killed Happy, or all but killed
aim.
He trudged on mechanically, only
IFS will sustaining him. He felt the
lurden no longer. for the ache in his
Jack had become part of a universal
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isome. and other forms loom up be-
fore him. Only a herd of hartebeeste;
but he switches off suddenly in their
direction, with scarce abated wrath,
and disappears over an undulation of
the plain, bad second to any one of
the flying white rumps scattering be-
fore him. The fool of the plains and
hollows; a dangerous fool if you Will
but still the fool lie has, i'm fact, no
ideas, but one idea. His eyes are use
less to him, he relies upon his nose,
and his nose proves but an unsatistac'
tory and unreliable guide Watch him
carefully down-wind OF hts meditut-
ing self, as he stands hour after hour
moving few yards from side 10 side,
forwards or backwards, shuiIliug, or
lying nose on ground in ponderous
doze, oblivious. while around him I'M
needed, the life of the plains goes on.
Black stands the SUBMITS Of the hills
against the rioting colors of the west
ern sky. a chilliness is already in the
air, the brief twilight is at hand Slow
ly the game moves in TO water, strings
of black forms against the skyline,
silver, brown and sable in the light
! of the valley
A long line Of zebra, with dropping
| heads. file in from the outer plain; a
herd of "kongoni" with detected mien
struggle obliquely waterwards; over
a rise appears the black Roman nose
and fierce shaggy head of an enquir-
! ing gnu. You have disturbed the life
of the plains. The zebra pause and
turn towards you row Of black muz-
zles and well-cocked ears, the "kon-
goni" their fiddle-shaped fiat faces; a
herd of gazelle move off, wagging
black black tails furiously against
white thighs. Far away pair of jack
ais running furtively stay their trot to
gaze, sharp noses and bats ears point
ed at you. Cunning foxy little chaps.
| And through it all our friend the
"rhino" sleeps oblivious. Zebra may
fight with teeth and fore feet for
equine laurels; "kongoni" chase each
other in far-drawn circles bent on love
or play or war; the hyena and the
iackal purloin bones bravely from the
lions KILT is all one TO the "rhino y
He has no interest in the life about
him; he does not know Of your detest
ed presence, though he stand so close
that every wrinkle of his hide be
visible; like some old autocrat, sunk
into sleep, whose grandchildren SNAP
his commandments under his very
nose, he is oblivious.
The Yale expositor., 1913-10-23
TURKISH BATH KNOWN OF OLD
Discovery Made in ireland Proves
That the Luxury Was Enjoyed
Many Ages Ago.

Another proof OF the antiquity OF
some modern" luXuries is supplied in
the recent discovery by James Buck
ley, member of the Royal Irish acad-
envy, of what may be described as a
prehistoric Turkish bath. 1t has been
found not far from the seacoast town
of Schulz, in wild spot near the ex-
treme southernmost point of Ireland.
1t appears TO be not the only relic of
it's kind. Sweating holes" as they
are called, have been found in other
parts of ireland. This, however, is in
a particularly good state Of preserva-
ton. 1t is on a lonely mountainside,
far removed from other relics Of civili-
cation.
The building" writes Mr.. Buckley
in an article in the Cork Archaeology
cal Journal, lis roughly circular, meas
uring ten feet by nine feet. Looking
into it from above, its general appear
ance is not unlike an ordinary lime
kiln. 1t was entered by a doorway,
or creep, measuring two feet in height
and width, lined with large stones
placed on edge, and covered with two
flags.
1T is impossible to determine how
a knowledge of the principle Of the
hot air bath reached Ireland. 1t is GER
tain, however, that a rude form Of
bath on that principle has been in
existence from remote ages. If, as
supposed, the. Phoenicians ever visited
Ireland, they may have brought a
knowledge of the bath with them.
I'm some instances a sweating hole
of primitive type has been known to
be used by the local peasantry' within
so years OF our own time. When re-
quired for use, a large fire was lighted
in the middle of the floor. and allowed
to burn out. The ashes we're then
Iwept away, and the patient went in
on his hands and knees, having first
taken off his clothes, with the excep-
ton of his under garment. .. The
| patient remained within until he be-
/ gan to perspire copiously, when, IL
young and strong, he plunged into the
sea. E. Young women not unfrequent.
ly resorted to 1t after burning kelp,
to clear their compilations, especially
II It happened to be near the time of
a fair"
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pecadent Turkish Town.

Four hours more from our noon halt
ing place, we plowed through mud and
snow and slush until we came to
small river, crossed by a fine Roman
bridge that was sadly out of repair.
Some Of the great stones had been car
ried of, perhaps to build the pigsties
Of the neighboring village, and we
were obliged to seek ford and drive
our horses through. Just beyond we
came to the wretched little Turkish vii
lage OF Khatum Serai, the modern Lys-
ira, for the ruins of the famous city Of
old lie less than a mile away.
The thousands in the populous city
OF old have dwindled TO bare 300,
counting men, women and little chill
dren. OF the temples and monuments
and theaters of ancient Lystra, scarce.
ly trace can be seen. Every house
in modern Lystra, with the exception
or the mosque, which is a poor little
affair without even minaret. is a
one-story hut OF mud or stone.-Chris
tian Herald.
The Yale expositor., 1913-10-23
A HERO IN A SKIFF

There are now more than 200
species Of birds which may be looked
for regularly along the lake during
the time of migration, Mr. Guelph re-
ports. There are also about twenty
species that can be seen occasionally,
and twelve which have been seeh but
a few times and are rare
A Hudson curlew, a willet, and a
knot. birds rarely found in western
New York, were seen there this year,
Mr.. Guelph says. The knot is a bird
that goes far into the Arctic regions
to breed. and it migrates in winter
to the extreme southern part OF
South America.
A blue goose, one of the rarest Of
the larger water fowl, also was seen
this year There are only six records
Of its having been seen before in this
state
Gallinules, or mud hens" are more
plentiful this season than for several
years. Black ducks have been com
mon throughout the season. Mr..
Guelph says. and early ducks are
more plentiful now than they have
been for a long time. Mr.. Guelph
says that probably there will be good
duck shooting when the season opens.
The Yale expositor., 1913-10-23

ACTED AS A MAN
BY. w. II. CLINTON.

Nobody in the logging camp knew
why Big Pierre and Happy Jake had
quarreled-nobody except those two
themselves. They had been the best
of friends, though i'll assorted. Big
Pierre, quiet, grave, simple, and Hap
py, so called from his hilarity when
he returned from pay-night visits to
Mulligan's shack, where whisky was
dispensed in violation OF the laws of
Maine
The cause of the quarrel was as
elemental as those OF all quarrels
among the lumbermen. Happy and
Pierre had discovered that each
loved the same girl; more accurate
ly, Pierre had won Mignonne away
from Jake, though till Jake pulled
her photograph from his coat and
cursed his unknown supplanter he
himself had not known who was the
man he had succeeded in Mignonne's
affections.
That they did not fight it out was
because 1t was too serious a matter.
Happy intended to think out his plans,
and Pierre acknowledged in his
heart that, when Happy gave the
signal, he must be prepared to do
battle, even to the DEATH should
Happy demand it.
1t was playwright and Pierre sat
noodly beside his bunk. He was
wondering what Happy would do.
Then shouts were heard and In
rushed a crowd of lumbermen.
"Pierre!" they yelled. You're the
only man has power over Happy.
He's in Mulligan's, fighting drunk,
and therell be murder done unless
you get him away"
Instantly their quarrel was forgot
ten. Big Pierre reached Mulligan's
just as Happy staggered to the
threshold flashing long lumberman's
knife.
"Happy!" cried Pierre. Come
with me. You are not match for
all that crowd Comet"
For answer Happy lunged at him,
Pierre lodged and ran into the pine
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CHILD WITHOUT A FOREBRAIN

less life lasted only for a few days,
and the movements of the child did
not differ in any respect from those of
a normal child.
In the case under discussion the
child lived ga years. permitting nu-
merous extensive observations of it's
state. The child remained in a con.
dition of continual sleep. Its arms
were fiexed and rigid II was unable
to grasp or hold anything with it's
hands From the second year onward
the child cried necessarily, though this
could instantly be stopped by mere
pressure. especially on the head II
was impossible to note any psychical
action, to awaken any feelings. or to
teach the child anything.
The Yale expositor., 1913-10-23
Cripple Rowed Through Gulf
Storm to Save Ship.
Thomas A. Wells Of Texas Town Pad
dies FralI Canoe Eight Miles in
Raging Sea to Get Help for
RudderIess Vessel.

Houston, Tex.-Thomas A. Wells
OF Palacios, the heroic cripple, who
padded a frail skiff through eight
miles of raging sea to bring rescue
to seven men who were on a rud-
derless boat, is visiting an aunt near
Houston Heights.
The first statement Mr.. Wells made
was characteristic of the man.
1T wasn't much" he said, when he
was asked for an account Of his peril
Gus trip through an angry sea.
1T wasn't much" that seven men
were saved from certain death be-
cause a little man no more than five
feet high, walking on crutches, had
launched a little skiff from the deck
of the rudderless Mermaid in the rag
ing Gulf of Mexico!
1T wasn't much" that he had calm
ly seated himself in that skiff and
coolly looked death in the face as
he worked his way to safety and TO
help!
81 believed l could make the trip"
he said soon after launching the
skiff / found the current was running
out to sea. while the wind was blow
ing shoreward. So, by turning my
boat to catch all the breeze l could
without shipping too much water. !
managed to keep from drifting out
into tho gulf. ! didn't get more than
two or three gallons of water in the
skiff until ! struck the breakers just
out of Port O'Connor. But when /
finally got to land the boat was more
than half full The sea was choppy
there and it was impossible to keep
the water out.
81 couldn't get anybody at Port
O'Connor that night to go to the res
cue of the men in the Mermaid. Find
ing | couldn't get help there, ! tele-
phoned to Palacios. finally getting in
touch with Capt. William Sutterfield,
who came as soon as he could get his
boat in readiness. c. NJ. Rhea and
c. NJ. Dunbar we're on the Clairette
with Captain Sutterfield. Their boat
had a hard time riding the rough sea,
but it finally reached the stranded
Mermaid.
hV SNd NdS oO iOAbh Nhoh hhN
men could not be brought on board
Captain Sutterfield's boat except by
ropes. A rope was thrown to them
and they had to, one at time. jump
into the water and be pulled up the
side OF the Clairette"
How about your skin? Looks like
you would have had an awful time
keeping it from filing up" was ven
tuTled.
1T wasn't so hard when the big
waves came at me-" he explained.
when two of them came together,
each from a different direction. II
was little hard to decide which one
to look for first"
you would have had a nice time
swimming to shore in that sea II your
boat had been swamped." was an OBJ
servation OF the interviewer
81 can't SWIM" he replied non.
challantly, as II that were merely an
unimportant detail. II had life pre-
server. l could have kept afioat with
It."
Certainly he could, and no one
knew better than he where he would
float to, with the current going mex
orably out to sea.
The Yale expositor., 1913-10-23
ELECTRICITY ON THE FARM
Experiments In England Seem to
Show That With Chickens II is
Big Success.

A long succession of ingenious ex-
periments have been privately made
in the effect of electricity upon the
growth OF plants and ANNALS. 1t is
now possible to say with some APP
proach of confidence that startling re-
suits have been reached in one direc-
ton, according to a London contem-
porary.
Beyond all question young poultry
respond to electric stimulus, applied
in a particular way, with astounding
rapidly. They surpass the best rec.
ord in speed of growth at the time
of year; they keep their health in
dependent of the season.
In the south of England on the
biggest poultry farm in the world, an
experiment of this nature has just
been completed. Eight hundred chick
ems, in two equal groups of 400,
were nurtured on the intensive sys-
tem-that is, in fats, almost trays, one
above the other.
One group of 400 were treated by
this electric system, and so charged
were the chickens with electricity
that the shock could be distinctly felt
if the finger was put to the beak Of .
chicken.
The chickens in the 400 grew to a
marketable size in FIVE weeks, and
of the 400 only six, and these were
weaklings in the beginning died. o
the other 400 nearly half died-it be
ing late in the year for health growth
and the survivors took three months
to reach the marketable size.
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Strenuous Work

"How did the new man cover T.
job?"
with q an"
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make frequent trips over the roads
and paths which the mayor was accus-
toned to take on his long walks with
mis- dogs as companions. The most
persistent in his search for traces of
his master is Ben, an Irish setter,
which was Mr.. Gaynor's favorite.
The Yale expositor., 1913-10-23
RETURN OF MANY BIRDS
New York NsturaIists Report Species
That Have Been Missing for
Years Coming Back.

Albany, N. UT appears that
birds are becoming more numerous
In New York state. This applies not
only to the ordinary kinds. but to
rare species as well. These facts
are set forth in a report made TO the
conservation department by George
r. Guelph. a naturalist. Of Brockport.
Monroe county.
Mr.. Guelph for two yeafs has given
the public the benefit of his observa-
tons OF bird migration along the
shores OF Lake Ontario. In this years
report he mentions having seen
'pecies that have for many years
,een almost OF wholly unknown in
ris part OF the country.
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DOGS MOURN GAYNoR'S DEATH
Three Canine Companions of Mayor
InconsoIable, Seek Him In
old Haunts.

New York.-Pathetic in connec-
ton with the death of Mayor Gaynor
have been the actions of his three
dogs on his country place at st.
James, l.. l. Ever since receipt of the
news of their masters death they
have realized that something unto
ward had happened to him. They
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Sell Liquor Licenses at Auction.

Camden. N. J.--For the first time in
this country liquor licenses will be
sold at auction in the Camden court.
Under an act recently passed by the
New Jersey legislature. when a saloon
is deemed a necessity the license Ia
sold to the highest bidder