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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-12-04
Sunpter

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Organ entertained
&he following guests at turkey dinner
Thanksgiving Day. Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Mather and daughter, Celia,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bass and son,
Floyd, Mr.. and Mrs. Will Jenewein
and baby, Mr.. and MS. G. Pobjoy and
eson, Lee, and w. Shepard of Wauke-
8ha.
Miss Bessie Cole, teacher at Kern's
,CSeeners, spent her Thanksgiving vacs-
ton at her home near Lodi.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-12-04
Alderman

G. J. Scanke of Ablemsn is visiting
his brother. 6. Schanke, at LaValle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Verthein of
West6eld were visiting at 6. Schanke.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-12-04

G. A. Haskins has gone to Par
deeville, Madison, Montello and other
places.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-12-04

Mrr. T. V. Carleton of IReedsburg
called on friends here yesterday.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-12-04
DECIDED NOTHING
10 THE AFFAIR

For some days there has been talk
about sn attempt to modest Master
Hood while delivering papers. The
city officials have come to the conclu-
sion that 1t Is as great a hoax as the
hiding of the Cardiff giant on the
Remington hill In Baraboo many
years ago. Persons with fire arms
found walking about in that part of
town will be arrested. Be wise and
keep away.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-12-04
Married

On Wednesday, Nov. 26, at high
noon Joseph F. Torpy was united in
marriage TO Miss Elisha B. Weston at
the home of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Weston, il Elroy.
The bridesm aids were: Miss Asley
Rhinehart and Mrs. Arthur Weston,
sister-in-law of the bride. The grooms-
men were Lester Weston and Arthur
Weston, brothers of the bride. They
were united in MARI age by Rev.
Whittecome of Elroy. A bouutiful
dinner was served after which the
couple quietly left for parts unknown.
The bride was beautifully attifed in
cream serge.
The guests from out of town were
Mr.. and Mrs. D. N. Torpy, parents OF
the groom, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. B.
Schanke and children, Baraboo; Mr..
and Mrs. G. Weston, Edeboult, iowa
who made the trip by auto so as t.
attend the wedding of Mrs. Weston's
brother which occurred on Sunday al
high noon at Wonewoc; Miss Asley
Rhlnehart, Union Center.
They will make their home at SIS
South Center street, Baraboo.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-12-04

A very pretty wedding occurred al
three o'clock Thursday, November 81,
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Good when their daughter, Elsie, was
married to Chester Wakeman of
Sparta in the presence OF about eighty
relatives and friends, Rev. f. K.
Smith of the Friends church officia-
ting. The bride wore a beautiful
gown of cream cashmere and carried
white carnations. Miss Edna Hut
chins and Miss Grace Doug herty were
the bridesmaids and wore pink. Fred
Good, brother of the bride, and George
Nash, a cousin, were the groomsmen.
Miss Agnes Jardot playedithe wedding
march. After the ceremony boun-
tious supper was served. They re-
ceiVed many beautiful presents. The
guests from a distance were: Mr.. and
Mrs. George Buell. of Reedsburg, Miss
Cora Bean and Miss Grace Dougherty
of Sparta. The young couple left Sat
day where they will be at home on a
farm near Sparta. The best wishes of
their host of frien DIS go with them.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-12-04

The sad news was received here
Sunday of the death from pneumonia
of Jphn Drake, former resident OF
North Freedom and chemist and
book keeper of the mines. He ives
Superintendent of the mines in Mir =
nesota a. the time of his death. TIE
rem sins will be taken to Michigan
for burial.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-12-04

Mrs. Fairburn of Alabama is visit.
ing her sister, Mrs. g. d. Beech.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-12-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph TorpY have
returned from Elroy and other points.
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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-12-04

At the home of the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Schrofer, in Troy
was solemnized the marriage of Miss
Margaret Schrofer and Ferdinand
Federman. The couple were attended
by Miss Martha Schrcfer and Herman
Federman. Rev. Hoppe performed
the ceremony in the presence of onyy
the most immediate relatives. M.
and Mrs. Federman are highly es-
teemed by many friends and will re-
side in Spring Green.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-12-04

The funeral of Arthur Kellogg was
held at the Masonic Temple on Sur
day afternoon, the hall being filled
with relatives and friends. The ser
vice was read by J. s. Briscoe, the
musical numbers were given by Mrs.
Thomas Williams, Mrs. F. E. Wich-
ern, Henry Koppke and G. A.
Melz', and the bearers were: NJ.
Mather, II. K. DllIenbeck, A. w.
Foster, FL. II. hubert, G. T. Gustaf-
son and w. Hollenbeck. The son-in-
law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. A. L..
Mahoney, his sons, Fred and Charles,
aud daughter, Virginia, of GAINESVILLE,
were here. Another daughter,
Beatrice, is with Mr.. KelIogg's sis
ter, Mrs. Mattoon, at WATERFOWL,
Connecticut, and did not come. Miss
Jeanette Wilson, Robert Wilson,
Robert Wilson, Jr., Okee; Charles
Wild and Kendall Newman, James
Vile; Timothy Wells, Merrimack;
Mrs. Agnes Mahoney, Thomas Burns,
J anesvilIe; Mrs. Thomas Morter,
Rhinelander; and Others were present
from out of town.
G w. Warn died at 7:4O Monday
evening at the homesof his son, Scott
Warn, at Merrimack, Wis. Mr..
Warn was the father also of Earl and
Miss Vernie Warn of Barsboo and
had recently moved from Montana to
Merrimack with the hopes of inn
proving his health. Undertaken,
Elmer 8. Johnston, was called to take
charge of the remains which were
brought to BarabOo today. Inter |
ment will be made In the Baraboo
cemetery.
Frank Manor has returned from |
ElKhorn where he attended the fun
eral of his brother, E. E. Manor. The |
brother was there for nine
days and was present when his
brother died. Deceased was a mason
Of high standing.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-12-04

FOR SALE-Pure bred Rose comb
Rhode Island Red cockerals. S1.0O
each. Inquire of Frank Montgomery,
Reedsburg r. 2.
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actual practice would mean yards off the
target. 1t requires tireless practice and
perfect coordination of brain and sinew
to make good at ping pong" practice.
The elusive target must be kept in front
Of the waiting needle for minutes at
time.
Green men start In at dotter work. and
II they have in them the real qualifica-
tions Of gun pointer they figure large
in the big game. While the gun pointer,
his eye glued to the rubber flap of the
telescope and his hand on the firing key.
Is at work the rest OF the turret crew are
equally occupied with their several
duties.
The next stage is the sub-caliber prac-
tice, and It's steady drill is vital to the
teamwork of the ship and the success
of the fleet. A small-calfber gun is
mounted on a turret gun, its bore being
exactly parallel to that of the big fell
low target. with dimensions and
range proportionate to the smaller cali
Der of gun, is anchored off the ship. The
range is determined with all the care of
actual battle and In every particular the
big game is followed, the guns being
fired with the smaller shells. The train
battle efficiency is now well along in
the making.
There is middle stage between the
daily rounds of dotter and .sub-caliber
tice. The first two are like the exhib-
ition games of a ball team, the elemen-
tary practice. the scheduled games and
the battle practice the worlds series.
chiefly to train gun pointers. and it also
counts materially in the race for the
championship of the fleet To the ranks
of the gun pointers 1t is the survival Of
the fittest In this firing the target is
anchored a mile and half distant, the
ship itself being under way The range
being, known. the test is up to the gun
pointer candidate. and it is a searching
test of his eyesight. GOODNESS and judg-
ment in firing, the three cardinal vir-
tues.
When next you see one of our dread
thoughts In her coat of gray war paint
look for big. white e. on her turrets.
1t may not be there, but you will see as
many three or four of them If it is
the Delaware or the Idaho. The e. is
the navy's hallmark of fame, the alb
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-27
HOW J. P. MORGAN
MADE HIS PURCHASES

THE manner in which the late J. Pier
pont Morgan sometimes made pur-
chases OF works OF art and rare bric-a-
brac is well illustrated by one of his Wis
its to an art store in Washington. where
he obtained quite a number of valuable
pieces now in his New York collection.
Mr. Morgan being here for business
purposes, dropped into the store and
looking over the collection found Queen
Anne teapot that pleased his fancy.
What do you want for this Queen Anne
teapot" he asked.
Three thousand dollars, Mr.. Morgan"
replied the art dealer.
Its not worth that much. l know
what you pay for these things abroad.
he retorted. rather tartly.
But. Mr.. Morgan insisted the dealer.
1.-The duty is very high
Il know what the duty is, too" flashed
back the financier. who held the rare bit
of porcelain up to the light. I'll give
you 81. 400 for it,
well. Mr.. Morgan, II 1t pleases you
take 1t along.
In a moment check was written for
the amount offered, and the financier.
who wore a sack coat. thrust the delicate
treasure into his side pocket and walked
out Most purchasers would have ar
ranged to have the valuable piece care
fully boxed and forwarded by express.
properly insured, but it was not so with
the World-famous collector. If any one
had jolted him that afternoon that two
thousand-four- NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Queen Anne
would have been broken into fragments.
TT was Mr.. Morgan's way" said the
dealer, in recalling the incident.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-27

their homes and to bed. but rest and
sleep were not for men of such spirit as
Representative Tom Butler Of the sew
enth Pennsylvania district He stayed
around to see II out.
The morning sun looked through the
glass roof on disheveled members still
walking about. arguing and thinking
heavily on some way out Representative
Butler was called to the corridor by a
message from his wife.
Where has thee been?' quoth she.
Crhey are Quakers.)
Mother" said Tom. gayly, the exuber-
ance OF the struggle still in his mind.
i've been in a fght"'
And the words summed up the whole
story OF that momentous conflict.
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thus nRoUe IE AReET1DHAs Josr STRUCK

radical. like a jump from a velocipede to
the winner of the Vanderbilt cup. that
the news was openly secuted when 1t
reached the British admiralty. In places
Of official commentator and unofficial
huzzas there rose a chorus Of disbelief.
even of ridicule.
But Scott, backed by official results,
carried the day and the old system went
into the discard. along with Long Tom
and the red-turbaned buccaneer. Be
fore his success was established. how
ever, even before the Powerful had
demonstrated its efficacy, he and an
American naval officer, Lieut.. Com
mander w. S. Sims Of the United States
ship Kentucky, had become great friends.
They led the attack on the old system
and under their compelling enthusiasm
first came Lieuts. Ridley Mclean and w.
K. Harrison of the Kentucky.
All five were men OF strong personality.
and the contagion of their new religion,
for as such they regarded it, steadily
increased the ranks of their converts.
The Kentucky was the first American
ship to prove the mooted superiority Of
the system.
Meanwhile the trio We're writing to
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True Praise.

CIT HE horror, in this money-grabbing
age, that is expressed at the bare
thought that DIR. Friedman desires to
patent and monopolize his consumption
remedy-this horror speaks well for the
Doctors
The speaker was Bishop Lan,buth of
Nashville. He continued:
Doctors are fine set Of men, Out of
babes mouths issues their praise.
once said to the little son of a Nashville
doctor:
Is your father at home?
No.. said the little fellow; no. sir.
he's out
Where can find him, do you know?
Well said the little fellow, L guess
you'd better look for some place where
folks are sick or hurt. 1 don't know
just where he is, but he's helping some
where :"
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One time, not so very long ago, he
saw Charles p. Neill, commissioner Of
labor. at the Capitol.
Come in. Neill." said the senator.
What do you hear around town."
Nothing" replied Neill.
What do you know about the tariff?"
pursued the senator.
Not a single thing" answered the
commissioner
Fine! Great, Splendid" burst out
Aldrich. You're just the man 1 want
to spend a long morning with. You're
the first man I've met in Washington
who doesn't think he knows everything
about the tariff. Have a cigar"
DR.. Frank Phillips, the government
chief expert In bees and honey. is an
ardent Boy Scout MASTER
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FORWARD DECK. LOOKING AFT

will break you out Of your bunk In the
night watches and call you to your place
In the lineup. while your searchlights
send their broad shafts to port and star
board to pick up your target or un-
mask a torpedo boat destroyer, one Of the
lean, black devils of the sea-" It's a
soul-trying, nerve-racking game. but all
about you are thousands striving with q
single purpose to be fit for the big game
in April, and there is nothing more con-
tagious than the spirit of such a mass.
When the game is called there is
scarcely a breathing space before the
are scattered to their home navy yards
for overhaul and repair. and you begin
with the monotony of individual practice.
1t costs several hundred dollars to fire
to strategy to save money. The penny
saving expedients are two, the dotter and
the sub-caliber practice. The bluejackets
call the first ping pong" for it came into
vogue soon after that insidious recreation
seized the American people in its thrall.
You can play 1t with a rifle. too. on the
sub-target gun. and there Is no better
form of training.
Paralleling the barrels of the big tur-
ret guns runs slight framework of rods.
A central rod, by ingenious device, fol-
lows every movement Of the big gun as 1t
is elevated or depressed or swung to
either side. It is always parallel to the
axis of the bore. Just beyond the muzzle
of the gun is target. reduced to scale,
moving in any direction. The gun point
er, whose only ambition In life is to fire
that gun twelve months later when the
big game begins in earnest, follows the
target with his gun as hawk would fol-
low its prey.
His cross-wires in the telescope. inter-
sect the center of the bulls-eye. fasten
on the black speck like leech: he
presses his electrical firing key and from
the central rod needle shoots out. 1t
punctures the target at the exact point
of aim. II he makes a mistake of an
inch the needle wanders out of the
bulIs-eye and registers miss that in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-27
Indeed, Yes

Former s e nator
Nelson Aldrich OF
Rhode Island, one
of the wisest men
in I h e national
legislature. and one
of the greatest Hv-
ing authorities on
currency and tariff ,
was not always
fond of talking
about such deep
subjects as sena-
tors are supposed
to delve in at all
times.
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@ROYAL COMMISSION
APPOINTED BY QUEEN

leigh The other members were Dr.
Thorne Thorne. Gen &. + carey, =.
Cotton, Michael Foster. Col I. W. haru-
ing. L. w. Killick, Sir William Ramsay
1900 and W. II. Power was appointed IN
his stead.
The commission began its sittngs ana
to call witnesses practically lmine-
diately after its creation Since tne a
each year has yielded its quota II vol
umes of evidence, and now the blue.
backed books form quite A decent sized
library. c. p. Cotton retired in 100, ana
T. T. Stafford was appointed IN MS place,
and these changes have gone on, the last
report being signed by Col. HARDING
chairman: Sir William Ramsay. l. J.
Stafford and r. 4. Tatton, only TWO re-
manning out OF the original nine mem
bers. This report deals mainly Win the
effiuent that runs into streams
*
What Sir William Ramsay meant BY
his remark that the commission had not
begun it's work was that no government
as yet has taken the slightest motive
of the commissions findings. few mem
bers of parliament, in fact, being aware
that il exists This, however, Is quite
common thing Frequently a government
which has appointed a royal commission
bring in a bill dealing with the subject
before the commission has finished its de-
alterations, to say nothing Of having
made its report. case in point was
the Welsh disestablishment bill. when
Lloyd George introduced into the house
of commons before the royal commission
appointed to investigate the question had
rendered its decision.
A notable instance OF an announcement
subject being shelved by this means was
the appointment by Premier Asquith OF
commission to inquire into the whole
question of divorce in England after the
final passage in parliament OF the de-
ceased wife's sister bill. which had been
before that body for over twenty years,
of and on.
But though this royal commissions
much-discussed report was made months
ago, nothing has Yet been done to make
divorce simpler or less costly in this
country.
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In a Big One, Too.

In one of the
most exciting strug-
giles ever precipi-
tated in the House
OF Representatives,
which resulted in
the iasurgent-dem-
ocratic victory OF
removal of Speaker
Cannon from the
rul e 8 committee,
the House went
through an all
night session. Some
OF the members
quietly went to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-27
Coming Back.

GOV. SULZER, at dinner in Albany,
- heard with smile Of sympathy q
story about an Office holder whose boom.
an unsuccessful one had lost him his
job.
TOO. bad" said the governor. His
isn't the first boom. though, that has been
Q boomerang"
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LONDON. April IL, 1913


~ OVERNMENTS over here have a
r simple and highly ingenious way
of getting rid of awkward ques-
tions. When popular agitation gains
Roadway on any subject with which the
ministry in power is especially anxious
not to deal. and some kind of govern
men. action becomes imperative. the
modus operandi is nearly always the
same-the matter is referred to a royal
commission
A royal commission consists of a spe-
cial body of supposed experts. together
with the necessary clerical force, who
are appointed nominal1y by the SOW
ereign, but actually by the secretary Of
state within whose province the SUBJ
ject comes which the commission
is to inquire. The creation of a royal
commission serves a double purpose. To
begin with, the awkward subject is
shelved indefinitely, and simultaneously
a lot of fat jobs in the way OF secre-
taryships and so forth are created. The
latter form part of the enormous
amount of patronage" which is con-
trolled by the chief ministerial whip, as
keeper of the party pork BARREL and
they are sought with an energy that
would not disgrace the most strenuous
of the crowd of officeseekers now be-
sieging the new administration at
Washington. The actual members OF
royal commissions. on the other hand,
are unpaid. though they get their ex-
penses-service on "A royal commission
constituting an honor.
1t is no mere figure Of speech to say
that subject is shelved indefinitely"
in referring it to a royal commission
Just behind Westminster Abbey. and
close to the houses of parliament, the
writer recently discovered an Office
building which appeared to be given over
entirely to the housing of these bodies.
some of which have been sitting for
years The record for long life on the
part of a royal commission must, how
ever be held by one which, 1t has just
been revealed. has been meeting now
for over fifteen years. and which, II Is
solemnly declared. has not yet begun
its work.
Sir William Ramsay, the famous scien-
fist, told about this long-winded royal
commission at a meeting Of the Institute
of Sanitary Engineers in London TINS
week. The commission was appointed ~
appears, to inquire into the disposal or
sewage. and was called into being while
Queen Victoria was still on the throne,
May Z, 1898, to be exact. The usual ar
chaic phraseology was used by ner
majesty in creating the commission, al
the request of the then home secretary.
the craftsmanship being given to 'our
right trusty and right well beloved
cousin. Walter Stafford. Earl OF Iddlss-
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Not to Be Initiated.

discussing the new science of psy-
- Geological craftsmanship before the
Y. NJ C. A. of Duluth. Jerome S. Nc
Wade. q retired millionaire, said:
"PsychologicaI craftsmanship will take
all due advantage Of the buyers vul-
nerable points but It will never be dts-
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Taking a Chance.

Senator Lee S.
Overman of North
Carolina, when a
young man, was
private secretary
to Gov. Vance Of
that state. The
governor was 4
candidate for cleo
ton to the United
States Senate, and
his most forrnid-
able opponent was
Senator Merriman,
at that time the
incumbent.
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picted a most lifelike barnyard scene.
A stout old lady with her daughter
came down the corridor and the paint
ing caught her eye. AS Senator Nelson
relates the story. the two had on more
tewelry than his Minnesota farm was
worth.
After intently studying the painting her
Inns parted and Senator Nelson fingered
10 hear an intelligent verdict This is
what he heard and then the two passed
on.
Julia. dear. do you notice how that
pigs ears curi?"
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than foot ball Its thrills are titanic even
when AIRED with ninth-inning rally.
No golf course ever bOasted so unique a
beauty of surroundings. Racing stables
in their palmy days never entailed such
expense or represented so much invest ed
capital. No other game was ever played
on such a scale or by the United States
government, and, finally. there is no 9TH
er game whose fortunes so directly af-
feet the 100000 people of this repub-
lie.
You have seen the Yale bulldog and the
Princeton tiger grapple on the gridiron?
Substitute the Delaware and the Utah
You placed your wager on the Red Sox
or the Giants when they met to fight out
the worlds series? For the Giants send
the Florida 10 the bat, send the Red Sox
to the bench and play the North Dakota
in the field. Then give the word "Play
ballr and the Smoky joe Of the North
Dakota will serve over a ball travelling
2,7OO feet per second. There's another
phase Of the big game!
The training season for this contest is
twelve months long and the spring train
ing grounds is at Guantanamo, a few
miles to the eastward of where the bones
of Cervera's gallant fleet were laid by
American gunners Back of the trafnin g
season lies the shadowy bulk of the Ma
val Academy and further back the shades
of Hull. Decatur and Farragut. Has
any other game greater or more brilliant
traditions or a better list of past per-
formances? Each year the training sea-
son begins anew, with new rules, with
improved weapons and changed condi-
tons
Follow one unit, one team. through its
course of training. You will go from the
waters of the Caribbean and It's violet Is
lands. the playground Of soft breezes and
flying fish. to the rock shores and sharp
etched sea of New England and feel your
way into the navy yards that range the
coast from Portsmouth to Key West.
You will steam at top speed in waters
that are dappled by sunlight. or crawl
through dripping fog that hangs over the
sea like blanket. and the next day face
dirty weather with a gale that combs up
forty-foot seas.
The devilish tattoo of the battle gong