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The San Francisco call., 1913-09-04
Little Bobbie S Pa

TT HARE was a yung man & his
wife up to the house last mite
& ] felt sorry for the yung man.
He didn't know that I felt sorry for
him. because he talked to me as IL 7
were about 2 years old. but / know
moar than he does.
HIS naim was Ralph, that is the
only naim 1 herd. His wife cai,sa
MIN Ralph all the time. & he caI,ad
talked: way No
sum peepul dosent know enufr To
Gum In out of the rain. but litteI old
INaiph is different Thare Is a lot Of
men that thinks thay are wise. hut
Ht.ei Raiph knows he is wise"
"a was telling sumthing about a
married man that found out his wife
mad been shoplifter for years. n H.
sed onei' "a
NOT at all, sed Ralph. Thare is a
iot OF slmpletons like him. He did
not know wimmen. I know them like
book Thay can fool sum men hut
thay never put one over on uttel ola
Ralph. he sed.
& so you understand wimmen. Sod
Ma sou
Deer me, yes, sed Ralph. For wars
ways liked me, & used to tell me a
lot Of things that thay would keep
from other men. Like Tom Moore.
my only books were women's looks
How vary interesting. sed Ma. I
reel KIND or creepy Wen I am neer a.
yung man who knows wimmen 40
well, sed Ma. What If you shud see
sum of my falts that my husband
dosent see, & tell him about them.
Sum men mite be that way, sed
Ralph, but litteI old Ralph is a close
mouthed man. Thare are sum things
In this he'd Of mine that will go to
the grave with me Wen 1 die, sed
Ralph.
! 1t must be your teeth, sed Pa. I
doant think you will carry many
other things to the grave with YOU
But tell us about your wild days with
the ladies.
Oh. Ralph never talks of those days
sed his wife. He is satisfied to let
them be buried In the past He is a
true, tender husband now, g. Is living
all his best yeers for me. aren't YOU,
Ralph?
Yes, said Ralph. All the wild yeers
are gone. / do not suppose a ouiet.
| home iuving man like you ever had
much chanst to study wimmen, sed
Ralph to Pa.
| I used to have a lot of chanst to
study them, sed Pa, but after / got
my wisdom teeth cut I stopped try
| Ing to dope them out. There isent
any nurrishment In studying wimmen,
my deer boy, sed Pa. You are at the
age now wen you think you know a
lot about the fair sex. & the fair sex
! Is. jest fair enuff to let you think so.
| History Is full of cases Jest like
yures, sed Pa have known a lot of
deeper students OF wimmen than you,
Pa sed, that thought they had 1t all at
thare tongues end. Then they wud
marry simpel. innocent gurl & start
to educate her. & she wud. run away
with life saver Just out of the high
school that cuddent say anything ex-
cept Il shud wurry." :
| Doant try to tell me. sed Ralph.
No. Ralph. I will not try to tell
you, sed Pa You are one OF those
| .Doant tell me" boys. & I will not
try to ruffle yure feelings. Now. let
us all talk about sumthing that the
rest of us understand as well as you.
| WILLIAM r. KIRK
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-04

sarily so. but II you want to make
II so. You can even build your own
boat. There are plenty of printed
directions to guide you. and l am sure,
from my own observations. that no
young fellow ever constructed one of
these magical vessels without discov-
ering In himself possibilities of intel
ligent application that have been of
inestimable value to him IN his later
life.
THE SECRETS
without WEAKNESS, without strain
ing his attention to hold it steady, but
with the utmost pleasure and eager
ness. and with the exultant feeling OF
a new discoverer, the motor boatman
learns the secrets of ship making,
navigation, the management of ma
chinery, the mechanical application OF
electricity and q thousand things that
would always have remained mys-
teries to him If he had confined his
vacation enjoyment to the land
/ know q young man who, simply
from the study and management OF
his motor boat, has acquired knowl-
edge of electric terms and electric
machinery that a course In a technical
school could hardly have given him.
The sea Is the mother of life on this
planet. and her wisest children are
those who know her most Familiarity.
And tust now, when the land is swell
tering under the hot sun, is the
time of times for making acquaint-
ance with this romantic, health Civ
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-04
Copyright. 1918. by American-Journai-E Examiner
no you know what won

Copyright, 1913. by American-Journai-Ex Examine
no you know what a won
derfully complicated thing
- a human being is? Every
feature, every portion of your
body, every motion you make,
reflects your mental organiza-
ton.
/ know a woman past middle
life who has always been on the
opposite side of every question
discussed in her presence
She was agnostic with the or
thodox, reverential with athe-
lists, liberal with the narrow, big
oted with the liberal.
Whatever belief any one ex-
pressed on any subject she in
variably took the other extreme.
She loved to disagree with her
fellowmen. 1t was her pastime.
Now, to walk with that woman
in silence is merely to carry on
a wordless argument.
You can not regulate your
steps so they will harmonic
with hers. She will be JUST ahead
or just behind you, and if you
want to turn to the left, she pulls
to the right. A promenade with
her is more exhausting than a
days labor.
She is not conscious of it, and
would think any one very un-
reasonable and unjust who told
her of her peculiarities.
/ know a woman who all her
life has been looking afar for
happiness and peace and con-
tent, and has never found any of
them, because she did not look
into her own soul.
She was a restless girl, and she
married, believing in domestic
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-04
THE DISCONTINUED GIRL
Bv ELLA WHEELER WILCOX

life Law the goal of her dreams.
But she was not happy there and
sighed for freedom. She wanted
to move, and did move, once,
twice, thrice, to different points
of the United States. She was
discontented with each change.
She is today possessed OF all
comforts and luxuries which life
can afford, yet she is the same
restless soul. She likes to read,
but it is always the book which
she does not possess which she
Graves. If she is in the library
with shelves book-flled she goes
into the garret and hunts in old
boxes for a book or a paper
which has been cast aside.
If she is in picture gallery
she wants to go to the window
and look out on the street, but
when she is on the street 1t
bores her and she longs to go in
the house.
If a member of the family is
absent she gets no enjoyment
out of the society of those at
home; yet when that absent one
returns her mind strays else
where, seeking some imagined
happiness not found here.
| wonder if such souls ever
find it, even in the spirit realm,
or if they go on there seeking
and always seeking something
just beyond. 1t is great gift
to learn to enjoy the present
to get all there is out of it, and
to think of today as piece of
eternity. Begin now to teach
yourself this great art if you
have not thought of it before.
To be able to enjoy heaven one
must learn first to enjoy earth.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-04

An amusing story-which shows
the value OF the passport SYSTEM
comes from Russia. Prince Metcher-
sky, who is a journalist by profess
sion, was commissioned by the czar
to investigate certain agrarian trou-
bles. The prince went to Roumania
and there obtained one or the permits
necessary for taking livestock across
the frontier.
Then he went to Russian frontier
post and presented the document to
the official as his warrant to pass.
The Official could read but little in
Russian, and knew no Roumanian.
but the big document, with coat of
arms and seal, greatly impressed him.
and he cheerfully put the Russian
official stamp on 1t.
His investigation ended, the prince
went back to Moscow, and at the
first opportunity presented the pass
port to the governor. saying:
with this document I entered
Russia and travelled about for five
months, yet you must admit tho de-
scription of me Is scarcely correct OF
fiattering."
The amazed governor read that the
prince was ''one black SOW, full
grown. with one ear partly torn
away"
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-04
HAVE seen la Belle Daziet" and
she Is Just as bewitchingly

HAVE seen La BeIle Dazzle and
she is just as bewitchingly
pretty-is Mile Dazie-in her own
dainty Hudson breeze swept apart
ment as when she wrinkles her toes
at you over the footlights. From her
many charms / singled out the won
derfully clear and well proportioned
line Of her lovely profile, the beautiful
curve Of the white shoulders and the
soft. luxuriant hair.
will you tell me a short cut to
the acquisition of these three aiders
and abettors of beauty. Mile. Dazie?s'
asked.
II will be glad 40 tell you all
know about it-and I won't pretend
that I think that is very little," said
the honest star who wrinkles under
the Joint management of B. F. Keith
and Martin Beck. For we women of
the stage have to make a study of
how to be just as lovely and appeal
ing to audiences as a boarding of
natural resources and a few additions
thereto will make us.
ON FALSE HAIR
About a profile---it is good idea to
own a handglass and to view ones
self sideface once in while. for the
couture that looks well from the front
may make you look like a caricature
or a leapfrog game or doorknob from
the side. Don't wear false hair If you
can avoid It; 1t will cause your own
locks to depart in wrath. and It will In
all probability spoil the shape Of your
head. The natural contour OF the head
Is generally well worth showing-why
won't more feminine persons remem-
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-04
HELP YOURSELF

Some time ago man who imagined
he had six or seven dozen diseases
was staying at Ocean Park for the
benefit of his health One day in RAM
bling along the boardwalk the invalid
met the doctor whom he was wont to
call on every time he thought he
needed new pills.
Good morning, Mr.. Smith, cheerily
greeted the physician, extending the
cordial claw. How are you feeling
this morning?"
Rather good for me, doctor" weak
" replied the invalid. while bathing
yesterday I swallowed about two
tablespoonfuls of salt water, which, I
think, greatly benefited me. Do you
think I might take little more?''
why, yes replied the doctor, with
an inward SMILE. II don't think that
another tablespoonful or two will be
missed" -4A ...--.---~-.--.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-04
$4,000 QUESTIONS

The proceedings of the Marconi
committee are costing the English
government stationery department a
good deal. The committee has been
sitting for two solid months-putting
all its days of work on end-and
the talk to which it has listened
fills 1900 pages of closely printed
foolscap In round figures 10000
questions have been asked and an
swered in at least a million and a
half words.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-04
h 5
By LILLIAN LAUFERTY

The bitter wound set to our keenest
pain
Time soothes;
The furrow in our brow will go
again
Time soothes.
If memory wakens suffering at last,
We feel;
Life moves in struggle to forget the
past,
Hearty heal
But still the wound little scar has
left
Dream days
Arise in thought-of sting they are
bereft.
There stays
But memory that stirs the old re-
frain,
A little sob sounds in the heart and
brain,
And then to-day is here again"
Time soothes.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-04

When cream is only slightly sour 1t
may be made delicious to serve with
puddings. ETC., In the following way:
Put it into a basin with the juice of
a lemon and a tablespoonful of sugar,
and whip until quite stiff. This treat
ment makes 1t excellent and increases
the quantity at the same time.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-04
;: CURIOUS FACTS ::


one stream to another. Land jour
neys are known to have been
taken at night by eels in England.
A novel signaling system is be-
ing used on German railways
Parabolic mirrors about S1z feet
long are fixed on an axle, on
which they revolve by means es
electricity. They are worked dur
ing the day by sunlight and dur
ing the night are lighted UP by
electricity, and are discernible at
a great distance, even in fogsy
weather.
A cutlery firm of Oelsberg.
. Switzerland, which purchased for
$4,000 the patent rights on new
silver polishing apparatus invent
ed by one of its employees, sold
them three days later to an Amer
lean syndicate for 100000.
A necktie which will help dear
people to hear has been produced
by an ingenious inventor. This
is not because the pattern is a loud
one" says Mems Wear, but 1T is
because of a small electrical re-
ceiver, hidden in the knot of the
tie, transmitting sound to the ear
by means of an unottrusive wire"
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-04

The best method of keeping small
screws, brads and tacks from rusting
is to place them in small, wide
mouthed bottles, tightly corked. The
bottle should be perfectly dry before
using Sandpaper can be kept dry
and in good working condition by
rolling 1t and keeping 1t in a wide-
mouthed jar and screwing down the
lid.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-04

Boarder (tackling a tough steak.
to boarding house keeper)-When you
undertook to provide me with board,
madam, was unaware that you
meant to do so literallyi
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-04

ing. knowledge inspiring form Of sum-
mer recreation. which is an education
as well as an amusement
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-04

Swansea has decided to appoint
to the borough police force only
unmarried men who will under
take to remain single for four
years.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-04

The average farm laborer 20
years old has 4S years to live.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-04

There is fish in China that
will travel a mile overland from
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-04

The Severn tunnel is four miles
624 yards In length. Next to 1t
comes Totley tunnel, on the Mid
land railway. three miles $50
yards.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-04

VERY time my wife and / go
out walking" distressed
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-04

A seal abs been known to re-
main 25 minutes under water.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-01-02
NEWS NOTES FROM
THE COUNTY FARM

The trustees of the asylum transacted
business at the home of the institution
Monday. III. E. Stone reports that death
occurred suddenly in the morning to
one of the inmates, Chris Huser, while
on his way to breakfast. Heart failure
caused his death. Mr.. Huser was Ger
man by birth and formerly lived in
Reedsburg.
1There was also a financial misfor-
tune befell the institution recently by
the bursting of the coils to the heating
plant in the old asylum building
which is occupied by the men. The
coils may be described as large num-
Der of pipes installed for heat radiation
and the heat created thereby driven by
a fan to all parts of the building. The
result of the accident was unavoidable
being caused by rust and old age. An
entire new heating plant was immedi'
ately ordered by Mr.. Richard and
Superintendent Christensen and tenn
porary heat has been installed and
everything is being pushed with en-
ergy to complete the same. The heat
ing plant and the installation will
cost in the neighborhood Of one thou
sand dollars.
Mr.. Stone desires to state that Mr.
and Mrs. Christensen deserve great
credit for the Christmas tree and
beautiful decorations during the holt
days for the unfOTtunates. The in
mates were all taken out for an open
air drill on that beautiful winter cay.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-01-02
DENNIS FAMILIES
HOLD REUNION

On Christmas day the annual
reunion of the Dennis family was
held at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Dennis in Merrimack. The
morning was spent in preparing a
bounteous dinner which was served to
about twenty-six guests. In the
afternoon music was furnished by
Miss Esther Bayles and brother,
Clarence; also a number of games
were played, and an annual letter was
read from the absent family, Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Dennis, of Seattle. Wash.
Taose absent on account of sickness
were Mr.. and Mrs. William Dennis:
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Bayles and son,
Rollo; and Mrs. s. D. Coates. After
spending very pleasant day the
merry party broke up by singing
"God Be With You Till We Meet
Again., and with the hopes of all
meeting again next year at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Dennis.
Among the out-of-town guests were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Peck and family,
Baraboo; Mr. and Mrs. William
Wilson and son, Howard; Lodi.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-01-02
ANNUAL REUNION,
PREMO FAMILIES

The seventeenth annual reunion OF
the Promo family was held at Merri-
mack Friday, Dec. 81, 1912, fifty
two members being present. Dinner
and supper were served. Among those
attendinglfrom distance were Mr..
and Mrs. Oliver Promo, Warrens, wis.
Miss Doris Promo, Warrens, Thomas
Promo, Mrs. Jessie Miller, Mrs. Leona
Johnson and four children, Mrs
Walter Young and four children OF
Madison, and Celeste and Ferne
Keller of Reedsburg.
The following officers were elected
for the coming year: President, Lewis
Promo, Merrimack; First Vice-Pres.
D. D. Promo, Merrimack; Second
Vice. Pres, Will Promo, Baraooo;
Secretary, Mrs. Stephen Promo,
Prairie du Sac; Treasurer, Louis
Parks, Merrimack. Flower committee,
Mrs. George Promo. Program COM
mittee, Gertie Promo and Mesdames
u. D. and Will Promo.
During the year 1912 there has been
one death, Mrs. Thomas Promo OF
Baraboo; three marriages, Floyd
Chambers and Flora Halt, Wood
River, n. D.; William Miller of Madi-
son and Jessie Parks of MerrimacB
Kenneth Promo and Dora Hill oi
Prairie du Sac. There were also two
births, daughter to Mr.. and Mrs
Walter Young of Madison, and sor
to Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Utter of Nasho
tab.
The Premos formerly spelled
Primaux) are of French descent anC
settled in America about one hundred
sixty years ago. During the Revolu
ton the oldest ancestor in this country
was held captive by The In0ians afoI
seven years. Joseph and Lewis Promo
ST., came to Sank county from New
York in 1849.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-01-02
q.
THE MARKETS
Chicago Live Stock.

Hogs-Receipts 41,00O. Quotations
ranged at $7,50@7.60 heavy shipping,
$7.45@7.55 light shipping, $7.4007.5O
heavy packing. and $660@725 good to
choice pigs.
Cattle-Receipts $4,000. Quotations
ranged at $7.35@7.85 prime steers,
$6.25@725 choice to prime fed beef
cows, $7O0@765 selected feeders,
$5.2505.60 fair to good stockers, $3.50
$1,000 good to choice veal calves.
Sheep Receipts $4,000. Quotations
ranged at S8.4008.75 choice to prime
lambs. $6.O0@75O good to choice
yearIings, S5.O005.50 good to choice
wethers. S4,5O@5 800 fair to good ewes.
sutter.
Jobbing prices on South Water ST.:
Creamery, extra, 35c;; extra firsts.
33c; frsts, 30032c; storage, extra.
BIC. Price to retail dealers: tubs,
36c; prints, SIC.
Potatoes.
Wisconsin. 4304ec per bu; Michi-
gan. 45Q4Sc; Minnesota, 45@47c.
tive Poultry.
Turkeys. per ID. l5c; chickens.
fowls, lO1ac; roosters, &c; springs,
l2c: ducks, 14c; geese, 13c.
East Buffalo Live Stock.
Dunning & Stevens, Live Stock Con-
mission Merchants, East Buffalo. NY.
quote as follows: Cattle Receipts
100 cars; market strong. Hogs-Re-
ceipts 100 cars; market steady heavy,
s7.75; Workers, $775@78O; pigs, S775
07.9O. Sheep Receipts so cars; mar
ket strong top lambs, $9.4009.50;
yearliGgs. .co0S.OO; wethers, $500
$3.50; ewes. $42505.00. Calves, $500
Q12.O0.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-01-02
Tuesday

Homer Pickering and Miss Nellie
Benson were married on Christmas
day at the home of the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. f. M. Benson, at Platte
lille, TIE groom is son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. 0. Pickering of Reeds burg. He
recently graduated from the Valpa-
raiso Business college and at present
holds a position in the office of the
Thomas b, JeftrY 20. Of Kenosha.
Last evening the Five Hundred club
pleasantly surprised one of its mem
bers, Mrs. e. f. Boehm, at her home,
226 Sixth avenue. Mrs. Boehm, pre-
pairing supper for two, was suddenly
confronted by much greater PROPOSE
tiOn hen the club entered but soon
her fears were banished as each new
conner had a we'll laden basket. The
time was spent in playing five hundred
and pleasant time was had by all.
Mrs. Boehm was presented with a
silver spoon.
The annual election OF officers for
the Sunday school in Lyons was held
Sunday. The following were elected:
superintendent Towle.
Asst. Supt.-Mrs. Frank Cleveland.
Sec.-Miss Nettie Kimball.
Asst. Sec,-Mrs B. Smith,
Organist-Edith Tinkham.
Mrs. William Benz was greatly sur
prised on the morning before Christ
mas to find flock of young fluffy
chicks when she entered the barn,
writes the News correspondent from
Durward's Glen. The correspondent
adds that this is very close to ripe
tomatoes.
The death of John r. Haas occurred
Tuesday, Dec. "a. Deceased had been
i'll for the past several years. Funeral
services were held at st. Luke's Cath
olic church Thursday at 1000 a. No.,
Rev. Geo. Pesch officiating. Inter
ment was made in ST. Luke's ceme-
terry,
There was large attendance at the
club meeting held at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. J. A Martiny on Friday
evening and the program carried out
under the direction of Mrs. D. WEIGH
more than equalled the expectation of
those present. The dialogue, reading,
recitation. and songs, equalled the
best efforts of first class literary So
ciety. The next meeting will be at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Willis
Ryan on Friday evening, January
10th. The program will be under the
direction of Mrs. Anna Douglas
Smith. AT this meeting delegates
will be chosen to represent the club at
the annual meeting of the Sank
County Life association to be held in
Baraboo, January 18th and 18th.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-01-02
AGED CITIZEN DEAD
(From Tuesdays Daily.)

This morning at $50 Leonard
Schmidt passed away at his home, old
age being the cause of his death. Mr..
Schmidt was born at West Fahln,
Prussia, on February s, 1929. On
May 8, 1857, be was united in marriage
to Carolina Helm ard on the 18th day
Of May they sailed for Am erica. They
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-01-02
SAUK CITY ASKS
FOR FREE BRIDGE

About three hundred pTesentatiVes
Of the villages Of Sank City and
Prairie du Sac and the towns of West
Point and Roxbury held mass meet
ing at the Electric theatre at Sank
City Friday afternoon. The meeting
was called for the purpose of consider.
ing the free bridge question or the
erection of a bridge across the Wiscon-
sin river somewhere. between the two
villages of Sank City and Prairie du
Sac. Attorney VIM. Ryan of Madison
was present and addressed the assem-
bly, on the subject. Mr.. Ryan advo-
Gated the erection of central bridge
for the two villages.
The village of Sank City opposed
the erection of joint bridge and
brought before the meeting a reso!u-
ton (Which had been adopted by the
village in a previous meeting) in
which they opposed such a bridge
and in which they agreed to donate
the bridge at that point to the state of
Wisconsin, provided it makes it free
bridge and the bridge remains at the
same place.
The meeting was adjourned to
Prairie du Sac for the evening where
resolutions were adopted to ask the
Legislature for free bridge at that
point.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-01-02
ACCIDENTS KEEP
CALEDON|ANS BUSY

Accidents have happened to several
residents near Durwards Glen recent
~,
Herman Mueller was knocked sense.
less in the woods by a falling limb;
Jimmie Graves had his eyebrow cut
open while chopping a stick of wood
and George Pearson fell off load of
cornstalks receiving badly smashed
hand.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-01-02
Spring Green.

Mr.. and Mrs. S. b. Robson and Mr..
and Mrs. Lon Robson left on Christ
mas night for Sac City, Iowa, to be
present at the silver wedding of Mr..
and Mrs. George Robson (Sarah
ock)-Spring Green News.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-01-02
Gginl Around the Mldd.

Poor Commissioner H. e. Stone
has received card from his brother,
A. w. Stone and wife who were
married recently at Marshfield and
who are now making trip around
the world. The card was sent from
Edinburgh, Scotland, mailed Dec. Is.
The tourists report a fine trip.