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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-08-19
Useful Oos0n Institutions

The Baraboo Business college is sup
plying a real need for Baraboo. It
trains group of sensible young people
every year and these youthful men and
women go out to keep books, clerk,
transact business in Offices and
handle dictation. They grow into busi-
ness men and women and point with
feeling and pride to the time when they
were students in the local business
school and how it gave them a real
start in life. The school brings young
folks to town from the surrounding
communities and they are started on
the road to success and happiness.
The Baraboo hospital and the Bara-
boo Health institute, also, are growing
and giving excellent satisfaction. They
are comparatively new institutions and
are making good. In them people
find health, one of the greatest things
in the world. Without health, life is
often burden. People are made we'll
and happy and are glad they can find
relief at home. Every community
should support it's home endeavors and
here are three worthy of your aid and
encouragement.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-08-19

my husband is the most considerable
man, - boasted the bride. Il never
find the house Uttered up with cigarette
butts when | come home from a visit to
the country
IF / were you. ;" said an older mar
ried woman, 'I'd take immediate steps
to find out where he spends his even
ings."
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-08-19

At last the Field Museum is being
constructed in Chicago. There has been
q dozen years of planning and legal
steps before the real work could be
done. The building will cost about
Sc, 600, 600 and has an endowment of
about as much more.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-08-19
Borro@ed Books

HaveIyou borrowed a book? Read
and return it. If you cannot read it
soon, return it and trust to your being
blet borrow it again. In keeling it
an unreasonable time, you may be
keeping someone else from the pleas
ure reading it may afford. Look over
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-08-19

Miss Jane Adams is a wise one in
her generation. She went to Europe as a
peace advocate, inspected everything
carefully and OH returning says in eff
feet: well, there isn't going to be
any peace until somebody is thorough
ly thrashed, l can tell you that. "
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-08-19

Once London did berate the haze
That hung as thick as tar,
But that was long before the days
Of Zeppelins and war.
The flight of time use doth bring
For everything, men VOW
That London fog is just the thing
For building London now.
Louisville Courier Journal.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-08-19
Lieutenant GcGerncr For
Co1erncr
ton comes

In mentioning the possible candidates
for governor at the next election, Mil
waukee, Beloit and other papers have
included the name of Lieutenant Gov
ernor. E. F. Dithmar OF Baraboo. In
his. home community and in political
circles of Wisconsin Mr.. Dithmar liz
well known. He was elected to his
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-08-19

The Marquis of Queensbury rules
were knocked in the shade when a cou-
pie residing not thousand miles from
the court house melton the lawn. Luck
lily for the man the thumps he received
were above the belt; had they been be
low they surely would have killed faith
err. He was not good dodger so the
spectators gave the decision to the wo-
man. As an onlooker walked away he
was heard to hum:
Ice CT cam is very strange
Sos a Goldfish ball,
But the people people marry
Is the strangest thing of all.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-08-19

DR.. Surface, the state BIOLOGIST of
Pennsylvania, says that snake which
takes it's tail in its mouth and rolls new
er existed. and he will give $1OO for
specimen. That's hardly enough for
the man who trained the seals to beat
on the bass drum.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-08-19

A Chicago visitor in Nebraska re-
ports the farmers of that state have
been hauling their grain from the fields
ny using beer kegs for wheels and
with great success. Did you ever hear
of better use being made of beer
kegs.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-08-19

On the surface there is nothing to
sisturb the friendly relations existing
between this country and Germany.
But under the surface there are those
g1bmarines.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-08-19
submarines

Government chemists have reduced
the cost of radium from SIP, 900 a
gram to $36, $50. The cost has gotten
no low that almost everybody can
carry a piece around in his pocket if
he has the price.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-08-19

When the juno brlde settles down to
cook her frat dinner of corn beef and
cabbage, the romance of married life
iB not necessarily over.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-08-19
THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1916.

1t is to be hoped that the United
States will never become accustomed
to the door nat frame of mind.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-08-19

Another interesting matter of specu-
lation is why do the trousers of all
public meA bag at the krees?"
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-08-19

Between Mr. Bryan and Col. Roose-
Velt, President Wilson should he able
TO represent fair average of neutral
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-08-19
Oils and 06at

A citizen says that if he had known
the present season would have been
so rainy he would have planted water
cress, bull rushes and cat tails.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-08-19

ity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-04
WOMEN IN MEDICINE.

P
During the past year thefe were ''-
women studying medicine on 81 Jess
than last year q decrease u 80 g4-'
1913, ana decrease On 59t .7..o 1--
cent} below i3I+' "heh -.+~' "ol--A
students, the largest HNiA1si, were
ported. The percentage on an -l7"-
ical students was +, or s-lshtl} La0ael
than last year. There we're $50 "o-
men graduates thls year. more '@-l'N
last yeaTs of % PIT 19"l Oh ~
ates OF an lAe women INA u IL ID -.'.-- 49,
il6, tls' per cent? were lA @l14lu
ance at the two medical colleges LOT
women while the remaining 45- ie0+
per cent? were mal71calafaa lH iAe 'e
eoeducatlonai colleges. 5To-h 1L.e TWO
women's colleges there were 9A' o'
292 per cent, or all women sfa4Hases,
while 81, or gus per e5Al. secured
their degrees tro1 eoeiaea1oaal COZ
leges.
The number Oh colleges is Inc small
est since 1885, al which time began
the rapid movement toward creating
medical colleges, many Of which were
conducted for proIit- 4ae rapid ln-
crease aA the 1uaoaf q -o-'s5e7 Al
tween 1850 ana 1904 mas been pefai-
Ieied ouLy 10y the rapid decrease since
1900 There has been a- net decrease
of SIS colleges since 1905, when there
we're 1872 and when tht5 country mad
about one-Half Of the worlds supply
Of medical colleges. Nlnety-tWo col
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-04
THE WATERS OF ILLINOIS

The quality of the wafer that may
be found at any point along the larger
streams within Oh bordering the state
may be obtained. on application, from
the United States geological survey
The investigation that led to this re-
port was carried on under cooperation
between the federal survey ana the
state water survey of Illinois, and the
report was first published several
years ago as water-supply paper No.
239, but the large demand for il has
necessitated Its release
The state Of Illinois is well pro-
yided with water supplies. but nearly
ali Of them are so greatly polluted
as 10 be unfit for domestic use with
out publication. They also contain so
much dissolved mineral matter and so
much suspended material as to be un-
suitable for many manufacturing pur-
poses, yet by proper treatment they
may be rendered safe for drinking and
suitable for all industrial uses
The average amount of water used
each day in cities of the United States
varies from SO 10 $50 gallons per cap
-tak- VI ILLS tLC E1A4E4IL USED EoE
drinking is not much over one-haIf
gallon per capita. It Is of the great
est importance that this one-half gal
Ion shall be free from the germs Of
disease, notably those Of typhoid fever,
and shall be reasonably clear and rea-
sonably free from taste. This IS all
that is required 70 make this one-haIf
gallon q satisfactory water But in
planning waterwOrks system for
home, factory or municipality, it is
not enough 70 know whether the wa
ter is safe for drinking. To determine
the best water for all purposes It is
necessary 70 know the amount and
character OF the mineral matter If con-
tains. Without such knowledge no es-
innate can he made of the cost of puri-
fying the water and making It suitable
for drinking and for industrial uses.
In this report a large number Of
analyses OF the various Illinois wa
tiers are given
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-04

stood. the vast sums OF money cistrib-
uted every year to The poor VIII De
unnecessary. because the poor Will
have been taught 70 provide for their
own needs. Exceptions 10 the rule
are, o. course, always possible. Bat
in ths main the problem that chart
table organizations now have to face
and which forms oas Of the chief
economic problems before society, viii
be that Of eliminating the need Tor
charity and teaching the poor that
ssif-rsiiancs necessary to make them
seif-supportIng The benefits % so
ciety IN q movement Of this kind are
almost tncalculable, It has been eug-
Eegtad that "a department 0f this kind
should constitute one Of the functions
of municipal government And in
deed, what better course could the
activities Of public officials taxa than
Of teaching the citizens Of the various
cities and towns that their first duty
IS the abolition OF poverty,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-04
TAVENNER's PLYMOUTH ADDRESS

exceeded hers by more than 500 ,U00,U0u,
vet her army is more than eight times
as large. The revenue Of France IS
more than s233,000 600 greater than
ours, but our expense for war and on
/ account of wars is nearly S500,000,000
/ dollars more than hers.
The cost Of our navy has scared
from $4,000. 900 in 1888 to $40, 600 0o0
in 1914 The per capita appropriations
1 by congress is climbing in the proper
ti0n to the expenditures. In 1890 it
was S6.15 per capita and in 1914 S1189.
This enormous expense, in compari-
son TO other countries and with prac-
uca1ly nothing to show for it, Is
caused by the war trust composed OF
Dupont. Morgan and others, together
with officers Of the army and navy who
are behind a lobby TO see that all con
tracts for war supplies. ships, etc, are
let to private concerns like the Beth
lehem Steel company and the Dupont
Powder company, at an enormous
profit General Crozier, chief of ord
nance. is a stakeholder in the Bethle-
hem company.
MIR. Tavenner's fight is TO have all
munitions of war manufactured by the
government. cutting down the cost
one-haT He has been fighting tbs
powerful navy league alone until re-
Gently he has attracted congressman
and senators by the force OF his logic
and his unquestioned familiarity with
facts and from all over the country
now are coming offers Of assistance
from government representatives and
he will have a strong following TO
back him up in the next congress.
Clyde T. TavenRer Is national fig
ure. He is one Of the few representa-
tives who have the nerve. ability and
energy to thoroughly investigate and
expose a. powerful world wide trust.
That this trust did all in their power
TO defeat him for reelection last year,
is a compliment to his ability to thor
oughly scare these plunderers Of the
people.
After the address many came up and
congratulated him and expressed their
approval Of his address,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-04
Carthage Republican,

~,,srasgr,s, --.,.srr.. gfi,na5
..--.--,.
-'1- '''5'' >~o1 1-'1-77 Wy 9'ii'7''''' l'9'1' va
his way TO Plymouth 10 address the
rrl-county old settlers. He came in
after dark ana went right ro he'd and
as soar as ba mad hraaI-fa=r drove tn
I3f,-,no,-F in rfs aa~ IL Iii co,,a
tn ~arthage 7afer his faI1 - ra1I an
his constituents
AIT Plymouth ii SET in for a drilling.
cold dsv The Lincoln rhanfauora
MANAGER l5n51v Let +ba aesocia+1o9
f-a,.. he .57.s If -befr +a,,+ s,,- M -rs,--
anrar,s sneach and some 2no gathered
ia hear him
Mr. Tarar,s- had d Ffr s,,Ft..+ and
handled IL in "a HE r-av ia z,-ss 1ar-
rsr-fv al nome r,3tb his suhtor+ s,d
far over am bour rsDi5lz, and aloora7,t-
f,. ,,.sr- o,,,,, +l,- aal,-,r go -, +t,e
5fs.- .o-t Of 49, a,z .t. - - -
~ ~ ~. - -, ,-- 80.
great cost We 1a5 d,.a-a ttt 80 s,,
fecr nre+rv INV in the sa-isa If al
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-04

/ Petrograd- Correspondence Of The
/ Associated Press)-The evacuation Of
Poland was decided upon by Russia in
1910, declares the Russky Invalid, the
/ Russian military organ, in a discus
/ sion Of the general STATS before-the-
war plans for the defense Of the west
ern frontier.
Before the war" says the journal
Russia anticipated that in the event
of war Austria and Germany, because
Of their rapid means OF mobilization
and immense technical resources,
would turn their attention first of all
against Russia To Illustrate this
plan it was decided IN 1910 that the
Russian territory iutting into Ger
many and the fortified places west OF
! Brest-Litoysk should not be organized
for 8 state Of war. The region fur
Their east was chosen for the concen-
tTation OF the Russian forces {
Tt would have been dangerous TO
attribute too great an importance to
and to have held on to the Narew and
Vtstula, with their fortified towns. It
/ is better to take advantage of the
depth of our theatre Of war to draw
abe German armies far from their base
and TO force them to exhaust them
{ selves. To this end it was necessary
10 sacrifice the Polish salient. Three
months constant marching, fighting
and privations weaken the enemy
There are already evidences that the
morale force of the German army is
weakening in its attack. and prisoners
confirm that this weakening IS not
only moral but physical.
This war viii be decided by the
armies in battle, and it Is OF no i'm
| portance where this battle will take
place. Thus our retreat assures US
victory. for our armies are only now
beginning to develop, while an abund-
ance Of munitions OF war awaits US in
the near future. thanks TO the mobiIi-
cation Of the national industry and to
the orders placed abroad, whereas for
the moment the enemy IS in favorable
position in this regard.
"A glance backward shows that at
the beginning of the war the Germans
threw the mass of their army against
France. This leap forward on their
part had happy results for us, for
We advanced into enemy territory.
notably in Galicia; now the tables
are turned. However, 1t is impossible
10 hamper the liberty of movement Of
the Russian army in any particular
region or on any particular frontier,
and it would be impracticable to waste
garrisons in defending fortified towns
which are none too safe, as the Aus
TRANS did in Przemsyi. That is why,
examining, after a year of war, the
map Of the Russian front. we see the
necessity Of the Russian armies
10 maneuFre and deploy on their base
line. This would be the most useful
object to aim at. especially In view of
the situation which has prevailed since
the month Of April
AT the present time we have against
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-04
AIDING TIE BuYER.

When the ordinary housewife goes
to the department store and buys
material Tor her fall dress, she is
obliged to take the word Of the store
keeper as to the quality Of the cloth
She nay have some skill in judging
the quality as d result CT long expe-
r5ence in buying. but she really can
not protect herself against clever
fraud. The government. on the other
hand. which is the buyer OF large
quantities Of al kinds of fabric from
yarn and thread to rope and t0welinE,
has the benefit of absolutely scientific
tests. An account OF the apparatus
used with photographs and diagrams
are to be found ia their circular No
IL Under certain conditions, by the
payment of certain fees. the services
of the bureau may be had By private
citizens
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-04
Physio and the Liver

A correspondent writes that ne had
q severe cough last winter which the
doctor attributed to his liver. Now,
long months afterward. the cough is
better, thanks to the doctors treat
meut, but could we suggest something
he can take for his liyers Would we
recommend compound lfcorIce pow
der as a habitual laxative? BY what
he reads, it seems If the liver Is kept
in order the whole system will work
smoothly and uncomplainingly, Is
that not SO?
It IS not so. We protest against
the idea that the liver is concerned IN
every dose Of physic, That notion
should have succumbed 20 a natural
death at the time people stopped read
ing Old Doctor Rootsandherbs' al
manac.
If anybody knows Of a laxative or
phEsic that stirs up the liver any more
than is necessary to move the bowel,
we would appreciate tip about it,
because we wouldn't want to number
that medicine among our favorite
remedies. We may be entirely mis-
taken about the functions and pur-
poses Of the liver. but We believe it is
a good organ to let alone.
AS a place Of romance, the human
liver has it over the heart like big
top. We dare say more bunk is print
ed about the human liver than ever
was exploited by the advance agent of
a three-ring circus. AS matter Of
fact. what we know about the action
of drugs on The liver you could put in
your aye and pose for d frst-class por-
trait.
Perhaps it doesn't worry the liver
any this popular notion that all sorts
of physic single it out as fair target.
AT any rate, the long-enduring organ
goes on patiently and quietly doing
IFS work just about the same. what
ever physics you take or refuse TO
take. Even our old friend, caIomeI.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-04
THE CHARITY PROBLEM.

Charitable organizations through
out the country ars now endeavoring
70 simplify the means of distribution
In such a way that # shall be done
economically and that the objects of
such charity shall In all instances
prove worthy. To this end q new or
ganization has been formed IN Chi
cage, under the leadership Of Judge
Mckenzie Cleland, q former Judge Of
the municipal court In that city. The
proposition Is fundamentally not DIFF
ferent from the plan followed by va
rtous associated charities throughout
the country. IN this case, however.
II is proposed 10 locate within Ger
tain districts an accredited agent Of
the organization, whose duty Il shall
be TO ascertain the worth OF apn!f-
cants for assistance.
The difficulties that charitable or
CARNATIONS have encountered in their
efforts 70 relieve the necessities Of
the poor again calls attention. SAYS
the Peoria Star. 10 the outstanding
fact that the proper thing TO do is
not 10 dispense charity. but to abol-
fsh the need fer charity. When this
principle Is thoroughly understood.
as Il Is rapidly becoming TO be under
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-04
LABOR DAY

Next Monday is labor's holiday and
Rock Island as usual viii pay its an
nual tribute 10 those who toll Rock
Islanders will take prominent part in
the tri-city celebration, which Wal
take place il Moline and business VIII
be suspended for the day Labor in
America has especial cause 10 rejoice
this year because it has been pev-
mitted to be employed. for the most
part. IN tasks which add to the wealth
OF the world and make it better and a
more desirable place In which to
live, instead OF being pressed Into
service fighting IN the trenches or
making the things 10 kill and destrog =.
And all the people should take al
vantage OF this one day of the year
and help the toilers TO celebrate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-04

John Phillips, a farmers boy, was
+ fishing one summer afternoon in a
punt on the river He was anchored
about a mile below an old railroad
bridge that years before had given
way under a train, precipitating both
engine and cars into the stream. After
/ the accident the bridge had been re-
paired, but the crossing of the river
had been changed to d point further
upstream, and the lower bridge had
not been since used.
This accident was the one great
event in the history of the region in
which it occurred. At the time OF its
occurrence every one had been greatly
shocked. Since then whenever persons
living near the bridge found CONVEX
sation tagging they invariably fall
I back upon the great catastrophe for
topic.
johnny had heard it reported that
a phantom train had at different times
/ been seen to enter upon the bridge
and tumble IN the water. He had
never met any one who had seen one
/ Of these ghostIy performances but so
many persons believed in them that
Johnny had come TO believe in them
himself
Johnny was sitting quietly in his
punt, waiting for a bite and thinking
about the railroad accident. the phan-
tom train and all that, when he heard
the choo choo of a starting tratd
some distance hack from the river. He
was surprised, for since the accident
not only the crossing, but that part OF
the road leading 10 and from it had
boon abandoned. The puns came near
. er and nearer together, and presently
Johnny realized that a train was near
ing the brink OF the river.
Then suddenly Johnny's blood ran
cold z locomotive emerged from be
n5nd d clump Of trees and started
across the bridge. The boy knew that
the h. idge had not been completely
repaired and had heard that no train
sopIG cross il without breaking it
down. The locomotive with two cars
reached the center, then to Johnny's
horror careened, and with q crash
went Gown into the water, dragging
the cars with it.
Inc 6lBhJ was a terrible SnOck I'D
the young fisherman. He expected to
hear shrieks and cries for help. but
after the noise caused by the fall all
vas sui. John believed that he was
near enough to hear cries and won
dered. Then It occurred TO him that
he had seen the phantom train, And
yet so real was it that he could NOT
bring himself to believe in this ex-
PLANTATION Tie had heard the puffs,
haa seen the train emerge from be-
hinA the trees and had seen and hear
the crash. re could not realize any
thing ghostiy about IT. And yet, what
else could il be than the ghost train
OF vi eb he Lad heard?
Johnny as soon as he had recovered
something Of his equaminity pulled
NJ stream, To do this he was Obliged
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-04
TARIFF AND IMMIGRATION

s. Thurston Ballard supplements
the report of the industrial relations
commission with this frank state
ment:
One of the chief factors IN wage
depression is undoubtedly the en-
.c0uraged, stimulated and probably as
sisted immigration. which has brought
TO our shores millions OF unskilled
workers in the last few years. These
Immigrants coming from those coun-
tries where vastly lower wage rates
prevail, develop in America 8 wage
competition Of which the employer
naturally takes advantage.
The European war will probably
relieve this immigration situation for
the nexts few years. but II is a queS-
ton TO which our government must
give serious consideration in the near
future"