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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-12-28

err reading what Frank Burlington
had to say in a recent issue of this
paper, Mike will, no doubt have some
thing spicy to say
Henry Harms writes from Reeds
burg they have decided their farm to
their two sons, Walter and Herman,
both residing near Loganville. Mr..
and Mrs. Harms have moved to Reeds
burg and report it lonesome without
The News.
X
Rev. H. w. Weseloh, formerly res.
ident of Sank county, writes from Fair
Haven, Mimi, that he has been away
from this county for more than twenty
years and not many names in the pas
per are familiar.
Richard Lloyd Jones, editor of the
Wisconsin State Journal at Madison.
has received his appointment from
the secretary of war as commander OF
the Lincoln memorial at HOdgenvilIe,
Ky. Jones was the originator of the
Lincoln Farm association, which raised
the money by 25-cent contributions for
the memorial building and the endow.
ment fund for its maintenance.
y
The following is little sermon tax.
en- from the Atchison Globe and since
it is applicable to any town we villa
give it space in the This and That coll
umn:
During the first years of her
married life an Atchison woman was
not blissfully happy. Her husband
did not come up to her standard He
gave her nice home, placed money
at her disposal in the bank so she
would not have to ask for what she
needed, and had no bad habits. He
was polite and kind to her, but she
had disappointed feeling. Marriage
was not what she thought it would be.
One day her husband said to her:
What's the matter? You do not seem
happy She tried to explain, and he
said: What you expected in hus-
band is hero in novel. You want
me to say chokingly hundred times
a day, 'Gawd, How l love your But
did you ever think you are not the
heroine in a novel. Your figure is,
rather too substantial, for one thing
and your attitude of criticism toward
the man you have promised to love.
honor and obey, is unlike the worship
of the heroine for the man of her
choice. However, you suit me MUCK
better than a novel heroine WOULD
The Atchison woman saw the light In
other words, she has been eating ous
of her husbands hand ever since. This
is written hoping other brides, who ex-
pect a great deal of the man they
marry will look themselves over ana
see if they are worthy of their ideaR
man"
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-12-28

history; and also a technical educa-
ton concerning the lines he proposes
to follow.
~. He should be studious and
thoughtful, keeping his mind upon a
subject until it is mastered.
IS. He should be conscientious,
modest but courageous, energetic, per-
sistent, even-tempered, economical
faithful and loyal to his friends and
the interests he represents"
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-12-28
NOTHING ON LaFOLLETTE

Senator Robert M. La Toilette OF
Wisconsin is finding much more conn
fort in reviewing the election results
than Theodore Roosevelt has been
able to discover. The thing which
most impresses the senator is :hat
''the old line bosses Of both parties
did not count /" Here is his bill Of
particulars:
Wall street came in behind Hughes
and tried to put him over with money
and lost. Boss Murphy knitted"
WilsOn-and lost. The Rooseveltian
jingoes shouted for Hughes-and lost
Boss Sullivan laid down on Wilson
and lost. The munitions makers
threw their power for Hughes-and
lost. Boss Taggart failed" as his
party nominee in Indiana-and lost.
The "old guard" politicians stuck their
thumbs into Hughes campaign-and
lost.
AS he surveys the political field Of
the nation "Fighting Bob" La Fol
lette declares that there is fine en-
couragement in this wrecking of ma
chimes in both parties "-encourag
ment for popular government, but not
for the inconsolable citizen in Oyster
Bay. When you come to think of it,
who is justified in finding greater sat-
isfaction in the November result than
the man who received the largest ma
jority ever given a Republican candi-
date in the Badger state, where
Hughes pulled through; while the
great triumph of Hiram Johnson of
California did not avail to save the
Republican candidate for president.
The Republican party has nothing on
La Follette.-Springfiel Republican.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-12-28
HIGH SCHOOL FAILURES
ANAL WE'D

A study has been made of the pro-
portion of students dropped, failed,
and promoted in fifteen high school
subjects in seyenty-five Wisconsin
high schools for the years 1914-15
and 1855. High schools were sep
arated into large high schools and
small high schools, and students were
grouped separately by sex
It was found that slightly great
er percentage of students drop out
or fail in large high schools than in
small ones, and that girls are much
better than boys both as to staying
in classes and in scholastic records
In the year 1915-16, a total of 40,O71
student hours were analysed; 3,S7S
showed a record of dropped, 1888, Of
failed, and 1855 of promoted. The
percentages are, dropped, 10 per cent,
failed 9 per cent, promoted 81 per
cent.
Thirteen per cent Of boys dropped,
however, compared with only per
cent Of girls, and II per cent Of boys
failed compared with per cent of
girls. Ten per cent more girls than
boys, therefore, were promoted.
The freshman subjects are found
the most difficult Only II per cent
Of pupils pass in first year English,
70 per cent in Ancient History, and
"A per cent in freshman Algebra,
which is invariably the bug bear of
high school students. Geometry, how
ever, runs close second, and, consid-
ering the elimination of weak pupils
in the Freshman year, probably failed
a greater proportion &c per cent?
than does Algebra. Geometry, too,
seems one case in which the boys do
better than the girls.
AS might be expected, the industri-
al understanding sewing and
woodwork, pass large percentages,
but these percentages are exceeded
by the following subjects: second
year German, Physics, and fourth
year English. Ninety-two per cent
are promoted in fourth year English,
81 per cent in Physics, and 80 per
cent in second year German.
The 1855 study shows a decided
increase in the number of students
enrolled in Latin courses in the sew
snty-fve high schools studied One
thousand thirty students were found
enrolled in 1914-15 in rs high schools;
1,1S4 were enrolled in 1856. This
increase, however, is probably to be
explained by the natural increase in
the high school enrolment between
the two years.
Large high schools were found to
promote 81 per cent of their enroll
ment Small high schools promoted
"a per cent in 1856. While this
difference is not particularly marked,
it is probable that the greater indi-
vidua1 instruction possible in the small
high school has a direct effect upon
the number of children passing in
the various courses.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-12-28
DO YOU KNOW THAT

A little cough often ends ia large
coffin?
Bodily vigor protects against colds ?
Careless sneezing, coughing, spit
ting, spread colds?
Open air exercise cures eoldsg
Colds sometimes get we'll in spite
Of the excessive use Of alcoholic bev.
erages?
Overheated, air tight rasms beget
colds?
Neglected colds eften fererun pAeu-
monia?
Persistent, oft-repeated eslas iadi-
cate bodily weakness?
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-12-28

comprehend it. We bear not the root,
but the root us. What is that root?
We call it soul Our soul we call it:
properly speaking, it is not ours, but
we are its.-Frederick Henry Lodge.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-12-28
A WONDERFUL CAREER

J. G. Payne has kindly loaned this
Office a copy of the Breeders
Gazette, containing a sketch Of the
life Of the late Tom G. Pointing, De-
catur, Ill. His experiences were like
a romance. He was born In England
% years ago. came to this country in
1s47. at the age Of 20, and reached
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-12-28
66jS and C6of

Mrs Nellie McGilvra Lews, Fair.
mont, Nina, writes: I'VE enjoy The
Baraboo News. December has been
delightful with the exception of the
cold weather when the mercury drop.
ped to % belew. Just light fall of
snow"
Mike Maher writes frem al North
Bunker HILL Les Angeles, calf, that
he will send another letter soon. Aft
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-12-28
OPINIONS DESIRED

Thomas Carlyle says to shape the
whole future is not our problem, but
emily to shape faithfully small part
81 it. This paper fs sometimes ac-
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-12-28

Rev. H. w. Weseloh, formerly res.
ident of Sank county, writes from Fair
Haven Mimi, that he has been away
from this county for more than twenty
years and not many names in the pa
per are familiar.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-12-28

err reading what Frank burlington
had to say in a recent issue of this
paper, Mike will, no doubt have some
thing spicy to say!
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-12-28

Henry Harms writes from Reeds
burg they have decided their farm to
their two sons, Walter and Herman,
both residing near Loganville. Mr..
and Mrs. Harms have moved to Reeds
burg and report it lonesome without
The News.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-12

every branch of labor, even l suppose
to the Washwomen and street sweep
ers. Those are the kind of dogs" de-
clared the Mapor emphatically, that
we don't want in Harrisburg. You can
say for ME that ! consider MIN d
mighty bad man"
Letter From Swift and Co.
The biggest surprise of the session
developed, however, when the letter
from Swift and Company, withdraw
ing it's proposed plan to build an
overhead bridge across Seventh street,
was read. Here it is:
AT the time we made the request
for an ordinance to be passed for the
privilege of constructing an overhead
runway, we had in mind our imm E.
diate needs for enlarging our facili-
ties, and, figuring that we were solely
in a manufacturing district, that II
would in no way conflict with any,
ones ideas or rights.
This bridge was to connect with
our main plant, large piece of prop
erty that is almost useless to us now,
which was to be used for storage pur-
poses, and it seemed to us would be
much better for all concerned If the
transfers between the main building
and this annex could be made over
head instead of having to truck back
and forth in the way of constantly in
VI SdSlHS tIdlllCs lfollclSt
and other vehicles. which will be very
annoying to all parties concerned.
Notwithstanding the fact that we
still regard the privilege we asked for
as. a proper one for you to grant, and
one that is almost necessary for the
enlargement of our business, rather
than appear in the least shadow of an
improper light and prompted by our
desire to concur in Greater and
Beautiful Harrisburg, and the pros
poets of legal proceedings, we will
voluntarily forego the proposed con-
venience and will not take advantage
of the ordinance recently passed by
you.
I'm this connection, permit us to
say that no persons or orga nization
with the exception of the Planning
Commission consulted with us about
the propriety OF this grant or visited
our plant to acquaint themselves with
the proposition that we considered
necessary.
SWIFT g. CO,
&C. o. fHibler."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-12
HTNEY PROBLEM
UP TO VOTERS
[Continued From First Paecl

VINO were led in their campaign by J.
d. Thorpe, Vice-president of the Ma
tional Street Electric Railway Associa-
ton.
The Motor Club of Harrisburg form
ally asked Council by resolution not to
adopt the amendments.
Gross Offers Resolution
The resolution referring the petition
10 the people was offered by +. u
Gross, park commissioner, and second
ed by Mayor Z. S. Meals
Following the adoption of the reso-
luton Nice-President Thorpe, who
was on hand with some 35 or 40 strik-
ers and jitney men, declared that the
action of Council was mot uneXpect-
ed and that the commissioners were
simply following the instructions of
the Harrisburg Railways Company"
Mayor Meals when he learned of the
statement threatened to take steps to
shut Thorpe's head
In addition to disposing of the iit-
ney petition Council received and
filed" letter from Swift & Company,
the Seventh street packing company,
in which the company expressed its
desire ito concur in a greater and
beautiful Harrisburg" and stated that
1t will not carry out the movement to
build a bridge between its two ware
houses across Seventh street as au-
thorized by Council.
No Overhead Bridge
The withdrawal of Swift & Com
pany from its plan to build the bridge
settles finally the controversy which
had been started by the Chamber of
Commerce to prevent the proposed
construction. Council had passed the
ordinance in the face of the negative
recommendation of the City Planning
commission.
Council also instructed City Solicit
n To .
preparation of request to the Public
Service Commission for permission to
erect the proposed Walnut Street
bridge across the Pennsylvania tracks,
following the receipt from the Plan
ming Commission of the plans.
Other Problems
The commissioners held over for a
week the request of !. w. Dill for per-
mission to make some minor changes
on the Mulberry street bridge ap-
proach for greater convenience of ac-
cess to his business place. The com
missioners will look the proposed
changes over. PaXtang's Board of
Health requested the city to clear
away its rubbish and weeds on the
Cameron parkway within the borough
limits and the matter was referred to
the park department. Recent con-
tracts let by Messrs. Lynch and Bow
man for the construction of sewers in
INuuI otlSSt, EIlBnleeHtil TO N1neteenth
and Rudy and Nineteenth streets to
Sucker Brothers and johnson and
Lyme, respectively, were approved.
Ordinances passed finally included
necessary authority to build a sewer in
Manada street, Nineteenth to Twen-
tieth, and to vacate Brown street, Fiji
teenth to Sixteenth streets
BY Unanimous Vote
Councilmanic action on the jitney
petition was devoid of anything more
spectacular than the calm reading of
the petition by Assistant Clerk Seaman
and the certification by City Clerk
Miller. or the great list of signers, all
but fifteen We're questionable be-
cause of residence or registration
qualifications.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-12

resolution to refer the problem 10 the
people in November. the resolution OF
the Motor Club of Harrisburg on the
subject by the board of governors sep
tember /, 1916. was read:
The resolution stated that tne cruz
opposed the amendments because tne
danger to pedestrians was increased
nv the greater number of Jitneys.
Council was asked not only TO reter
the problem to the people at the polls
but to enforce the present ordnance
against unlicensed jitneys.
Mr.. Thorpe Talks
Vice-President Thorpe talked briefly
to newspapermen in the Council
Chamber lust after the passage of the
measure. Said he
What could we expect. We didn
expect anything else but that they
would do exactly what they have done;
they are only controlled by the liar
risburg Railways company and mere
~ are carrying out the instructions OF
the Harrisburg Railways company and
not the request of the public. The
people will be on the job at the polls
this Fall and there will be the damnest
stir up in politics round here that you
have ever seen. Some of our friends
will take the walking plank"
So Does Mayor Meals
In commenting on Mr.. Thorpe's
statement Mayor meals Sdlu'
"If he doesn't shut his head we'll
make him. Our oaths of office, / sup
pose mean nothing in his estimation.
He's not even a citizen here, he's only
here in the interests of the few dol
lars he gets out of 1t.
THE strike could and would have
been settled-but for him-six or
eight weeks ago. On Tuesday morn
ing, / don't recollect the exact date,
he would not let his men meet the
traction company except as commit
tee from the union. On the following
Friday he agreed to eliminate the
union, and so submitted this to me in
writing-and I've got the typewriter
statement. 1t is signed, I think, by
Hugh Mclaughlin, but it came through
Thorpe Then Immediately after that
President Musser stated that he would
not meet the strikers except indi-
vidually.
Against the Citizens
The citizens of Harrisburg did
nothing to him. yet he strikes back al
the citizens by threatening to organize
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-12
TO OPEN MISSION

Walter E. Alhee boy preacher. who
mas peen preaching IN this city for
some time. is planning to open the CITY
Union Mission. The Mission will be used
as an open house. where men and boys
need. Mr.. Alhee will preach at Second
and Walnut streets. Saturday evenins
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-12
Another Merchant U-Boat
Coming; Only God Knows
When Bremen Will Come

Berlin, Sept. II. - via London.
Sept. IL. Reports from Bremen
say that another merchant submarine
is expected to leave that port for the
ent month. None of the projected
sister ships to the Deutschland and
Bremen has, however, been completed
yet according to statement by
Philip Heineken, one of the directors
of the Ocean Navigation Company
owners of the Deutschland.
Asked when the Bremen was ex-
pected to arrive in America, Director
Heineken said: "Only the Gods
know" and refused 10 discuss the
matter further.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-12
ARBOR DAY FIXED
BY DIR. SCHAEFFER
Makes Interesting Quotation in
Announcing Autumnal Tree
Planting Day

Friday, october 81, was to-day pro-
claimed by DIR. Nathan c. Schaefer,
State superintendent of public in
struction as the autumn arbor day.
DR.. Schaeffer calls upon the teachers
and pupils of the schools to observe
the day in the following proclamation:
An old rule used to be that when
. ever man cut down a tree he must,
at any rate, plant a new one to make
up for it. They have forgotten that
good rule in England. In America we
never observed it, and thousands of
acres of glorious forest hitherto un-
touched by any hand but natures
have been cut down at an alarming
rate. Men do not understand that all
human life depends upon the green
leaf, and that to cut down trees is
to hack at the rope by which we are
hanging"
The Children's Encyclopedia.
Trees grow while we sleep and add
TO our wealth by day and by night.
They lend beauty to the landscape and
cover the mountains of Pennsylvania
TO the very submits with green Ver-
dure. For ages they have been catch
ing the sunshine and converting the
sunlight into fuel for mans use. They
are useful for shade, for fruit and for
TIMBER. The planting and the care of
trees is one of the most useful lessons
which the school can impart
In order to perpetuate the time
honored custom of planting trees in
the Fall as we'll as in the Spring of the
year. an autumn day has been observ-
ed by the schools in addition to the
Arbor Days observed in the month of
April. In order that this laudable Gus
tom may not fall into disuse, FRI
DAY. OCTOBER %, 1916, is hereby
designated as
AUTUMN ARBOR DAY,
ana the teachers and pupils in our
public schools are earnestly urged to
observe the day by the planting of
trees and by other appropriate exer-
cises. -.
NATHAN C. SCHAEFFER,
Supt. of Public Instruction.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-12
Lawyer Tells Daughter
to Trust None With Cash
He Left When He Died

Allentown, Pa, Sept 12.-The will
members of the Lehigh County Bar,
gives the income of half his estate to
his daughter, Katharine Jacobs, who
is not to have any of the principal un-
til she 10 forty years of age. The will
says:
II particularly adm onish my daugh-
ter that no matter whom she may
marry, or under whose influence she
may be at any time of her life, it will
be best for her to entrust whatever
estate she may have to a trust COM
pany to handle the money and pay her
the income, as long as she may live,
and it would be wise for my daughter
to make a similar provision for the
protection of her children, If any.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-12
MACKENzEN LEADS INVADERS

diamonds. silverware, jewelry, optical
goods, etc.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-12
OPENS JEwELRY STORE HERE

M. j. Kohner. native of Baltimore,
but who for the past six years has
been resident Of Harrisburg, has
just opened a new jewelry store at is
N. Fourth street, under the name of
The Kohner Company. Mr.. Kohner
has been identified with the jewellery
business here and elsewhere for the
past twenty-five years, the last six OF
which We're spent in Harrisburg as
manager of the jewelry department in
local department store.
The new store has been fitted up
with attractive display cases in which
are carried complete lines of watches,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-12
NoRwEGIANs LANDED

London, Sept. IL. - A dispatch to
Lloyds from Genoa says that AZ mem
bers of the crew of the Norwegian
steamer Elizabeth ~ had been land
ed at Savona by the Greek steamer
Petritss.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-12
Farmer Shoots Paroled
Convict in Long Duel

tain Charles Manley, a prosperous
farmer, who lives near here, had a
close call last night at his home, and
as a result of his good craftsmanship
Louis Thorn, a paroled convict, is in
the hospital here with bullet in his
head and may die. Thorn attacked
Captain Manley at his home armed
with q revolver.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-12

The Elizabeth w measured 41S2
tons and was last reported at Colombo
on August. IL. She was on her way
to Marseilles from Shanghai.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-12
TEACHERS ARE PUPILS
By Associated Press

New York, Sept. 10. = Although
the public schools here probably VIII
not open until September 25, some
10000 public schoolteachers are
pupils at the daily trair...g classes
opened yesterday. Forty-six teachers
Institutes are being held through out
the city. The education authorities
believe that this extra training which
the teachers will receive during the
next two weeks will compensate for
the delay in opening the schools caus-
ed by the epidemic of infantile paraly-
sis
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-12
THREE MORE TYPHOID GASES

Three more typhoid fever patients
were admitted to the Harrisburg Hos
pital to-day. William Watkins, aged
Z. of 145 Royal Terrace; Leon Ham
macker, aged 10, of 1915 North Sew
enth street. and Bartus Pye, aged 13,
of SOS Church street, are the cases
admitted.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-12

Berlin. sept. II. - via London -.
The official German report of to-
day shows that, as had been reported
unofficially. Field Marshal Won
Mackenzen is in charge of the Ger
man and Bulgarian forces which are
invading eastern Rumania.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-12
BOY BURNED PLAYING INDIAN

While playing Indian" with several
playmates near his home this after
noon, Edwin Prescott, sos Showers
street was burned about the feet when
he was dragged through the fire. He
was taken to the Harrisburg hospital
for treatment.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-12

Enola yards early this morning. He
was employed as a car inspector and
was squeezed between cars Funeral
ARRANGEMENTS will be announced later.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-12
DIES FROM INJURIES

Reuben Miller, aged 49, of Worm
leysburg, died at the Harrisburg Hos
pital at 6 O'Clock this morning from
injuries received while at work in the
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-10-05
VIII Preach at Hazelton--

VIII Prehcn At HaZeIIOn-Dr. Onep-
herd will preach next Sunday morning
and evening at Hazelton and will then
dedicate the new Presbyterian church
there. He will leave on Monday for
the meeting of the synod of Idaho at
Payette and for a brief visit with his
daughters at Meridian and Caldwell