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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-04-19
EAT BIG MEALS! No
S0lIR, ACID STOMACH.
INDIGESTION OR GAS
"PAPE'S DIAPEPSIN" is QUICK
EST, SUREST STOMACH RE-
LIEF KNOWN-TRY 1T!

Time it! Pape's Diapepsin will
sweeten a sour, gassy or out-of-order
stomach within five minutes.
If your meals don't fit comfortably
or what you eat lies like lump OF
lead in your stomach, or if you have
heartburn, that is usually sign of
acidity of the stomach.
Get from your pharmacist fifty
cent case Of Pape's Diapepsin and
take a dose just as soon as you can.
There will be no sour risings, no
belching Of undigested food mixed
with acid, no stomach gas or heart
burn, fulIness or heavy feeling in the
stomach, nausea, debilitating head.
aches or dizziness. This will all go,
and, besides there will be no sour
food left over in the stomach to poison
your breath with nauseous odors.
Pape's Diapepsin helps to neutral
ize the excessive acid in the stomach
which is causing the food fermenta-
ton and preventing proper digestion.
Relief in five minutes is waiting
for you at any drug store.
These large fifty-cent cases contain
enough "Pape's Diapepsin" to usually
keep the entire family free from stom-
ach acidity and its symptoms OF in
digestion, dyspepsia, sourness,. gases,
heartburn, and headache, for many
months. 1t belongs in your home.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-04-19
Of our grandmothers.
Dancing Popular

Dancing Popular
Dancing has always been popular
in all times, and among all classes,
and our dignified grandparents were
once young and enjoyed tripping the
light fantastic toe as well as the
most feather-headed Of their descend
ants. The dances were conducted
somewhat differently from the pres
ent time, round dances not being as
popular, and there were not as many
forms. Quadrills and reels were
greatly in favor, and the caller could
ring on as many variations as his
quick brain could conjure up.
Operreel, Virginia reel, moneymusk,
with an occasional Irish trot, a roll
licking gig, were all popular, but the
real favorite was as fireman's dance.
There was throb and rhythm about
that tune that set ones pulse throb-
bling and caused general rush for
places on the floor.
Round dances differed very much
from present forms. The hop, skip
and half turns of the modern waltz
would hardly be recognized as waltz
ing by those familiar with the grace
full gliding step of the old-time waltz
The dignified. fve-step and schottish
would stare aghast at the gyrations
of the modern tango.
This is but a partial list Of the So
cial activities and amusements Of
our grandparents time. They were
strong morally, mentally and physi-
cally, and they lived, loved, married
and reared their families and died,
leaving to their descendants as rich
legacy tire foundation upon which all
the conveniences and luxuries Of our
modern life have been erected.
MRS. L. H. PALMER.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-04-19

| fourth operation. The parents and sis.
ter of, Mr.. Cross spent last summer
at Devils Lake.
Superintendent A c. Kiugsford has
returned from a trip to Chicago and
Gary, Ind. Gary is much advertised
town on account of its school ideas.
While in Chicago Mr.. Kingsford at.
tended patriotic meeting where Ads
miral Peary who went to the north
pole, former Secretary of War Slim
son, President James of the Univeis-
sity of Illinois, and others spoke.
There is much patriotism manifest in
Chicago.
Vernon Buchner entertained several
boy friends at his home on Second
street Monday evening in honor of his
fifteenth birthday. The time was
pleasantly spent in games, and music
and refreshments were served. A
large birthday cake with fifteen cam
dies was a feature of the evening"
Each boy left a book in remembrance
of the occasion.
At the time of the Skillet Creek
meeting to discuss the lighting prop
osition, some words passed between
A. X. Bassett and Fred Schubring.
The former was assessed $500 and
costs, amounting to $9.74 in the court
of Justice Adolph Andre ON the charge
Of assault.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Johnson have.
returned from Cameron Junction,
where they visited their daughter, Mrs.
H. M. Hill. Mr.. Johnson returned
some days ago and Mrs. Johnson came
back Wednesday night. When the for
mer left the ground was covered with
snow, but there is little snow now.
They are exhibiting number of pic
lures which show how. a train looked
after it had been hauled from a drift
The engine was covered with snow
from top to bottom. One of the men
on the engine almost froze to death.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. J. Wilson and sons,
Morris and Robert, came from Okee
Tuesday with their touring car. Mr..
Wilson reports the roads are excellent
and also states that the citizens Of
Lodi are showing great progressive
spirit. They voted to bond the village
for $4,000, bonus for moving expense
and factory site for the Skidd Manu-
featuring company of Kenosha, who
are. to loacte their plant in Lodi in the
Steele & Bissel tobacco warehouse or
some other Lodi SITE The company,
it the understood, wrote the Lodi may
or for information as to houses for
their employees this week. "It looks
now as though Lodi will get the plant"
remarked Mr.. Wilson. This is the
same Skidd concern that wanted a
proposition from Portage and Baraboo
and negotiated for many months with
both these cities before taking up the
proposition with Lodi.-Portage Reg
lister
Mrs Frank Cleveland went to
North Freedom this morning to spend
the day with Mrs. George w. Davies.I
This evening Mrs Cleveland, accom-
panied by her brother, Walter Bible,
and Mrs George Davies, will go to
shippewa Falls to attend the funeral
Of their nephew, George Bible, the
son of Mr. and Mrs Ed
ward Bible.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Newell and
children are still enjoying the Eas-
ter eggs they found in the mail boxes
ON the rural route covered by Mr..
and Mrs. Newell daily. The total
number gathered from the metal re-
ceptaoIes was rs dozen.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-04-19

It seems to be the generally accept
ed belief that those who resided in
the country and small towns previ-
Gus to the past quarter of a century,
lived q rather dun colored existence;
Mo pleasures or no hopes Of any kind.
In fact they are described as being
dull, over worked and underfed,
without hope Of anything better un-
Tess they went TO the city.
Undoubtedly these conditions pre-
vailed in many homes, but little in
veytigetion into the history Of the So
eiai life of those times, brings to light
that Ia many ways it did not differ
materially from the present time.
True there have been many changes
for the better in our rural homes
which have added much to our com
fort and consequently to our pleas
ures. The sports, games and amuse-
ments of those far-off days were
mainly along the lines of today,
though differing somewhat in their
methods.
Fishing, boating and hunting were
popular amusements and as there
was no closed season, and no laws
but these of supply and demand, the
hunting season lasted the whole
year, and in those days the keen
eyed hunters did not mistake a man
for a deer at eighty rods
Pine Knot for Light
Fishing on the rivers by the light
Of pine knot placed in wire bas-
ket was greatly enjoyed. The boat
was usually manned by two or three
fishermen, one managing the boat,
the others handling the spears, and
as they frequently succeeded in land
ing a boatload Of the finny tribe in
two or three hours, there seems to
be a pretty substantial foundation
under the fish stories" that have
come down through historical chan
nels.
Skating ON the inland rivers, lakes
and mill-ponds was a never-ending
delight in winter, and as the rivers
were fed by numerous springs along
their banks, many luekless skater
got duckiRg.
Nearly every neighborhood boasted
Of someone with little musical edu-
cation, and winter would not have
been winter without the singing
school. The young, with a judieious
sprinkliRg of these whe sometimes
forgot that they were no longer
young, gathered at the schoolhouse
ence every two weeks to learn to
climb the musical scale, and If some
learned lesson they remembered
onger than they did their music,
heir descendants have no cause for
Musical instruments were
expensive and few families possessed
one, unless it was q violin, or fiddle,
as it was then called, but singing was
rery popular, and entered largely ia
% all social life. A good solo singer
vas in great demand and frequently
there would be full quartet in one
family.
Cards were not very popular, but
checkers and chess were played by
nearly everyone, and it was some
hing of distinction to be an expert
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-04-19

t either of those games.
The Spelling School

at either Of those games.
The Spelling School
One of the old-time customs could
be advaAtageously revived, and our
leading educators are making great
efforts to bring it about, and that is
the spelling school. People could
spell in those days, and when John
and Anna stood up and bravely faced
Joe and Jessie, each pair supported
by long line of valiant assistants,
the spectators sat up and took no.
tice. The contest usually took place
in the schoolhouse and lasted from
one 60 two hours, the words being
pronounced by the school teacher. By
the time The spelling book was ex-
hausted The ranks would be some
what thinned. Geography, history,
and the names Of eminent people
would be used to pull down the col
ors, and when the last tired speller
went down to glorious defeat, the
audience sent up such a howl of
applause as to cause the windows to
rattle and sometimes the old stove
would topple over in the excitement
Then would ensue lively contest to
see which could do the greater
amount Of damage, fire or water. The
decision was usually left to the
Judgment of the teacher when he ar
rived next morning to open school
Huskinq Bee
"When the frost was on the pump
kin and the corn was in the shock" "
was the time for the husking bee and
apple-paring frolic. There would not
be enough corn husked to fill the corn
bin very full, but the amount Of fun
gotten out of the work filled the hours
to completion. Refreshments and,
dancing or games followed, making
this form of amusement very popu-
lar.
Apple-parings were another very
pleasant pastime. Apples were pared,
CHARTERED and threaded ON strong
Irvine and festooned around the room
TO dry, and occasionally the girls
found some festooned about their
neeks, and were obliged to purchase
their freedom A candy-pull, with
nuts and popcorn finished the fun for
the evening.
Pleasant Saturday afternoons in sum-
mer were given over to playing ball.
The diamond was usually laid out
in some pasture, where the players
and their friends gathered with all
the enthusiasm Of matched game.
There were no gloves or face pro-
sectors, but the players with hands
and muscles toughened by exposure |
to wind and hard labor, lined up and |
played a holly contested game. AT
the close Of the game the whole par
ty would saunter to the shady cool |
ness OF the nearby Forest Wnere
would De Iound a SWING maze Oy
suspehulng TWO long poles lrolll INC
arm OF some giant Oh the "oouS' Win
! seat conveniently arranged for two |
at the lower end. Here the young !
Oan players "oulo tahe Turns II
S"lnslils eacn o.nei WIN 'neli i"i
Lrlenos uhtl Inc lehslnehlnS 0h"uo"0
warned them that the settlhg sun
was spreading lts goodnight banners
across the western SKY. Win q llp-
pie OF good nights they Would tsauh-
Ter homeWard py tWos, dreaming
youths sweet cream IN the COOL oeaa-
Slful twilight.
PicnIcs
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-29
The Wasted Food.

1t might be hard for Secretary Hous-
ton to explain where and how he got his
figures of the annual food waste in this
country He sets it at $700,000000, and
that is probably far too low, though it
may seem an amazing total at first
glance. At best such figures must be
guesswork, but there are more than l0O,-
100000 persons in our country, and ev-
cry intelligent individual among them
knows that there is daily waste in al
most every kitchen and dining room in
the land--a daily vast, far beyond a
certain waists that would still be inev-
liable with greater care and better
planning in the kitchen and more tenn
perate indulgence in the dining room.
There is truth, that comes home grim
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-29
Hotbed a Help to a Good Garden.

| A hotbed il a sash covered enclosure
supplied with bottom heat, usually from
fermenting stable manure, to keep the
air and soil warm. 1t is time the hotbed
was in operation and the seed planted
an early start means good strong plants
when the garden is ready.
The hotbed should face south, be pro-
tected from the north and west winds,
on well drained soil, near water sup
| ply, and convenient to house or barn.
| The simplest construction is the cheap
est; a frame made of material one inch
thick consisting of back board IL feet
long and Is inches wide, front board IL
feet long, IL inches wide and two end
boards six feet long II inches wide and
made to fasten at corners with hooks.
Dig pit large enough to hold this
frame; make it 10 inches deep at the
front or south side, gradually rising to
six inches deep at the back. The back
board of frame will rest on the bottom
of pit and front board, supported by
stakes, will be four inches from pit bot
tom
Eight inches of good hot manure
tramped solid, with four inches of rich,
sandy soil over it viii give good results,
providing the bed is well banked, heat of
sun utilized and plenty of good covering
used. A thick covering of swale or salt
hay over the glass before sun goes down
and removed at o'clock in the morning
will keep conditions right for plant
growth.
This bed will take four sash, each
three by six feet, and will require two
crossbars TO keep the sides from spring
ing in. The surface of the soil will be
six inches from the glass at the back and
four inches at the front. Two days after
the seed may be sown with
safety. A plan that might be used fol-
lows: One sash to radish TO mature, and
beets for transplanting in alternate rows
six inches apart; another to lettuce, head
and loose leaf, same distance; the third, !
tomato, cabage, celery, caulihower, egg
plant, pepper brussels sprouts, etc, to
be transplanted; and the last one to
squash, cucumber, beans or melons, plant |
ed in pots or berry boxes.
Ventilation and watering are very i'm
portant. During bright days the sun ,
shining on the glass viii heat the inte
ipi Ntl anu II VIII pt hSNN57
,ary to raise the sash to allow the hot /
lir to escape. Care should be taken in
gentilating to avoid draft of cold air;
'aise the sash on side opposite the wind,
,eing careful to close early in the after
,oon. Ventilate to change the air even
hough the sun may not shine. Water
ng should be done in the morning on
fright days and followed by ventilation
o dry the foliage. Thorough watering
s more satisfactory than frequent, shall
ow ones.
Plants grown under glass to be trans
erred to the open ground must be hard
ned to outdoor conditions. To do this
cave the sash off nights when there is
10 danger of frost. Plants in boxes or
'ots may be set in the cold frame where
he sash or cloth can be put on in case
+ danger of frost, or set out in the open,
there they will be more thoroughly ex
osed to the wind and weather.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-29
After Our Ships Fire on the u-Boats.

The German cry that arming American
merchant vessels is tantamount to 1
declaration of war is in one sense q
product of the German mind; in another
sense it is almost the exact truth. How
ever, the claim that the act of arming II
an attack is the exact opposite to the
truth. The attack Is Germany's; IL
comes in the form of determination to
sink our ships without warning and kill
our citizens. Firing on submarines by
our gun crews is at furthest counter
attack; it is indeed merely a measure OF
precaution and defense. II leaves all the
moral responsibility for what may follow
upon Germany.
If it is equivalent TO declaration of
war, it is SO in the sense that in general
the injured party in quarrel-in this
case the United States-must react to
the injury with a protest which may take
the form of a word or blow. Which
ever form the protest take, it involves
no guilt on the part of the protestant.
The blame remains with the author of
the original offense.
That open hostilities are likely to fol-
low the first encounter between one OF
our armed ships and U-boat must be
admitted. II is almost a foregone con-
cmsion that our ship shall fire first If
the U-boat does not turn tail and run for
her life. 1t is plain that if the ship
does not fire first she will hardly get any
to fire. After a torpedo
there is no more fighting. If the guns
means anything they must be used in
time to prevent the discharge of the tor
pedo.
But if our men and guns sink a sub
marine, or even beat her off from her
quarry, what is the probability of the
German government meekly pocketing
the rebuke? We should say roughly,
none whatever. We may as well make
up our minds to what defense of our
ships means in the eyes of a government
which holds that it has divine right to
sink them, and it is our duty to make
all preparations accordingly.-New York
Evening Sun.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-29

ly to use in these times of high prices. in
the oft repeated assertion that France
could live off the waste of the Ameri-
can kitchen.
So ingrown is our national habit OF
sitting down to "groaning" tables, and
so fundamental our belief in our "inex-
haustibe' food resources that II is going
to take lot of unhappy experiences to
remedy things. Those who feel the real
pinch of the food prices and who get
hysterical over an imaginary food short
age see no relief in Secretary Houston's
sermon on wasted food, with the accom-
panying advice to eat less. Blu. the
truth that he draws out and emphasizes
is worth harping on and keeping before
the American people, in good times as
well as in times of trouble and danger,
until our kitchen customs and our table
habits are different than they have been.
For every person who dies in this
country Of starvation there are probably
hundreds who literally die from eating
too much--very likely more than die OF
too much drink. And the waste of good
food in hotels and restaurants and in
the kitchens of all classes down to the
very poorest is nothing less than a ma
tional scandal. All this has little direct
bearing on the problems of food distribu-
ton, short crops, storage abuses and
greedy middlemen, but it is a phase of
the food situation that every family
should think over often and carefully
Boston Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-29
ALL WORN OUT

Does morning find you with a
lame, stiff and aching back? Are
you tired all the time-find work
burden? Have you suspected
your kidneys? Barre people en-
dorse Doan's Kidney Pills. You
can rely on their statements.
Mrs. J. F. Robbins, 38 Summer
street, Barre, says: my expe-
rience with Doan's Kidney Pills
leads me to give them a high
recommendation. | used them
for a severe case of backache,
and when ! was so run down that
it was hard for me to walk.
Mornings, my limbs were very
lame. One box of Doan's Kid
ney Pills, which were procured
at Cummings & Lewis Drug
Store, entirely rid me of the
complaint
Price SOC, at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for kidney remedy-get Doan's
Kidney Pills-the same that Mrs. Rob
bins had. Foster Milburn Co., Props,
Buffalo, N. Y.--Adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-29

the oath that is required when entering
the service nor be subjected to any duties
unless war is declared. When that time
comes, if it does, they would be expected
to present themselves for service at once,
although only morally bound to do so.
By this form of tentative enlistment
there would be no delay, at the time of
the final actual enlistment, for physical
examinations, and such as desired could
obtain lot of training in the meantime
in the fundamentals of drill.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-29
INCREASING co. I.
Capt. Gibson Hopes to Secure $50 Men
at Once.

at Once.
Brattleboro, March 29.-Orders were
received yesterday by Capt. Z. W. Glib
son of Co. !, V. n G., designating April
0 as the date for the physical examina-
ton of the officers and men of the com
mand. The company commander is or
dered to have his command in the armory
that morning for the beginning of the
examinations at o'clock and it is speei-
fcally stated that no absentees will be
authorized. Mai. T. J. Hagan and Lieut..
Herbert w. Taylor will be the examining
physicians.
Capt Gibson expressed the wish that
the Board of Trade or some organiza-
zion of the town will take up the work
OF organizing a committee OF safety to
encourage enlistments and to do other
work which will be found necessary in
the event Of a call to mobilize or a decla-
ration of war.
The company now has "a men on the
muster roll, some of whom must be
dropped before the examinations. A to-
tel Of 100 men and three officers is the
maximum peace strength. Several men
have been enlisted in the last few days,
hut not all Of them have taken the physi-
cal examinations vet.
In order that the company may he
able to raise the necessary so men TO
bring, almost at once, the total enlist
meHts from 100 the maximum war
strength, authorization has been given
bv Adjt. Gen. Tillotson % obtain ten
taiive enlistments.
nder the plan men who are willing
60 enlist y war = declared nav sign an
agreement 70 that effect and h. physi-
esliy examined. They would not take
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-29
Auction Sale
AT THE
City Auction Market
Saturday, March 81
at and ? p. m.
at a and ? p. m.
A large list for this sale.

Household goods, beds, springs
and mattresses, extension tables,
chairs, dressers, commodes, sew
ing machines, 2 good phono-
graphs, ! violin, l mandolin,
guitar, 20 pairs of good long-leg
rubber boots, a large lot of books,
Dickens works, % volumes, l set
Stevensons' works, DR.. Pan
coasts Tokology Goth Century,
and a lot of odd books, mirrors,
pictures, watches, whips, fine
range with hot water and reser-
voir. 2 good cottage organs, a
good heater, refrigerator, car
penters' tools, cupboard, lawn
mower and gas range, A good
shoats, gasoline or oil engine, a
large carpet, bench wringer,
quilts, sheets, pillows, feather
bed and a large line for this sale.
Private sale going on all the time
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-29
Dog Licenses: Notice to Owners and
Keepers.

All dogs within the city one month old
and over must be licensed on or before
the first day of April, 1917, in accordance
with the provisions of chapter 237 of the
public statutes of Vermont and Sec. 4.
chapter 43, of the ordinances of the city
of Barre The fees, if licensed by April
l, 1917, are as follows: Females SIS, males
and spayed females 81. Fees if licensed
after April ! and before May Is. 1917:
Females SIP, males and spayed females
IS. After May /, 1917, all unlicensed
dogs will be shot and the owners OF keep
ers will be subject TO a fine of $40
James Mackay, City Clerk.
City clerks office. March is, 1917.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-29
ORRINE FOR
DRINK HABIT

So uniformly successful has Orrine been in
restoring victims of the drink habit" into
sober and useful citizens, and so strong is our
confidence In its curative powers, that we want
to emphasize the fact that orrine Is sold under
this positive guarantee II. after trial, you
get no benefit. your money will be refunded
Il Is a simple home treatment No sanitarium
expense.
orrine Is prepared in two forms No l.
secret treatment, a powder: No. 2. in pill
FORM the voluntary treatment; costs only si.00
box. Ask for free booklet telling all about
Orrine.
Floyd G. RUSSELL $50 North Main street.
Adv.