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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-12-13

Merchants should not be expected to
be bankers.
Hold patriotic meetings in every
schoolhouse. This should be done as
a means Of educating as to war needs.
Work for Women
Women must take the place of men
in stores, in offices, in factories, in all
industries including the farm. Won
en- from cities and villages should go
to the country to work for women on
the farm while they may help in the
fields.
Retired nurses and others who can
do this work should step into the
places of those who so to France.
This state must supply 5000 doctors.
Those remaining at home must cover
a greater field.
Report the spies
The names of those who laud our
enemies, make sighting remarks
about the army or the government
should be reported to the state coun-
Gil of defense at once. Action will
be taken. Some have gone to the pen
from this state, and others may go.
Those who obstruct, hinder or refuse
to do their share should also be report
ed. It is no time for paCifsts or slack
ers.
Use food to save meat and wheat.
There is distressing need for this.
A Soldier Pal
The speaker urged the committee to
arrange for every soldier to have
someone at home to be in touch with
him-a soldier pal Many of the boys,
when they line up at the post office,
get no mail. They are disappointed.
Get pal, send him letters from home,
newspapers and gifts. This will re-
move many a cloud.
r. P. Perry told of his work in the
liberty loan campaign and Of the next
one that is to come.
Remarks were also made by G. A
Clark, F. R. Bentley Mrs. Frank Avery
and others.
List of Members
The list of members in this county
consists of the following part of whom
were present:
C. A Clark, Chairman, Reedsburg.
w H. McFetridge, yice-chairman,
BarabOo.
c. H EvensOn, treasurer, Barab0o.
A. H. Clark, secretary, Barab0o.
George w. Davies, North Freedom.
f. A. Cooper, Baraboo.
E. P McFetridge, Baraboo.
Robert Buerki Sank City.
William Hayes, Baraboo.
r. P. Perry, Reedsburg.
Y. S. Pease, BaraboO.
G. NJ Dubois, BarabOo.
Mrs. George Carpenter, Baraboo.
DR.. F P. Daily, Reedsburg.
A. c. Kingsford, Baraboo.
G. Christensen, Reedsburg.
Bert Mortimer, WonewOc.
William ScallOn, Plain.
D. A. Stoner, Merrimack.
Thomas BindI, Spring Green.
Long Distance Traveller
William Scallon of Plain walked
many miles in order to attend the
meeting At a previous meeting which
was held in Baraboo he walked
a long distance in order to be here. Mr..
Scallon is one Of the most loyal citi-
zens in the county, leaving nothing I'M
done to do his bit in war work.
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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-12-13
The TEST THAT TELLS
is The Test of Time. Many Baraboo
People Have Made This Test

People Have MADE MS est
Years ago this BaraDOo citizen told
in a public statement, the benefit de-
rived from Doans Kidney Pills. The
statement is now confirmed-the testi-
mony complete. Instances like this
are numerous. They doubly prove the
merit Of Doan's Kidney Pills. Can any
BaraboO reader demand more cOnvinc-
ing proof? It's Baraboo testimony-it
may be investigated.
Thos. Whistance, proprietor Of shoe
repair shop, GA Oak street. says:
''Lumbago, pains in my hips and sides
and a fierce aching all over got me so
I could hardly get up or down. This
trouble was brought on by overwork
and being On my feet too much as l
then had to be. l used Doan's Kidney
Pills and soon received relief" Estate
ment given August 6, 1879
On November 8, 1917 Mr.. Whistance
said: Put me down again as one of
the endorsers for Doan's Kidney Pills.
This remedy has never failed to re-
9ieve me Of attacks of lumbago."
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr. Whistance had Foster-Milburn
Co, Mfgrs., Buffalo, n. Y.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-12-13
LOCAL LODGES
HOLD ELECTIONS

The Mystic Workers Of the World
have elected the following:
Perfect-S. A. Pelton.
Monitor-M J. Knapp.
Banker-Walter U. Odell
Secretaryr-M. G. Hacker.
Marshal-Miss Ruth Fitzsimmons.
Warden-C. B. Schubring.
Sentinel-George Weinke.
Supervisor-Grant Albert.
icians-Farnsworth and Sayles.
Knights of Pythias
C. George Pelton.
v. C.-Paul Cahoon.
PIT. B. Towle.
M. of VIC. G. Lee.
X. of R. S.-Oscar Gust.
M. of VII. H. Halsted.
M. of A.-Wilbur Cahoon.
I. G.-George Weber.
@. &C. M. Du Bots.
Trustee-C. NJ. Du Bots.
o. E. S.
Worthy Matron-Sister Boehm.
Worthy Patron-Brother Reisz.
Associate OICh1s
Secretary-Sister Blachly.
Treasurer-Sister Andrews.
Conductor-Sister Butterfeld.
Associate Conductor-Sister Ruel.
Trustee for three years-Sister Da-
Wis.
FraternaI Reserve Association
President-Mrs. Florence Doppler.
Representation Herfort.
Secretary-Edward Lesser.
Treasurer-Fred Wichern.
Sergeant-Oscar Doppler.
Doorkeeper-Mrs. George Winches-
ter.
Messenger--Edward Gust.
Delegate to convention-Mrs. f. e.
Warner.
Alternate-Mrs Harry Cline.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-12-13
FRIDAY,
Q O o o O 0 O o O x


x @ o o o O Q O 0 O x
Mr.. and Mrs Floyd Carpenter have
been spending few days in Chicago.
William Wheeler of Madison spent
a few hours today in this city.
Mrs. Julius Helm OF Merrimack spent
the day here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forest Rummel have
returned from Milwaukee.
Miss Josephine Matchett of Pierce
ton, Ind, is here for an indefinite stay
with her sister, Mrs. H. E. Cole.
Mrs. J. w. Wilkinson spent the day
in Madison with her daughter, Mrs
Jack O'Brien.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Leonard Of De-
troit, Mich, have been spending few
days in this city.
Mrs. Earl Langdon and guest, Miss
Therma RobIier Of Colome, spent the
day in Madison.
Mr.. and Mrs lie Roy Parks Of Mer>
rimack were shoppers here this morn
ing.
On Thursday an automobile went
down the hill on the south side of the
bluff with such speed the wheels left
the road in making turn, and the We
hicle was more or less wrecked when
it landed in the ditch. A telephone
message was sent to Prairie du Sac for
help. No one was injured. A few ev-
enings ago the machine Of L. H. Hill
met with an accident on the Baraboo
Kilbourn road and the car was consid-
erably damaged. John Agee and one
or two others were slightly injured.
Miss Mable Erswell went this morn
ing to Milwaukee on business.
Mrs G. r. Marquardt and Mrs. Fl.
Heffell spent the day in Reedsburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Kowalke visit
ed Reedsburg friends today.
George Hanson was a Reedsburg
caller this morning.
Mrs. j. Wettstein visited her mother,
Mrs. A. Schanke, at Ableman this
Mrs. Fred Mueller went this morn
ing to Alderman to visit her daughter
Mrs. William DWars.
Mrs. w. C. Brown and two children
have returned to North Freedom after
visiting her brother, S. H. Miner.
Mrs. w. J. Harris Of Ottowa, Ill,
came this afternoon to visit her par
erts, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Eitel.
Misses Gertrude, Clara and Mamie
Laurie Of Summit were shoppers here
today.
Mrs. Harley Chrisler of Lodi, who
has been visiting her mother, Mrs. A.
M. Neitzel, went to Ableman this after
noon to visit Mrs. Charles Smith.
Miss Clara Powers, who has been
visiting Mrs. Archie Cook, in Green
field, has returned to her home at Ash
land.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. Jackson have return
ed to their home at la Vale after Wis
iting here with their daughter, Mrs.
Charles LaWsing.
Mrs. Herman Mueller entertained
dozen women at her home on Fourth
avenue Thursday evening. The guests
came in costume and enjoyed a pleas
ant time. Dainty refreshments were
served by the hostess.
Mrs. Charles Warne and daughter
Rose have returned to their home at
North Freedom after visiting here.
Miss Sarah Voss of North Freedom
was a business caller here this morn
ing.
Miss Corine Sweet of Ripon is Wis
iting friends and relatives in this
city.
In Justice Halsted's court, Charles
Steppe, Reedsburg, settled case in
which Daisy M. Smith, Milwaukee, was
the complaining witness. The sum Of
$500 was paid. Steppe is colored
slightly and the child has but little
trace of the fathers ancestors. A
brother of the defendant was in a sim
liar case some months ago and was
sentenced.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-12-13
What to Do

Mr.. Melville said that Sank county
should do her share in a number of
ways, and mentioned the following:
All should work. In some states laws
have been passed which oblige a man
to either work, go to jail, or go to war.
Farmers should take time to educate
high school boys and others to help;
retired farmers should go to the coun-
try and assist in the busy season; bus
mess men should go to the country
during the rush days in automobile
SQUADS, taking their meals with them;
everyone should grow as much food
as possible.
People must buy for cash, and those
who ask for credit must pay more.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-12-13
A PROMINENT WOMAN
OF WISCONSIN

found DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescrip-
to be very good.
About six years
ago l had woman
ly weakness. /
took this medicine
and it cured me in
about six months.
] am quite sure it
is a permanent
cure, as l have
never felt any re-
turn of this all
ment and am we'll
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-12-13
Have Germans Beat a Mile

He said that before the war came
OH he was in one of the big munition
plants in Germany and noted that so
many Of the machines were made in
America. When he asked about this
he was told that the most of them
came from the United States because
the machinery here was superior.
When it comes to making machinery
to make war material, Mr.. Melville
said, this country has Germany beat a
mile.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-12-13
Appleton, Wis.-"I

and hearty as any one could wish to be.
| can recommend the Prescription
very highly."-MRs. C. N. BRAINARD,
800 State St.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-12-13
COUNCIL IF
DEFENSE NEE:

What Sank county should do to win
the war was ably presented by A. Fl.
Melville, Madison, secretary of the
state council of defense, at a meeting
Of the local committee at the court
house in Baraboo on Wednesday aft
ernoon. He declared that if the Unit
ed States does not win the war in
Europe it will not be won, and the
united effort of every man, woman
child is needed in the greatest strug-
gle which has ever confronted ma
ton. He had recently been at Wash
ington and stated it was the belief
that the war would last from three to
six years
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-12-13

The Evils of Constipation
Leaving waste material in the body
poisons the system and blood and
makes you liable to sick headaches,
biliousness, nervousness and muddy
skin. Try DIR. Kings New Life Pills.
Prompt relief. Csc. At all druggists.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-12-13

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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-09-04

should be considered an essential fea-
ture of the construction. When traffic
is depended upon to compact the grav-
ell, much dragging usually is neces-
sary in order to secure a smooth, we'll
bonded surface. In fact, the cost of
dragging, under such conditions, fire.
quently may exceed the cost of secur-
ing well-bonded surface by means
of rolling.
The construction method described
above is modified quite frequently by
emitting the subgrade trench and the
rolling. The practice followed in many
localities is simply to grade up the
roadbed and heap gravel along the
central portion. Traffic is then de-
pended upon to spread and compact
the gravel and produce a uniform sur
face. While some of the roads con-
structed in this way are great improve
ments over the original earth roads
they are nearly always crowned too
much for comfortable driving, and sell
dom wear as well as when the more
careful method of construction is fol-
lowed. 1t is believed, therefore, that
il the long run it usually pays to en-
.ioy trenched subgrade andsto COM
pact he surface by rolling, though a
POSSIBLE exception to the economy Of
d trenched subgrade may exist where
good gravel may be obtained very
cheap. In this case it may be cheaper
to surface the entire roadway than to
incur the additional expense of trench
ing and constructing earth shoulders.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-09-04
BEAUTY HINTS

A little vinegar put in the rinsing
water on washing day will prevent the
hands from becoming rough and
chapped.
Try giving the face drink. Fill a
bowl with cold water, close the eyes,
hold the breath and immerse the face
deep down into the bowl of water
holding it submerged as long as it is
possible to hold the breath. Raise the
head, breathe deeply and again sub
merge the face. This treatment repeat
ed six or eight times will be found
excellent for the complexion.
Before going to work in the garden,
backing stove or doing other work
which grimes the hands, rub melted
tallow or soap well into the hands. and
especially under and around the finger
nails. After the work is done, the scan
or tallow may be washed of and not a
trace of stain will be left en- the hands.
This applies 10 work which cannot be
done While wearing gloves.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-09-04
YOUNG GIRLS WEAR BONNETS
the Ears in Way That Is Made
Possible by Couture.

There were epochs when the older
women made the advances in style,
but today the young woman is the
leader, and often dictator. 1t is to
her that the experts are looking for
the success of many of the new bits
of headgear that are being shown in
the shops and offered to exclusive pa
irons.
A new hat worn at a restaurant by
a young woman drew the attention Of
the public to it the moment she ap-
peared. 1t is bonnet of black satin,
reaching well down over the ears in a
way that is made possible by the pres
ent coiffure, which permits the hair to
cover the temples and the upper part
of the ears.
This bonnet is soft and pliable, and
the black satin is trimmed with a gold
cord and an ornament made of gros-
grain ribbon, which holds in place the
two ostrich quilts.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-09-04

1t is reported that an attractive mar
ket for safe cabinets and steel Office
furniture could be created in New
Zealand by educational advertising.
AS every year horses shed their old
coats for new ones, so the deer drop
their horns. Then in about thirteen
weeks a new pair Of horns arrive, but
they are tender and easily hurt.
Experiments by British expert
is reforesting some of the hills of
China have led to the establishment
of a comprehensive course in forestry
in a university of that country.
The Spokane Chronicle describes an
aerosleigh built at Spokane. Wash, for
use in delivering mail in Alaska. The
vehicle is provided with an airplane
engine. and is driven by large pro-
peller. The machine is capable Of trav-
cling over any depth of snow at rate
Of 70 miles an hour.
Due to the scarcity Of broom-corn,
State Senator ]. r. Domengeaux of
Louisiana has experimental success
fully with palmetto leaves as salts
factory substitute. Experiments viii
also be made with palmetto roots in
the making Of pulp and paper. The
supply of palmetto is inexhaustible.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-09-04
CONVERSATIONS

Rubber hose for spraying vineyards
is needed in Greece.
The United States bureau Of stand
ards has tested and approved nom
leakable gasoline tank.
A perfumery atomizer small
enough to be carried In a pocket
hook is the idea of a French inventor.
Sweden formerly supplied horseshoe
nails to Argentina, but shipments
have been irregular on account of the
war.
In England Samuel Wesley repro
duced from memory after lapse of %
years an oratorio covering upward OF
800 closely written pages which he
had composed early in life. He said
that he saw the score In his minds
eye" as accurately as if it lay before
him.
Ono of the --latest electrical inEen-
lions is an electric blanket which is de-
signed especially for outdoor sleepers.
The blanket is said to have heating
area Of four by six feet and can be
regulated to ar even temperature or
from 81 to 112 degrees by a switch
placed near the head Of the sleeper.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-09-04
Smart Froek for Fall.

she is happy and makes others happy,
says writer in the Washington Star.
But the little early fall frock shown
in the sketch is quite smart enough to
justify itself. 1t emphasizes several
new style points. One is the leaning
to slightly raised waistline evil
denced by the center front. Another
is the vogue for princess or straight
lines, evidenced by the panel effect
over the hips, with slight flare below,
effected by means of the gathered-in
skirt fabric. A third style point is the
use of fine rat tail braid, applied in a
conventional design, as the only trim
ming of the frock. The dress may
be made of beige colored satin, with
girdle section of navy blue velvet,
braided in beige or any other color
scheme. The bodice fastens in the
center front. This girdle is attached to
the skirt, which fastens in the back, so
that no closing is actually visible. The
dress has the appearance of a slip-over
model, which it obviously could not be.
The neck is finished with soft rolling
collar of white.
To make this dress five and half
yards of material SO inches wide will
be required for the frock proper, with
one yard contrasting fabric for girdle
and sleeve facings.
No extremes are noted either in
skirt width or length as yet. The
length is conservative, skirts reaching
to the ankle or a trifle higher, and two
and quarter to three yards may be
recorded as the average skirt width.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-09-04
HOW ONE MAY GROW PLUMP
Plenty OF Eggs and Futter, Drink Milk,
Go to Bed Early. and Don't
Worry, Is Advice.


If you would grow plump. eat lots of
eggs, drink milk and put butter on
everything which you can. Don't be
afraid OF little meat now and then
eat cereals with cream and food made
from milk, eggs and butter. Go to
bed early and get full eight or nine
hours sleep every night, and, above
all, don't worry.
To fatten the face, whenever the op-
portunity offers, try blowing out the
cheeks, as you sometimes see little
children do, holding them in this po-
sition for the space of minute or So
Do this night and morning and sew
eral times during the day.
To make the cheeks plump, the fol-
lowing is another good way: Rub q
good skin food in with the following
movement: To treat the right cheek,
place the thumb of the left hand Just
beyond the corner of the mouth of
the left cheek as brace. Make rotary
movements upward and outward, be-
ginning at the corner of the mouth
and making three diverging lines OF
manipulation over the cheek Then
with tie right hand treat the left
cheek. In three months your face will
show decided Improvement.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-09-04
LEATHER BELTS ARE POPULAR
Some to Be Worn With a Certain Sort
of Work or Sport Costume Are
Reminiscent of SurcingIe.

Leather belts are acquiring a new
lease Of life, black patent leather In
various widths being used with many
of the modish Bingham and chambray
and other tub frocks, and wide soft
crush belts of leather and of fabrics
being extremely modish. These wide
crush belts are made in both suede
and smooth finish leather and in many
colors, gray and beige and green and
white and old red having special popu-
larity.
The very narrow belt of leather has
it's vogue, too, and when one turns
from all leather belts to belts and Cir
dies in which leather plays a secondary
part or none at all there is no end to
the variety.
A belt reminiscent of the surcingle
in heavy canvas webbing trimmed
with tan leather is good with a certain
sort of work or sport costume, as is a
very wide crush belt of heavy corded
silk bound narrowly and strapped in
soft leather. This last belt is particu-
larly good in white and gray and in
white and green.
Wide crush belts Of duvetyn or We
lour delaine, leather trimmed, are a
novelty.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-09-04
GRAVEL ROAD WORK
Construction Is Usually Divided
Into Two Entire Distinct
Classes.
Sl,BGRADE FOR The SURFACE
Some of Most Important Details Re-
qut-ing Careful Attention Are Free
quentIy Overlooked - Some
Precautions to Observe.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Figure l shows a typical cross Sec
ton for a gravel-road surface and in
dicates the customary steps involved
in the construction of such surface.
The limiting thicknesses shown on this
cross section are by no means followed
universally, but are believed to repre-
sent the best current practice. The
minimum thickness shown is supposed
to be employed where the traffic is
light and the subgrade is uniformly
stable. while the maximum thickness
is adapted for opposite conditions.
Perhaps the most usual compacted
thickness of surface is eight inches at
the center and six inches at the edges.
The difference in thickness between
the edges and center is effected by
making the crown of the subgrade fiat
ter than that of the surface.
The construction of a gravel road
usually is divided into two entirely dis
tinct classes of work. The work of
81 ouhbS anu piCpdlih6 thC ouDSA"NS
falls Into one class, and that of haul
Ting, spreading and compacting the
gravel into the other. The first class
of work has been discussed at consid-
cradle length in connection with earth
and sand-clay roads, but since it is
desired to emphasize certain features
Of subgrade preparation that are of
increased importance in connection
with gravel-rOad construction, both
classes Of work will be considered in
the following discussion:
Preparation of the Subgrade.
In grading the roadbed and prepar-
ing the subgrade for a gravel surface,
it should be borne in mind also that
the more expensive a road surface, the
greater should be the care exercised
to prevent it from being damaged
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-09-04

courses, because, In general, thicker
layer of gravel may be conpacted on
the subgrade than when spread over
layer of gravel already compacted.
It usually is impracticable to have the
compacted thickness of any course
greater than about inches, and quite
frequently or inches is as much as
can be compacted satisfactorily at one
time.
8. After each course of gravel is
spread it should be narrowed with a
tooth harrow until the various sizes
of particles and the binder or cement
ing material are distributed thoroughly
through the mass. Then it should be
compacted by rolling with a power
roller weighing about 10 tons, or by
means of traffic. Where roller is en-
ployed the rolling should be continued
until the particles Of gravel are all
well bonded together and the surface
presents a smooth, uniform appear
ance. When completed, the surface
of each course should be so firm and
uuyleluluS llldI IL Will uOl NC ulSluAO~N
in any way by subsequent traffic.
4. Where it is necessary to add
sand or clay to the gravel in order to
fill the voids, it should be done after
each course is spread and before it Is
narrowed, except that with some kinds
of gravel it may be permissible to add
a limited amount of fine material to
the surface of the top course after the
narrowing is completed and the rolling
is in progress.
5. Where the binder consists of some
material other than clay, it may
be desirable to sprinkle each course
with water while it is being rolled, and
even where clay is used as binder a
small amount of sprinkling may be
necessary in dry weather in order to
secure a satisfactory bond. The
sprinkling always should be done uni
fOrmly and in such quantities as not
to wash the fine material out from the
gravel or to soften the subgrade.
6. When the road surface is COM
plete it should be uniform in grade
and cross section. If depressiOns &C
cur under the roller they should be
corrected by adding gravel and con-
tinuing the rolling, and this should be
kept up until no depressions or APP
preciable waves are produced by the
roller in moving back and forth over
the surface.
Z. After the road is opened to traf-
fic it should be watched very careful
~ for several months and all defects
which develop should be corrected inn
mediately. The work of maintaining
the road until the surface no longer
picks up" or ravels under traffic