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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-29
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At twenty-One we liked the lays
OF poets sad and melancholy;
We loved the lines that used to raise
The deuce with gaiety and folly.
Longfellow charmed us when he wrote
The days cold and dark and dreary."
OF Byron, that farewelling poet,
our youthful soul would never weary.
Some ten years later we preferred
The verse that sang of fame and glories;
Our older heart was strongly stirred
BY T. Macaulay's rhythmic stories.
We fell for Kipling very hard.
And always dotted our mental Kelly
To that inflammatory bard
And lifting lyrist, Mr. Shelley.
But now that we are sad ourselves,
And filed with musing melancholy
The favOrite volumes our shelves
Are those of joyous chaps, and jolly,
Who have no reason for their rhymes
Who know literary letter.
In these depressed and anxious times
The fooisher they are the better
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-29
Practical Patriotism.

Barney Baruch of the National
Defense league, has arranged TO Sc
cure the government all the copper
it needs at half price. Are there
any shipbuilders and munitiOn MAX
ers in the league membership?
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-29
Their Regular Ration.

Now that the army has joined the
Russian revolution the generals will
begin searching Moscow and Petro-
grad for the large stores of caviar
that have been hidden by Protopop-
Off
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-29

Small Chance for a Poem i'm This.
If we were attacked and need an
other Paul Revere, he viii probably
he a telephone girl who sticks to
her post and sends the word along
the line.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-29
Defensive Measures.

The magistrate who has been
threatened by the reckless chauf-
feurs he has fined had better do his
touring in a motor truck hereafter.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-29
More Useful.

Il will go TO my gardens" says
the car. L am very fond of flow
ers." But the new government Will
probably set him TO raising pota
toes.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-29
Spreading.

When old Ivan Vodka was
doomed by the duma, John Barley
corn should have seen his own fate
in the making.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-29
BY WAY of Salute.

The government is about to rec
Ognize the Russian revolution. All
Americans lift their hats to ii.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-29

in response TO those who ask what the United
States throw into the scales of of
need let mention sailors soldiers ships specie SOL
veney. sympathy. and probably civilization.
New York World.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-29

Georgia proposes TO go bone dry" better and
have what like Christian Science dry BY prohbi
ton Of alcohol for medical purposes.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-29

If a garden is planned in this
way and the scheme carried out. the
plan should be kept for use the fol-
lowing year, with notes OF the sue
cess of failure OF the different items
in it. For example. il too much or
too little OF any vegetable was grown
this fact should be recorded II is
not desirable. however, to follow
too closely the same plan in sue
ceeding years. The same kind of
vegetables should not be grown
twice, if this can be avoided, in IL /;
same part of the garden.
The garden shown in the accom-
oanying diagram was a city back
yard % by 20 feet in dimensions
II happened TO be bounded on two
sides by a board fence, and this fact
was taken advantage of 10 plant and
train grape vines. Strawberry plants
were set alongside Of the fagstone
walks and currant bushes between
the walks and the fence In the
space between the bushes and the
strawberries low growing vegetables.
such as beans, peppers, egg plants
and the like. were set out. IN a space
about - feet wide between the
walks low growing, quick maturing.
early vegetables were planted in
such a way that later-maturing va
rieties could he put out at proper
intervals between them. The early
paintings consisted of radishes early
beets. lettuce. carrots, and a few
parsnips. The beets gave way later
10 a few late cabbage plants. The
sunniest portion of the yard was
turned over 10 tomatoes OF which
OF the yard. Later, in the fall.
there were about a dozen plants
trained TO a single stem and set
about IS inches apart T. each di-
rection. Early and late peas were
put out in the least sunny portion
spinach, kale, and potato-Onion sets
were planted in order 10 provide a
supply OF green suceulents for the
winter and early spring.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-29
Hardly a Democratic Institution.

Few Americans are very strong
for government by the Union league
club.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-29

City of Bagdad has a pier built
by NebuchadnezZar. Now that on
ions and potatoes have come down
in price, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS action
in eating grass seems crazier than
il did a couple of weeks ago.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-29

il sounds strange TO hear a groucr
say he feels blue. Feeling blue
should mean sort of seventh heav-
en- feeling-a mixture of spring
sky-and sulphur and mOlasses.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-29

idea of nice friendly little criticism in the
article in the New Republic.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-01-18
LETTER FROM
Los ANGEL IS
mike Maher Tells of Flower Show
and Replies to Frank
! burlington
Los Angeles, Jan. 5, 1917.

Pasadena's Rose tournament was
bigger and grander than ever-10O,-
900 to see the grand parade and foot
ball game. We were over. to Pasa-
dena New Years to see the tourna
ment O.: roses. 1t is grand beautiful
auto parade Of fower-decked floats
It is a great advertisement to have
flowers at this time of the year. They
also had foot ball game between
Oregon and Pennsylvania. Oregon
won IA to 0. The rich now arriving
in Pasadena for the winter months
are offering unheard Of prices for
furnished homes to rent. One man
refused $4,000 month for six months
rent. w. r. Tinkham from Canton,
O., has leased the Burns home in
Oak Knoll at $4,000 a month.
At Christmas Time
They look after the poor pretty we'll
here, especially around the holidays.
The Salvation Army, the Elks, the
Shriners and city firemen are doing
a great deal for them. They sent out
1900 baskets of food and fed about
1000 men, wonderland boys for three
nights at Christmas time. The Exam
iner Million club had q Christmas
tree that was 70 feet high and was
loaded with presents for the poor
children. They also had an open air
concert with some Of the best talent
Of the land, and a fine band played
one hour.
One Los Angeles industry is the
apartment business-the many flats
which offer rooms furnished and I'M
furnished. There are approximately
1900 apartment buildings and about
100000 people are dwelling here in
comfortable surroundings. Ten years
ago the buildings were merely tempo
rary quarters. Today they have all
the comforts of home, even to ele-
vators, pool and billiard tables, tennis
courts and card parties. You may
wonder how anyone can live in two
rooms and be contented, but it is easy
everything modern. Of course they
have apartments without those lux
uries, for some cannot afford $40 or
$50 a month. The apartment indus
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-01-18
WEATHER FIGURES
FOR PAST YEAR.

A. D. Brown furnishes this office
with the following weather notes for
the past year:
The temperature drrtng January,
1915, was as follows: Highest tenn
perature, SO degrees; lowest temper
allure, 26; days below zero, 8; rain
9 days, snow 4 days, highest at noons
10 below; coolest day, 18th; 8 days
slsighing
February-Highest temperature, 80;
lowest, IS; days below zero, 8; snow
4; highest at noon, Zero; Feb. 4, cold
est day, Is below zenaA
March-Highest temperature, AZ;
lowest, 2; days below zero, 3; rain,
days; snow, 6 days.
April-Highest temperature, AZ;
lowest, 10; rain, 10 days, hard rains
May-Highest temperature, 60; low
est, "a; rain, 8; hard rains.
June-Highest temperature, 62:
lowest, 40; rain, 10 days; hard rains
July-Highest temperature, 72;
lowest, So; rain, /; highest at noon,
10Th, sc above; 18th, 80 above; July
/, 100 above at noon.
Highest temperature, r.;
lowest, AZ; rain, z days; highest at
noon, August 8, sc to 81 above.
September - Highest temperature,
70; lowest, q; rain IA days; frost
18th and frOze on 18th.
October-Highest temperature, 3D.
lowest, IS; rain, 8.
November Highest temperature.
40; lowest, below; two days below
zero; rain days; snow 2 days.
December - Highest temperature,
50; lowest, "a; days below zero, 10;
rain, l; snow, 4.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-01-18

the highway commission necessar-
lily implies that such municipalities
may exercise the power of emf
nent domain conferred on them
10 acquire land for this public pur-
pose. If the necessity arises, the
power Of condemnation may be
resorted to for the acquisition OF
whatever land may be necessary
to construct and erect this bridge
and properly connect it with the
public highways.
SCHNEIDER VS.. Menasha 118 Wis.
298; Village Of Boomer VS.. Town
of Bloomer, 128 Wis. 297. It nee
essarily follows from this consid-
Grafton that this bridge is one
within the calls Of the statute;
that the statute is not so indef-
mite and uncertain as to render
it void; and that the cost of the
bridge is to be apportioned under
the statute as follows: One-sixth
10 be paid by the town of West
Point; one-sixth by the village Of
Prairie du Sac; one-sixth by the
county Of Columbia; one-sixth by
the county of Sank and one-third
by the state"
There were also other points dis
the whole covering several
pages.
Materials Cost More
The plan for building the bridge
would have been carried out and the
structure built before now, but fol
he interruption by the court proceed
ngs. The estimate of the cost at the
ime the specifications were made was
$4,000. Cost of materials has adj
vanced now SO much that the bridge
Is originally planned will cost more
han 100000. Under the order OF
he court Columbia county must forth
With appropriate the $4,000. Mean
While the construction plans probably
will not be proceeded with until fur
her action is had.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-01-18

cent higher than any samlar period
for three years, dsclgre railway Ola
Gals here. The biggest year by far
in the history OF the state is predict
ed. Already the tide Of winter trax-
fic from the east has reached higher
point than ever befope.
Hannah and Mike Maher.
141 N. Bunker Hill Ave, Los An
ge1es, Calf.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-01-18
BRIDGE 70 STAND
IN THREE COUNTIES

The state supreme court has decld-
ID that Columbia county must pay
ftss share of the cost OF erecting the
proposed bridge across the Wisconsin
liver at Prairie du Sac. The circuit
court decided the supervisors were
lot liable for the Columbia county
hare, $4,000, for the erection of the
ridge. Inc matter was then taken
o the supreme court by the state
highway department, through Assist
int Attorney General J. E. Messer-
schmidt. The states attorney has
ron and Columbia county must now
appropriate the $4,000 or appeal the
'ase to a higher court, which is not
likely.
Elections Were Held
The town of West Point in Colum-
ia county and the village of Prairie
III Sac in Sank county held special
Jlections and decided to erect the
ridge across the river, one end Of
he structure to be in West Point and
he other end in the village Of Prai-
lie du Sac. The county board of Sank
'ounty voted $4,000 at a regular
aeeting, and the whole matter was
hen blocked by Columbia county.
The state highway commission held
public hearing and decided that the
ridge was necessary, that it would
'ermined it's location.
The Decision
An unusual condition enters intS
ne proposition. One end of the pro-
'osed bridge will be in Columbia
'ounty, one end in Sank county and
he center will be in Dane county.
One Of the contentious was that Dane
county should pay it's share of the cost
and that the other counties had no
4ght to cross the corner Of Dane
SOuALy. Ou CulS point the decision
avs:
ut is argued that the munich
palities constructing that bridge
cannot take the property in the
river bed and island therein for
this public purpose. This statute
being one of the many statutes
providing for the construction and
maintenance of the highways Of
the state, it seems a reasonable
inference that the legislature in
tended that the authority con-
ferred on municipalities to con-
struct such bridge within their
borders under the supervision Of
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-01-18

Grandma said she dropped . stitch
| didn't see 1t fall
I've hunted for it everywhere
And can't find it at all.
Grandma says she picked it up;
I didn't see her do it.
I guess old folks are pretty spry
If e2ly we just knew it.
Margaret Mason.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-01-18

try is just starting. New ones are
going up every day, and that means
more work for everyone Very few of
the houses are run by the owners The
house Is rented to some man or wom-
an and they rent one, two or three
rooms to anyone who wants them
New Industries
There were $50 new industries open
ed in Los Angeles during the year
1916, which has been the greatest in
dustrial year in the city's history.
Since January 1, 1915, there have
been completed 65 new manufacturing
plants, and over $500 persons have
been given employment. That means
10000 additional citizens have de-
rived livelihood. Foremost among
the industrial happenings Of the year
is the beginning of magnificent $780,
100000 wholesale union terminal.
Another one, a new theater and studio
structure, it is estimated, when COM
pleted, with the value of the ground,
will total in cost s1,5O0,OOO, having a
$4,000 pipe organ and destined to be
one of the most beautiful playhouses
west of Chicago. One novel feature is
that there are no posts to obstruct the
view. There is one balcony, and this
has the largest steel span in America.
A great many buildings of all descrip-
tons are going up, which will pay
$4,000 year rent.
A Very Mean Man
There are some mean men living
here. A man was supposed to pay
his wife $45 a month alimony, and he
collected the whole of it in pennies
and dipped the pennies in molasses,
and it took thes wife five hours to
wash them. The next time in addi-
tion to the molasses he is going to
get skunk to do a job on the $500
pcuul0b. hat 10 WIdI Call
mean.
Answers Frank burlington
1t seems we got in bad in our last
letter with Frank burlington. We
just told the condition of things as
we found them the first five weeks
we were here. The weather was all
anyone could ask for, but at Christ
mas it rained about twenty-four hours
and turned cold, and, as he says, the
heavy wraps came in handy for a few
days Anyone who ever lived here
for six months knows they have sun
shine and roses most of the time In
regard to citrus fruit, Frank says they
are about the same as in the east. The
railroads get on an average of $1,000
a car for hauling fruit to the eastern
markets. Who pays the freight but
the eastern consumers. We bought a
dozen lemons for five cents and the
peddler said we could have three doz-
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-01-18

en- for ten cents, and he gave US Is
medium sized oranges for ten cents.
In q short time they will drop to five
cents q dozen. II you think that In
net cheap enough. you can 90 out In
the country and get all that fall off
of the trees for nothing. Can you
beat it at home. Franks idea about
the sharks is all right, but they have
been after me all my life and / al
ways had will power enough to say
mo" Of course I travelled some and
saw great deal Of that game. We
did not say anything about easy
picking. We said there was a great
deal more work than when we were
here before. A great many don't
want any work. They go out and
hold up the people both day and night
and send one to the hospital. But as
bad as Frank pictured California to
live in, l will bet new hat you could
not induce him to leave and go back
where he was born and raised.
A Little Poetry
A little poetry on the high cost of
living and boycott:
They are asking 40 cents. for ham,
ten-cent boost this fall;
The butcher says he can't get lamb
at any price at all.
All kinds of steaks will raise to so
cents and over
l am worried at the way the butcher
looks at Rover.
We can't get bluefsh any more the
market man declares
That he could sell it for it's weight in
steel trust shares.
And even cod has gone up again to
thirty-eight pound
We are locking up the gold fish when
the fishman comes around
When eggs are dollar a dozen and
meat a quarter bite,
And even the price of such fodder as
rice is soaring away out of sight,
You'll find if you just do without them
there will be an over supply,
And never doubt if you only hold out
CudC CuS price Will COuu0 UOWu Uy0
and bye.
You can cut out the milk and the cof-
fee, the cake and bread and the pie,
The pickle and jam, the ham and the
lamb, you can swear that you simply
won't buy,
And the men that are boosting the
prices will not have thing they
can sell,
And inside of year there will be
nothing to fear from the terrible
high cost of L.
Of course you will starve in the mean
time inside of fortnight or two;
The willow will wave over your neat
little grave, and prices won't inter
est you.
No doubt there is also a boycott by
which you could safeguard yourself,
BY saving lot on your burial plot,
but figure that out for yourself A
Many Tourists
One hundred thousand persons are
expected in the great rush of tourists.
The season will set mark of so per
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-01-18

For Rheumatism, Neuralgia and
General Pains, the Rexalla Rheumatic
remedy will give relief. A scientific
formula, containing the very best
medicines and manufactured by peo-
pie who know soc and $100 the bot
tle.-Evenson's Pharmacy.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-01-18

"Baby Eta, the fat woman Ct cir
Gus fame, is dead at Jacksonville,
Fla Her name was Mrs. Mike Ca
malo, she weighed 585. pounds and the
funeral will be held at St. Louis.
North Dakota Passes Bill
The North Dakota lower house has
passed the equal suffrage measure.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-01-18

One hundred thousand persons are
expected in the great rush of tourists.
The season will set mark of so per
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-01-18

Saturday. January 18th. we started lot of coats
at $1,000. and are reducing the price $l.OO each
day till sold They reach 5000 by Thursday.
$500 by Friday, and what's left Saturday. Janu-
airy 20 go at $500.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-30
EARL OF STAIR WRITES
STORY OF IMPRISONMENT
Mcmber of Scots Guard Ablc to Tell
OF Hardships After Being
Sent to Switzerland.
EYES AND MEMORY INJURED
Guards Force Prisoners Away From
Windows by Firing at Them.
Just Realizing What Utterly In
conceivable Brutes Huns Arc.

LONDON, September 29.-The Earl
Of Stair. Scots Guards. who has long
been n prisoner OF war in Germany,
In reply to congratulations from his
Scottish tenantry on his transfcrence
to Switzerland has written an inter-
estins letter from I:ossimierc. Vaud.
lo says:
NO ono who has not been through
tha horrible experience Which and
100 many others have had during the
last two years and more can have
any idea Of tho relief h 1t is 10 be
once more living an ordinary lifo of
comparative freedom among ones
family and civilized human beings.
My cycsight IL considerably affect
cd by tho long confinement. During
eighteen months nobody in our camp
"ae able to use his eyes at a greater
distance than 100 yards. az all win
oows looking UPWARD were painted
white on the outside and screwed up
at the bottom, and IL one tried to look
out over the top one was fired at at
once by the sentrics.
Every one who has been lone in
prison, especially IL they have had no
change OF camp. ind that his memory
10 seriously affected. and TO save their
minds all who have been prisoners
two years should be exchanged. at
least TO a neutral country. whether
Sick or wounded or not.
1t is chiefly the thought of these
people who are still let behind there
which takes away half the pleasure
OF being in freedom oneself.
Most of US here who are fit enough
also have IA tremendous longing to
get back to the front: mos; Of us
would fight with very different feel
inEs from what we had before we
were taken. now that we know what
utterly inconceivable brutes we have
for enemies. 1 think people at home
arc beginning to realize it gradually,
though am sure they had not the
faintcst idea of 1t until recently"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-30
ATTEMPTS TO ROB TRAIN
FROM WITHIN EXPRESSED BOX
Valuable shipment Not Made, Though,
md Man Lets IIInsclf Out
and Disappears.
Especial to The Times.Dispa,ch.I

Especial to The Times-Dispa,ch.I
PULASKI. VA. September o9.-What
is believed to have been contemplated
as a bold attempt TO rob the express
car on the virGinian and Southwestern
Railway. Bristol and Eliza
hethtcn. Tenn. has come TO light. The
express ompan at Bristol received
at its Bristol Office n large box, similar
10 those used in shipping heavy no.
tons. the same being consigned to n
pnrty In Elizabethion. There was Moth
ing unusual about the box to create
my suspicious
The box received all the rolls and
drops incident to n shipment OF its
character. and, upon arrival in Eliz.
nbcthton. is said to have been rolled
over and over until it rested in posi-
tion in the baggage-roor. The sta
ton agent went his way for the night,
after the passing of the train. How
ever, later in tho night he happened
to be passing md found q door stand
inG open.
investigation revealed the fact that
the large box was open and contained
nothing save n Ratchet. He found that