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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-03-08
TEN Per CENT or THE
SHIPPING DESTROYED

Shipping destroyed since the war
began, exclusive of war vessels. rep
resents ten per cent of the worlds
merchant marine as it existed August
1, 1914, according to figures publish
ed by the Journal of Commerce fA
New York on Friday. Construction
of warships has offset most of the
losses, it was stated.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-03-08
HIGH PRICES FOR
MOST C0MMO JlTIES
Even Elephants Are Higher, But
Not Many Are Being Purchased
at Present
Elephants are higher.

Elephants are higher.
Likewise are monkeys.
The same may be said Of almost
everything except postage stamps and
sunlight.
Potatoes have been costing almost
as much as in Germany, which has
been under blockade for long time.
When Gerard left Berlin tubers were
20 cents peck; in Baraboo they have
been selling at IS cents peck.
: The following prices are from the
Janesville Gazette:
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-03-08
Free Garden Seed

Again able packages of choice garden and flower
seeds furnished by the well known and reliable seed firm of Briggs and Co..
Baaboo Wis For this firm has furnished seeds thousands of custom
and they better prepared than supply the of all this
To who $3.50 subscription the Baraboo Weekly News
the packets of seed will be given Mark the and be
your below This offer good after March II. 1917
Cut this and send with ST. SO to The Baraboo News.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-03-08
MRS. KEITH UNDERGOES
OPERATION AT REEDSBURG

Mrs. I. Kieth of Reedsburg was TAX
en- to the sanitarium in that city.
where she submitted to an operation
for appendicitis few days ago. She
b well known In Baraboo.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-03-08
Write Only
On One Side

Often persons send articles to this
Office written on both sides Of the pa
per. Write on but one side for q
newspaper. The man at the machine
looks only on one side of things, and
to attempt anything else is confusing.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-24
WHY is A CATS TAlL7
Does 1t Servo Useful Purpose, or Is
It Merely Ornamental?

" WcfSlf OFtiafIlcHNdiE
The question having arisen, "Why
does the eat have tail?' the scientists
seem willing to answer It with another
question, How would the cat look
without n tails" No one can gaInsay
the fact that the tall is valuable orna-
ment. The cat without one is sorry
sight But there are those who main.
tain that the tail serves the cat as a
sort of gyroscopc, balancing the body
In leaplng, says the Popular Science
Monthly
This cannot be wholly true. for Manx
cats get along very well without tails
and rabbits have no use for them al
all. Yet both the Manx cats and rab-
bits do lot OF leaping. After all, II
looks as II the tail is only an ornament
unless 1t is kind OF safety valve for
expression In exciting times.
OF course there are instances where
the tail serves some purpose other than
that of art. The monkey finds his use
full as sort OF fifth leg; the horse uses
his rs fly swatter, as does the lion
the crocodile uses his for swimming, as
do the seal and the turtle aud other
aquatic creatures, and the rattlesnakC
uses his for warning enemies. ''ae
According to W. ID. Matthews OF the
American Museum OF Natural History
the tail was necessary organ for the
aquatic and amphibious ancestors from
which the higher animals are descend
ed. When they took to terrestrial life
and to walking on all fours the tail be
came more or less superhuous.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-24
DON'T NEGLECT A FEVER.
Keep a Clinical Thermometer In the
Home and Use II.

Home and Uso II.
Every home should have n thermome-
ter In the household medicine closet.
No family, especially where there are
children, should be without n thermom-
eter. The thermometer gives the cor
rect temperature OF the body whenever
II Is necessary to find out what Il
may be.
The beginning Of nm Illness IL shown
by the thermometer. When one X well
the normal temperature Is 0S.G degrees.
Any rise IN the temperature, especially
II 1t reaches 100 or lOl degrees, shows
there is fever aud physician should
he called In to treat the condition and
find out the cause OF the fever.
Children and adults having temper.
ature OF over 100 degrees should re.
main indoors and In bed. IL is always
dangerous TO 20 about the house or out
OF the house when there is any eleva-
ton Of the body temperature
When one suffers from cold there
may be n temperature OF l0l or even
102, aud n one goes about the house OF
out OF dCcis Il IL no uncommon thing
for him later on tn lind himself In bed
suffering from bronchitis or pnoumo
mia, and death frequently results, and
all from neglecting TO remain indoor.
when having bad cold.
llny clinical thermometer and use
It. II iany save you from severe M
ness 10y sliuHlng you that you require
the services OF a physician.-philadcl
plha Record.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-24
WARTIME SIGNALS.
Clever nevies That Was Used BY
the Ancient Romans.

the Ancient Romans.
In view Of the varied ana scientific
signal methods used in modern war
fare a ces ription of the ancient sig
mailing methods found in the writings
OF polybius viii prove Of interest.
This writer had observed the opera
tons OF the Roman generals before the
fall Of Carthage In ii3 Il. G. and says
they provided their signal stations with
earthcnware vessels, exactly equal in
all respects and fitted with cocks which
allowed The water to escape at the
same rate. They were carefully test
ell to make sure of the last require
ment. Corks Of smaller diameter than
the vessel were loated in them, bear
Ing rods, upon which were marked at
a distance Of three fingers apart the
simplest and most urgent military mes
sages. They were used as follows:
The sending station raised torch.
The receiving station, seeing it, did
likewise, This was Il signal for both
stations TO open the corkS OF their wa
ter Jars. When the rod NJ the sending
station had sunk so that the desired
message appeared at the edge Of the
Jar another torch was raised, and the
receiving station shut on its cork and
read the message on the rod, marked
identically with that at the sending
station.-Deiroit Free Press.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-24
NORTH BENNINGTON

Mrs. Roger O'Brien Of Arlington is
the guest of Mrs A. 3. Gilbert
Mrs. w r. Mattlson and children
we're in North Adams, Saturday M
Misses Nellie and Jennie Henry Of
Hoosick Falls were in town Sunday.
Miss Gee LefIlngwell has returned
to her home in Middletown Springs,
VT.
Herbert Turner has entered Prince
ton Preparatory school, Princeton,
y. ].
Mrs. Thomas Norris, who has been
in the Samaritan hospital, Troy, has
returned.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. w Treadway Of
Tlconderoga, ~ y, are visiting at A.
S. payne'e
Edward White of Eagle Bridge
spent Sunday with his daughter
Mrs. Paris Griffith
Miss Leeza Turner has returned to
her school work in the Masters
School at Dobb's Ferry.
W. r. Mattison spent the week end
with his family here between bust
ness trips for the II, T. cushman
Mis-, Co.
MIR. and Mrs. c. p, Randall OF
Holyoke. Mass, who were touring
with friends through this section,
we're guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. S.
Payne, Saturday.
Mrs. c. Z. Gleason of Il z street,
North Bennington, has for sale on
Saturday, Monday and Tuesday a
quantity Of household furniture, bed
ding and shoe making outfit. Terms
strictly cash.
The War Relief Work which has
been done by the women of North
Bennington and bennington at Mrs,
]. G. McCullough's for three years
and which has been discontinued for
three weeks will be resumed tomor'
row. Tuesday, Sept %. Mrs. Nc
Cullough has received cable from
Mrs. Depew saying that arrangements
had been made to send shipments dl'
rectly 20 her hospital IN France.
Rally Sunday was observed In tho
Baptist Sunday school yesterday
with carefully prepared program
which was thoroughly enjoyed by the
one hundred eight members in intend.
anco. The instrumental music was
rendered by Mrs. Hart at the organ
and Mrs. Whitman. vlolnlst, also Mr.
Whitman and Elliot Worthington,
conetlsts. The program consisted Of
reoliations and choruses by the
school. A paper on "The Work of the
Publication Society" by Miss Helen
Darling: an acrostic exercise on mis-
sions. remarks on vermont State
Convention Work by Clarence Park
err ana the Geography Of Vermont
by Henry Harrington. The ladies
class having seventeen members
present. received the Banner for
largest attendance
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-24

A word spoken. ON army Of ehariots
cannot ovortake Il.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-24
MAN AND THE APES.
And the Anatomical Flaws In tho
Theory Of Evolution.

And the Anatomical Flaws In the
Theory Of Evolution.
DR. Nation NJ. Curtis, professor OF
philosophy in Western Reserve univcr-
slty, protests IN letter TO Science
against the assertion, still common in
current scientific literature. that man
is descendant Of the anthropold apes.
lie quotes Professor Duckworth. the
leading authority in this field, who
wrote in his "Alolphology aud Anthro-
pology:"
we must conclude that The exist
Ing anthropold apes, constituted as
they now are. did not figure in the
ancestral history OF man.
And he points cut some Of the fun
damental differences between man and
the apes. differences which defy any
theory Of evolution to explain. Among
these differences are those IN the form
OF the skulls. the shape Of the most
ancient skulls that have been found
being substantially the same as the
shape Of the skulls Of today
Professor Curtis pleads that sound
science aud sound education be based
upon actual facts and such theories as
grow out OF them rather than upon
mere speculatlons.
In bait casting for black bass casting
as often as possible annoys the fish ~
much that It will llnally take a whacb
at the halt merely because OF It's com
batlyc nature.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-24
SCHOOL DISTRICT MEETING
To Hear Report Of Committee on
Medical Inspection.


The legal voters of the Bennington
Graded school district are hereby no.
tilted and warned to meet at High
school hall in said district on Satur-
day the 29th day OF September. 1917
at eight o'clock in the evening TO
transact the following business:
/. To hear the renort OF the com
mittee appointed at the last annual
meeting to investigate the matter Of
medical inspection of schools and to
make a report thereon.
.. To see if the district will vote
to have medical inspection OF its
schools pursuant to the provisions of
No. ~ 81 the Acts OF 1915.
3. To transact any other business
that may properly come before said
meetine
Dated at Bennington, Vermont this
18th day OF September. 1917.
NJ. d. Morgan, clerk.
Smyrna times., 1917-06-27
Beware of Witches!

Ever see a witch? Ever see a
picture of one? Uncanny looking,
aren't they? But strange as all
these things may seem, still stranger
are the amazing and wonderful per.
formances given by Richards, 1.-THE
Wizard" and company who open q
three nights engagement at the
Opera House. Tomorrow, Thursday
night, presenting the highest class
and most elaborately staged mystery,
musical, fun show that has ever
toured the American continent. The
entire production iS coming to Smyrna
intact exactly as presented in every
principal city in North America with
three complete changes of program,
and this positively is the very first
appearance of Mr.. Richards at pop
ular prices as whole baggage car
load of special scenery and mysterious
stage craft is required to stage this
wonderful show which overfows with
clean comedy, new music, mystery,
thrills and splendor- 1t is truly 6
show of thousand wonders.
Smyrna times., 1917-06-27

Rev. ]. L. M. Eckard attended
yesterday a meeting of the Presbytery
of New Castle in the First Presby
te rian Church, Wilmington.
MIR. and Mrs. w. l. Donahue, of
Marshallton, were guests Sunday of
Mrs. Minnie Ennis.
Miss Margaret Walls has returned
from a visit to Mr.. and Mrs. F. Irving
Walls in Wilmington.
Miss Amanda Truax having grad
uated last week from State Normal
School, West Chester, Pa, has re-
turned home.
Mrs. E. Morris Cloak, of Philadel-
phia, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Harvey Speakman.
Miss Elizabeth Scotton. of Hartly.
ia spending the week with Miss June
Massey.
Smyrna times., 1917-06-27
CLUB WOMEN SHOW PATRIOTISM
Meeting of Federation at Rehoboth
Shows Much Work for the War

Meeting of Federation at Rehoboth
Shows Much Work for the War
Reports at the annual convention
of the Delaware Federation of Wo-
mems Clubs, held at Rehnboth last
week, show that the federation is do
ing a wonderful work in Delaware for
the war. Over 1000 sweaters, scarfa
and muflers have been knitted for the
sailors. while, at Seaford alone, the
girls who work in the shirt factories
have promised to make 300 pajamas
for the soldiers and sailors, and other
towns are doing as we'll. The club
members have pledged themselves to
soon begin work on Red Cross blankets
for the hospitals. The Federation
also urged food conservation on its
members and the coming year will
send canning demonstrators and lec-
turers on food conservation to each OF
the clubs. Aside from the needs fol
the war crisis, the Federation was de-
lightful, a fine program being giver
and the attendance and enthusiasm
being one of the best since its organ
ization. Rehoboth- the-sea made
an ideal meeting place.
Smyrna times., 1917-06-27

In response to an appeal by Miss
Anna A. Gordon, president of the Ma
tional Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, to raise $1,000 for W. C.
I. U. motor ambulance at the battle
front, Smyrna Union at its meeting
Monday evening voted to send $40. 90.
Unions all over the State and country
are giving to the National Wet. U.
Ambulance Fund. An additional
$500 year for a driver will be
needed beside the $1,000 to buy
equipment and transport the machine
to France.
Smyrna times., 1917-06-27

Geo. H. Cole, local salesman of the
F.S. Royster Gusno Company, showed
around last week some exceptionally
fine specimens Of wheat grown by his
famous Royal Blue Brand. One shown
was grown by Harry S. Sinex on the
Locust Lawn Farm near Middletown.
and the other by Earl Shahan on the
John W. Roberts farm on the Levels
near Middletown. The sample shows
the wheat finely headed and some pre-
dictions are made the fields will pro-
duce 40 bushels to the acre.
Smyrna times., 1917-06-27
Personal and Social
People Who Come and Go
and Their Social Doings

Mr.. and Mrs. Maynard D. Garner
and children, who have been delight
full sojourners at the Colonial, while
Mr.. Garner was located in Smyrna
looking after the interests of Lindes
& Company, financial brokers of Phil
adelphia, in promoting the trolley
deal, has moved his headquarters to
the Eastern Shore of Maryland and
moved his family to Easton. Md,
Monday. Citizens over in Maryland
seem more eager to lend encourage
ment to the trolley than Delaware
and it is to close up the prospect that
takes the Garners from Smyrna. The
latter made number of warm and
cordial friends while in our midst
who regret seeing them leave.
Mrs. Roland B. Carr and Miss Au-
drey Mitchell, of New York, are vis-
iting Smyrna relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warner w. Price, Of
this town; Miss Madeline Miller and
Mr.. Ayres ]. Stockly, Wilmington,
are forming a jolly party in a tour
thru New England in Mr.. Prices
new Buick-Six. They left last Mon
day and will be gone two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. Cooper, of
Philadelphia. are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles H. LeFevre.
Mr.. Robert H. Denney, who is
representing the DUPONT Company al
Norfolk, Va was in town over Sun
day and the next day moved his fam
lily to Virginia for the summer They
have taken a cottage at Ocean View,
few miles from Norkfolk and neal
Virginia Beach
Miss Louise Ratledge, of Townsend
is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph H,
Wright.
Mrs. w. E. Stubbs, of Trenton
N. j., and Mrs. Jacob M. Davis. o.
Burlington, N. j., are visiting Capt
Josh Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Hoffecke
and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank E. Postle
were guests over the weekend Of Mr.
and Mrs. L. Irving Handy at Reho
both.
Mrs. Morley and daughter, Mis-
Dorothy Morley are visiting DR.. an
Mrs. L. l.. Arts.
Miss Ruth Vessey and Miss Merry
. Beauchamp, of Wilmington, are guest
of Misses Katherine and Elizabet
Hudson. Miss Katherine Hudson ha
just returned from New Castle for he
! summer vacation.
, MIR. and Mrs. E. Marriott Fowle
were at Atlantic City over the weeE
end guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Bayr
ard Fowler and son.
! Mr.. and Mrs. A. Homer Smit
were visitors TO Smyrna Sunday.
Miss Edith Goodwin, of Henderson
is being entertained by Miss Edit
: Collins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus Lloyd,
Boundbrook, N. j., were visitors la
week of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Newe
Lloyd.
Miss Edith Marvel. of near tow
was the guest of her cousin, Mr.
ROLAND Faulkner, of near Brenfor
on Sunday and Monday.
Smyrna times., 1917-06-27

Two shade trees in front of the old
Savin property now remodeled and
owned by B. Frank VanWinkle, were
cut down yesterday to make room for
fine cement pavement which extends
around the building at both street
fronts.
Smyrna times., 1917-06-27
WANTED.

8 Children want board for vacation
in country on a farm, reasonable
girl 9, boys IL and 6. Please answer
stating price and all particulars what
action and where. Can go to separate
places or together. Address Mrs.
H. M. w. 1910 N. Wanamaker St.
w. Philadelphia, Pa.
Smyrna times., 1917-06-27
WANTED

2 First class harness makers. l
Good stitcher, steady employment for
the right parties. HIRAM YERGER.
IL E. 3rd Street. Harness. Trunk
& Leather Shop. Wilmington Della
ware.
Smyrna times., 1917-06-27

Rev. Milton McCann will preach to
his congregations on Smyrna Circuit
Sunday on "Save the Waste and Help
Win the War;" A large turn out is
requested.
Smyrna times., 1917-06-27

WEEKLY INFORMATION. The
date of the label or wrapper of this
paper will show the time up to which
your subscription is paid.
Smyrna times., 1917-06-27

The Times Office closes at noon
every Saturday. Our patrons desiring
tolrenew their subscriptions or leave
orders for job work will DO US a favor
to attend to these matters during the
full work days of the week or Satur-
day morning. adv.
Smyrna times., 1917-06-27
SMYRNA AND VICINITY

Short Items of General Interest Gath
cred During the Week.
There will be no prayer meeting at
the Presbyterian Church this evening
owing to the High School Commence
ment Exercises.
Smyrna times., 1917-06-27

Mayor Henry S. Anthony and the
Police Department have given warn
ing they are going to enforce the
automobile ordinance in town limits.
This applies especially to speeders,
cars left at night not lighted and to
the noisy "cut-outs. 3"
Smyrna times., 1917-06-27

Rev. ]. M. L. Eckard will have
military service next Sunday morning
besides a reference to the Food Con-
servation question. The members of
Company G in Smyrna have been in
vited to attend the service.
Smyrna times., 1917-06-27
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE.

DR.. Hubbard was born in the vicinity
of Central Church. He studied med
icine in Baltimore and after gradual
ing prscticed two years at Hazlett-
vile. this county. About 35 years
ago he went to Bowers where he be-
came a large property holder, and at
the time of his death owned three
farms there, about 700 acres. His
first wife was Rose Cox, the second
wife, Miss Blanch Cosdon, of Kirk
wood, survives him. The funeral took
place last Friday afternoon, at one
O'Clock. Interment was made at
Odd Fellows Cemetery, Camden.
where the deceased had erected sew
eral years ago an elaborate mausoleum
costing SIS, 900.
Smyrna times., 1917-06-27

WATER RENTS due July 1, are
payable at the Alderman's Office. l
will be at the Office every day next
week except July 4th. Hours: 9
a. m. to IL a. M, p. m. to 5
p. m, p. NJ. to 8 p. m.-Henry S..
Anthony, Collector.
Smyrna times., 1917-06-27

At the regular monthly meeting of
the Board of Directors of Cities Ser
vice Co., which is the controlling
company of the Frost Gss Company
of this town, held Wednesday, June
20, the creation of fund of quarter
of million dollars was voted, to be
given to the American Red Cross.
This is the Doherty Organizations
contribution to the 800, 900, 600 fund
which the Red Cross is endesvoring to
raise.
Smyrna times., 1917-06-27

The enlarged housing at the Smyrna
Gas Plant has been completed and is
now waiting the arrival of the new
and modern bench which will be in
stalled soon. The equipment COM
prises three carloads. only one of
which has arrived. The others are
expected any day. There will be
plenty of gas in a few weeks for
everybody.
Smyrna times., 1917-06-27
William H. Morris of ''spruance Cit

William H. Morris, aged sc, a
we'll known pump maker of Spruance
City. died early yesterday morning
after a lingering illness. He had
been in failing helsth for about three
years. His widow survives him.
Funeral services will take place at
10 a. M. tomorrow, Thursday morn
ing, and intArment will be made at
Hsrtly.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-09-16
FURLOUGRS NOT TO
EXCEED ONE MONTH.

A rule has been adopted by the wal
department governing the granting OF
leaves and furloughs to the officers
and enlisted men. In the future
leaves will be knitted to one month
Here is the order received by Major
General f. ]. Herman from the adju.
tant general Of the army, regarding
the subject:
During the continuance of the
present emergency, SO much of Ar
ticle TX and XVII, Army Regulations,
1913, as authorize commanders in the
United States to grant leaves and
furloughS in excess of one month is
suspended. The commander of a tao
teal division may grant leaves of alb
sence of officers, and furloughs to en-
listed men, not to exceed one month.
Leaves of furloughs for one month
will be granted in urgent cases only"
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-09-16
% HfSH FTTN 80
1880 POUNDS OF SUGAR
CAPTURED IN RAID ON
LUMPKIN ILLICIT STILL

Mr.. Hoover, chief food conservator
of the United States, would doubtless
be interested III the activities of a
party of United Sttaes marshals and
revenue collectors who took in charge
1880 pounds of sugar in raid on
moonshine stills in Lumpkin county,
Georgia, Monday, Tuesday and We'd
nesday of this week. The officers
also found 200 bushels Of meal in a
barn near one of the big distilleries
which they captured
The meal and ton thousand pounds
of the sugar and $50 gallons of block
ade liquor and big still were found
near the home of Henry Mckee in the
mountains out from Burksboro, Ga,
in Lumpkin county The officers were
unable to find Mckee. He is, how
ever, under bond to answer for an
other moonshining charge.
Five other stills and $50 sallong of
corn whiskey and $500 pounds of SUI
gar were found by the raiding party
at other places near Burksboro. The
officers making the raids werc Tom
Curtis, deputy marshal. and T. B. Far-
ris and o. E. Milan, deputy collectors.
They destroyed the stills and liquor
which they found. but are undecided
as to the disposition of the sugar and
meal--Atlanta Journal