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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-11-22

suited in the death of Mr.. Fox in
about the third round. The animal
weigher II pounds and was taken to
Portage and exhibited. Eddie will re-
.ceiye a bounty from the county as well
as about $40 for the fur. Eddie says
that the fox must have had his paw
caught in the trap and broke loose and
in an effort to get away was tangled
in the brush The fox must have made
a raid on some neighborhood chicken
coop, for he had loose feathers on his
back when killed.
Mr.. Kaebele has lived in Caledonia
for many years and says that fox
are reported quite numerous on the
Baraboo bluffs three or four miles
west of Portage. So fox hunts will be
one of the popular vocations of the
boys of Caledonia during their spare
time this winter. Hunters state that
the bluffs formerly abounded with
rabbits, but that lately they have been
scarce, which is an indication that tie
fox is making his slaughter on the rab-
bits as we'll as on the farmers chick
ens.-Portage Register.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-11-22

l have no doubt the work which
Mr. McCracken has got so we'll start
ed in New York will spread to other
I cities, and even in smaller towns
, where benefits of this kind can be
easily arranged and carried out sue.
cessfully for the benefit of the war
fund, even more ways than one. It
is not at all unlikely that GAINESVILLE
will be on the list before the winter
is over and with our close proximity
to Chicago and Baraboo, where many
show people spend the winter, it
would seem to me that it would be an
easy matter to give a show Of this
a grand success.
| have been asked so many times
and by so many different people if
do not think that the life Of the aver
age person travelling with the circus,
is not a short one. If I could give
you. an idea of the people who have
put in most of their lives in the bust
ness, and half of them over three
score years and ten, and still hale and
hearty and travelling with the white
tops.
| received a letter this morning
from an old friend who just left this
country fon an engagement of four
months with the circus in Havana,
Cuba. He is past seventy years Of
age, and he and his wife are still act
ing. Any person in the audience
might say he wasn't any more than
40 Or IS years of age.
John Worlin, who for many years
has been in the circus, and who is
still an all-around athlete, is close to
seventy years of age, and although he
is out of the business, he is still a
younger man than his years.
Pete Conklin, who was clown and
athlete in Burr-Robins show in the
middle seventies, is still living with
his son in Brooklyn, N. Y, and the
late James Knellville, who was a ia
NOUS rider more than half a century
ago, lived to 50 years of age, and as
for myself, no performer in the bust
ness has put in as many hours as
did,, and have at least one hour in the
afternoon and one hour in the evening.
My work was even more strenuous
than any performer that l have
known.
James Demott, our famous rider in
the early days, lived to a. ripe old
age, and many others that l might
mention who commenced in the BUSH
ness with the early wagon shows
more than half a, century ago.
I would have to say that, although
their work was very hard and strenu-
Gus at times, the outdoor life of the
circus was certainly healthy, and I
think large per cent would be as
likely to live out their allotted time,
as though they were on the farm or
in a mercantile business in the city.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-11-22
MEETS SUCCESS :.
IN "Y' CAMP A|Gl.

On Thursday Mrs. George Carpen-
ter had excellent success in the Y. M.
G. A. war work campaign. The fol
lowing were the contributors: G. L.
Spencer, L. G. Roser, Lee Cahoon,
Fred Paddock, Carl Baer, Otto Duve,
Mrs. William Shale, Miss Grace Voll,
Matthew O'Brien, WILDER Cahoon,
Floyd Carpenter, Henry Erswell,
Charles Gobbons. Willis Ryan, N. G.
Crawley, Walter Meyer, T. B. Towle,
George Pennoek, George Hamermeis-
ter, w. T. Bassett, Mr.. Montgomery,
M. Graves, August Martiny, Miss Myr-
tie Shaw, Earl Pierce, David Sansum,
Mrs. Lee Cleveland, Charles Smith,
Miss Jessie Martiny, J. A. Martiny
and George Carpenter Only three or
four were found who refused to give
and these will be waited upon by a
special committee.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-11-22
4 SECOND VICTORY
FOR MERRlMACK

The Merrimack graded school bas-
ket ball team gained its second vic
tory last Friday evening when the
famous five defeated the second team
Of Lodi high school, It was wonder
full how the "Merrimackers" illustrat-
ed the essential, unity, in their entire
play, and how easy it was for each
man to locate his other men at all
times of the game. Halbman's partic-
ular duty was to pick up the long
passes meant for the other team, and
he filled his place to its utmost ca
pacity. The clean, accurate game
played by Anthony could not help but
be noticed. Like an Indian he never
lost his nerve. Although several Lodi
players mistook Rainbow's pompadour
cover for the ball, and often grabbed
for it, Tyler succeeded in retaining
his emblem of good luck, not alone for
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-11-22
x o o o o o o o o o X
0 TUESDAY o
K o o o o o o 0 G o

Master j. T. Bates, Jr., four-year-
old son of Art Bates and wife of this
city, met with painful accident Sat-
urday morning. He was wheeling the
baby carriage across the floor while
his mother was hopping. She had a
small galvanized tub filled with scald-
ing water and mop wringer fastened
on one side of the tub. The little boy
backed up against the tub, lost his
balance and fell in. Fortunately the
mop wringer prevented him from fall
ing clear into the tub His right arm
was burned the worst while his side
and back were not burned as deep as
they thought at first. DR.. Daley was
summoned and made the child as COM
Portable as possible and he has been
moved down to the home of her par
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-11-22
Portage Young Man Tells of Con-
ditiOns on the French 'FRONT.'
Has Close Calls


Railroading at the front in France
these days isn't much like a job on
the La Crosse division.
In letter from France, October 8,
to relatives at home, Corporal Harry
C. Mcmahon of Co. d, 18th .. S. Engi-
neers (Ry.), a son of Mrs. Patrick
Mcmahon of Portage, tells about
strenuous days and nights in the war
zone city where he is stationed as
yardmaster for railroad that the
regiment is running to serve the
French army. Here are excerpts:
1--WE are about five miles from the
trenches, and believe me it's some
interesting job trying to run a rail-
road. We just get working nicely
when some Boche airplane starts
dropping bombs on us. Every night
from o'clock until in the morning
we are visited by Boche planes. We
have dugouts, and spend most of our
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-11-22

himself, but also as an aid to his Co
workers. Forward Kirchsten was as
quick as a ferre, lodging here and
there among his opponents and fortu-
nate enough to get the rabbit every
time. In costume and manner of play
ing, Center Farnum patterned after
the ancient. Greeks that he has been
studying. In all, the players did such
work as they can well be proud Of.
The lineup and points made by the
Merrimack boys follow: Ralph Halb-
man, R. G.; Silas Tyler, L. G.. 8; Will
liam Farnum, c.; Frank Kirchstein, L.
F., 4; Wardner Anthony, r. F., 5.
The final score was: Lodi, 6; Merri-
mack II. An auto truck load of
friends and relatives accompanied the
victors and helped them in bringing
home the spoils, La t'
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-11-22
ROW OVER PIG
At ALDERMAN

Pigs are precious at Ableman as
we'll as everywhere else. August Kilt
IKE has a small drove and the young
sters got upon the premises of his
neighbor, Charles Dreifke! In due
time Mr.. Klitzke called for the pigs
and paid the damages, When he
reached home he made a recount and
decided there was one missing. He
returned for the lost specimen, and
hot words followed. The upshot was
that Mr.. Dreifke caused the arrest of
Mr.. Klitzke on the charge of using
abusive language, and the case was
heard before Justice HI. L. Halsted of
Baraboo. The fine and costs assessed
against Mr.. K1itzke amounted to
$685., which he paid. The pig remains
missing.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-11-22
DOdQeS Shells In
France In Effort
to Run Railway
nights in them.
Close Call for Barracks

"The other day we were shelled by
the Boche cannon. They shot six big
shells which landed close to our bar
racks. They came screaming through
the air and landed with a loud explo-
sion which threw rocks and dirt all
over our barracks.
1--WE see some awful sights among
the wounded-fellows with their legs
and arms shot off, but worst of all
are the poor devils who get "gassed."
They never get over it-are no good
the rest of their lives. Usually it
makes consumptiyes out Of them. We
have steel helmets and gas masks
which we keep with us all the time.
We sure look funny in them. Am get
ting SO I can parley French pretty
well, Aand in few months | should be
a full-bedged Frenchman. There are
not any women allowed up here in the
war zone, but on the way across
France we saw some mighty fine look
ing girls.
German Prisoners Hungry
There are thousands of German
prisoners around here. They are
usually pretty much willing to be
captured. It's the only time they get
much to eat"
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-11-22
GOOD ENTERTAINMENT
At LYONS CHURCH

The entertainment at Lyons church
November 16 was great success. The
patriotic program, which lasted half
hour, was followed by a basket socia-
BILE, games and singing. The program
consisted of: 'The Star Spangled
Banner" .sThe Flag" red by Prof Will
liam Gates; flag salute by Bonnie
Towle and Durland Meyers; Some
where in France Is Daddy Now by
Mabel Barron; letter from France
from Miss Mary Towle, read by Mr..
Towle; instrumental music by Roy
Prime and Lilah Meyers.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-11-22

ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geffert, on South
Park street, where he is recovering
nicely. The child's father, Art Bates,
is helping ]. t. Bates at Baraboo for
while, and when he received word
of the accident he drove up az once.
-Reedsburg Free Press.
The person who receives thirty dol
lars week will have to pay a federal
tax, if not married and if not entitled
to exemption
Thirty dollars a week is $1,56O
year, and the tax is per cent of the
amount over $1,000, that is, 2 per cent
of $3.50, or $1120.
General Pershing has reported to
the war department that two men
were killed in action on November Is.
Three were severely wounded and
three slightly wounded Among the
killed was Albert Czajka of Milwau-
kee.
w. B. Johnson, with the Canadian
troops, has also been killed.
The troops are preparing for win
ter.
In his address in London, Lloyd
George stated that three submarines
had been sunk in one day, and de-
,clared the German menace had been
defeated.
At Washington sixteen of the twen-
ty-eight suffragists have gone on a
hunger strike. la
According to reports from Amster-
dam the Germans lost two destroyers
in the Helgoland naval battle.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-11-22
YEAR Old
BOY KILLS FOX

While our soldier boys are at the
front showing true American spirit
Edward Kaebele, the twelve-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs Joe Kaebele OF
Caledonia is illustrating the heroism
that is budding into the younger gen.
erations of our country.
Friday morning Eddie made tour
of his traps, which were set in the
vicinity of the Kaebele farm. Eddie
was surprised to come face to face
with a real, live, vicious red fox, which
greeted him with a growl and gnash-
ing Of teeth.
Eddie did not turn and run, but in
stead, picked UP a good sized stick
and gave the fox battle which re-
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-11-22
DAN CUPID BUSY
IN The RANKS

Dan Cupid has been doing a little
recruiting for his branch of world
service. The first enlistment regis
tered from the Madison army recruit
ing office was that Of Sergeant Earl
CULLEN. He enlisted in the Matri-
monial corps, commanded by Captain
Eva Elsista Watkins of Madison
Madison Journal
The bride is daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Orick Watkins of this city.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-11-22
LODI MILL SOLD TO
B. w. GENGE OF POND

The Hackl -four and feed mill in
Lodi, which was conducted by the late
Thomas Hack for forty odd years, was
Sold by Mrs. Hack to w. b. Genge, an
experience miller of Pond. Mrs. Hackl
acquires the Genge farm in Marcellon.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-11-22
EASTERN ST R
HAS PROGRAM

On Thursday evening the members
of the Order of Eastern Star enjoyed
merry evening at the Masonic tenn
pie, it being past matrons night.
There was a banquet supper at $50,
the colors of the order being used
for decoration. Over 100 persons
were served During the evening the
past worthy matrons conferred de-
grees On three candidates. A program
was then given as follows: Song by
Mrs. F. E. Wichern, recitation by Mrs.
Orton, song by Mrs. ]. Brooks, recita-
ton by Mrs. R. Andurs, and poem
written by Mrs. Andrus to Mrs. Ken
kle twenty years ago, read by Mrs.
RriScOe
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-09-27
YOUTHS GET BITTER LESSON
American Boys in France Acknowledge
Their Gallo compeers Have Been
Better Educated.

ran up yesterday to a beautiful
old French town where three of our
American boys, rather envied by other
young men who are ready to offer their
swords to France, have been put in
training as artillery officers. When
they pass their examinations and get
the gallons as second lieutenants they
will take command in French regi-
ments at the front.
They had been chosen by competi-
tive examination for entrance into the
school.
"I'm having hard time keeping up"
said one of the boys. "It's not only
French-and If you think you know
this language, try some technical stun
and find how much you don't know
it's general knowledge. They run rings
round me in mathematics and physics
and what they know they know GER
tainly and accurately. English and
American schools and colleges don't
turn out such scholars as these"
1t is being borne upon me that con-
tinental boys get q great deal more
education out of their schools than
ours of the English-speaking races.
am sure it is so with the French and
Italians, and it must be so with the
Germans. l wonder, sometimes, If the
day of the picturesque college loafel
is not over for England and the United
States.-Will Irwin In the Saturday
Evening Post.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-09-27
LITTLE OLD LADY EXPLAINS
Simply Couldn't Help Telling Men
They Were Unnecessarily Worried
Over Tin Plate Shortage.

The war is mOthering a race Of gt-
ant problems, but there are always
atoms:
She was n little old lady In the
chin-ribbon class, except that the RIB
bons were black net to match her bon
net. And her collar was pinned with
an ancient cameo set in twisted gold,
thin and battered, us II Father Time
had used 1t to cut his teeth On-the
sort of cameo that you either consider
priceless or junk, according TO the
way you look at things-and silver
spangled black fan. She was winnow-
ing the fan with gentle regularity when
her interest was caught by a newSpa-
per headline which a man read out to
another man seated with him directly
in front. The men were discussing the
subject with obvious concern when the
old lady, moved with compassion,
loaned forward and touched the reader
with her fan.
Pardon me, gentlemen, but as n
hOusckeeper for many years, l think
l can relieve your anxiety. Tin plates
have not been in use for ages. Even
pie plates are made Of graniteware
now. When l was a bride / took u
great pride in my row Of shining tins
and my cook was equally careful, but
the times have changed-I think l may
say there is no demand whatever"
Those two men-God love them!- !
after the puzzle in their eyes had Civ
en- way to humorous understanding
thanked the little old lady most appre,
ciativcly. They even came across
sudden joke TO lay their chuckles on.
And they made no further reference
to "The Tinplate Shortage"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-09-27

A woman was seen smoking pipe
In Swansea by-street the other day,
and seemed to be enjoying it hugely;
of course, this is not quite new
thing. Some old ladies, especially of
Irish extraction, have enjoyed their
weed in that way for many years past.
But it was the way in which this was
done which surprised the public. AS a
matter of fact, in London some women
have gone in for cigarettes and pipes
in their homes and in the woman's
clubs there is a rule that pipes are not
permitted has been quietly rescinded
In favor of the male visitors, who now
smoke vigorously without complaint.
Cardiff Western Mail.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-09-27
A Good Greed.

You can't make u real success With
out making real enemies.
You can't hold n strong position
without strong opposition.
You can't seem right to any If you
don't seem wrong to many.
A useful life can't be entirely peace
full and carefree.
Every earnest man in every genera
tion has paid the price Of Individuality
You can't dodge.
The greater you are, the greater the
penalty of your progress. The turther
YOU go, the wider your range OF con.
tact with which you must reckon, ana
therefore, you multiply your battles
against misconception and slander and
envy and malice.
You can't avoid or evade your al
lotted destiny-you can only hold down
your share of troubles by holding back
In every sphere men gibe and sneel
even the peace of the ditch-digger Ii
threatened by the unemployed laborel
who covets his job.
So long as you aspire, others vii
conspire-sO long as you try others vii
vie.
You'll have hostility to face in ever!
place and at every pace.
Go straight ahead to your goal.
So long as your conscience ism
ashamed to acknowledge you as {
friend, don't give q rap for your enc
mics.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-09-27
Little Things Worth Knowing.

A rotary tiller plOw which turns and
pulverizes the soil, roots and weeds
at one operation is the Invention OF
CIV e. Lincoln, student Of the Min
nesota Agricultural college.
A torpedoproof vessel has been de-
signed by N. Y. Lybeck Of New York,
which is unsuitable because 1t consists
Of six hulls. Several Of them might
be damaged and yet the boat would
float.
H. M. Blandy of Norton, Va, was
digging in his cellar for the installa-
ton of a heating plant when he struck
n vein of coal, which affords him a
supply at q cost of 30 cents ton.
The newest tlagpole to be erected
on the tops of high buildings are joint-
ed at the bottom so that they may be
easily lowered for painting and re.
pairs.
4 new mechanical fan for use where
there Is no current is operated bS
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-09-27
Clever Scientists Have
Often Proved HopeIeSSIy
Wrong in Their Conclusions.

Sir Humphrey Davy's dOgmntic pro-
nouncement against gaslightinG Is not
the only instance of a clever scientist
being hOplessly wrong. The early his
tory OF submarine cabling furnishes
two striking examples.
Consulted on the scientific side of
the project, Farraday asserted that the
first cables were made too small. Then
he said that "the larger the wire the
more electricity would be required to
charge it," and in this quite incorrect
opinion he was supported by other emf
nent scientists. AS result of this
dictum the current was increased until
the operation "electrocuted" the wire
and the cable broke down.
1t was Lord Kelvin who by sending
messages through heavy cables with
incredibly weak electric current proved
that Faraday was mistaken, says the
RehObOth Sunday Herald.
Airy submitted the project to mathe-
matics and arrived at the conclusion
that cable could not be submerged 70
the necessary depth and that if it could
no recognizable signal could ever
travel from Ireland to Nova Scotia.
In aviation the late Doctor New
comb, one Of the most distinguished
mathematicians the world has ever
produced, declared that he had mathe
matically investigated all the condi
tiOns operating against the heavier
than-air machine and was convinced
that the airplane would never be any
more than a scientific toy, and the pos
sibility of an airplane motor being re
liable in the reduced atmospheric pres
sure above 5000 feet was by severa
experts said to be out of the question
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-09-27
For Animals.

In London there is an immense vet
erinary hospital where over 5000 ami
mails are treated every year. 1t looks
like a palace and it is provided with
Turkish and electric baths, an operat-
ing room and ward that will accom-
modate so patients at time. Horses
with broken legs are swung up in a
sort of hammock, so that the weight is
taken off the injured limb, which is put
up in splints and fastened up with
leather straps.
A poor man may have advice without
paying for it, concerning his dog or
donkey or goat, and cows are also
treated. One of these, valuable AL
derney, was kicked by vicious horse
and the fracture was so serious that
the leg was amputated and a wooden
one substituted, the latter being kept
in place by broad straps around the
| body.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-09-27

For several years Great Britain mas
experimental with the sugar beet, but
now, facing d sugar shortage and with
the need of making the country less de-
pendent upon foreign supply, the gov
ernment Is taking an official concern
in the possibilities Of this industry
Accordingly, the government has made
a loan toward the creation of a sugar
beet factory near Newark, capable OF
dealing with a large daily tonnage
The British Sugar Beet Growers socl'
ETY. has purchased land, and it Is
hoped that this area, with additional
land in the vicinity cultivated by sep
arate farmers, will produce 10000 tons
of beets per year, which should Yield
II 900 tons of sugar.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-09-27
Machine for Opening Letters.

With the whole tendency of modern
business toward centralization, to say
nothing of the enormous growth Of
the mail-order houses, the daily mail
problem is q gigantic one to the etti-
cheney experts. A new machine has
been put on the market to open letters
which is said to break all previous rec
ords. It does the work by shaving off
an exceedingly thin slice of the edge
of each envelope, hardly thicker than
the paper itself. 1t is impossible to
cut an inclosure by this method. The
chief feature of the machine Is Its
speed. In recent test run 1t opened
5000 letters an hour for an eight-horT
stretch,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-09-27
The "BIoWgun."

Among the Koast Indians the
"blowgun" is still used for shooting
birds. This weapon consists of tube,
usually a cane, about six feet long,
rubbed smooth on the inside with an
implement made for the purpose, and
carefully Strengthened with the aid of
fire. Slender pointed darts about eight
inches long are used as ammunition,
each one wrapped neatly along third
of its length with thistledown or cot
ton to make it fit the inside of the
tube. The hunter places dart in the
tube, which he raises to his head and
aims at his game; then quick puff
of breath drives the little dart flying
with sufficient force to impale and kill
q small bird or squirrel.