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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-03-01
AS TO STOVE POLISH
up now.

A bill before the legislature would
forbid the sale OF any stove polish ex-
eept the so-called incombustible wa
ter variety, the reason being that the
kinds containing benzine or other
auick-vaporizing fluids are dangerous.
So they are, just~like an icy walk,
only thousand times less, or step
ladder, automobiles, elevators, corn
shredders and angry bulls or "treach-
erous" lakes that invite skaters In
winter, swimmers in summer!
In sixteen years one person annual
iy has been injured among Wiscon-
sins two millions and more people
by using the dangerous" polish. So
the records show Of course every
case is the result Of a careIessness so
fragrant as simply to be hopeless.
The water polish takes time and
strength 20 get results, the other sort
yields gloss more durable merely by
being swashed on hastily with brush
or rag. That's the difference between
the two and that's. why one is many
fold more popular than the other. The
favorite brand may be bit danger
ous
=. So is gasoline handled negligently.
So are the very starways in the
capitol down which legislators walk
If they fail to mind their STEP"
So are oiled floors and sleek bath
tubs
One accident year in a population
OF two millions and over constitutes
no peril that legislators need recog-
nize or housewives fear-Madison
Democrat.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-03-01
EIGHT FOR ONE MEASURE

Several bills in the interest Of the
krewers have been introduced into
Re legislature at Madison. OF all the
bills, but one should receive serious
attention Several of them which pur-
sort to be in the interest of the dry
movement are in reality for the brew
s< and have been introduced through
khs influence of their paid lobbyists
TO consider paying the brewers for
their business Is foolishness, and
some of the others are just as absurd.
The only measure that deserves con-
alteration is the Evjue referendum
bill. The people OF the state should
- given permission to vote whether
81 not there shall be booze sold. In
ease you are writing to your senator
o. assemblyEan ask for legislation
- NO other ill.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-03-01
Where Did the Straw Go?

AS to William Lange's article about
the high drifts and billiards in Min
nesota. I will tell Of little expert
ence | had when at Ada, MINI, five
years ago, when I visited the August
Kluender family and Mr.. Lange.
AS the weather was calm on that
day, Mr.. LANCE took me along to get
a load of straw from huge pile (near-
ly as big as the Sank County court
house,, out in a field some distance
from the house and barn. On the way
home we were overtaken by one of
those little billiards.. You ought to
have seen things fly and the mix-up
in the air Snow, land and our straw,
where did they go? We could not tell
for we found it necessary to keep our
eyes closed, and all we had left from
our load after we reached home was
what we had held with our forks and
under our feet, just enough for a few
hens nests. Then for the rest of the
day we sat down and picked sand and
dirt out Of our eyes and ears.
AS to the snow drifts, there were
some quite large ones left, but they
looked just like the interior Of coal
shed. Then I had enough OF Mime
sofa. PETER BLEUER.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-03-01
SHIPMENT OF ARMS

Ever since the war began there has
been much said about the shipment
Of arms and ammunition to Europe,
1t has been asserted over and over
that this has been a means of prolong-
ing the war. There i little truth in
the assertion, if statements Of those
who have investigated the matter
carefully are to be considered. 1t is
said the amount shipped is from two
to five per cent of all that is used by
the allies. 1t stands to reason the
greater portion must be made where
used. If the above figures are true
Fhe war would hardly feel the effect
II all shipments were stopped.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-03-01
Hash in a Newspaper

r. c. d. in his remarks about hash
in a previous issue Of this paper, re-
minds me Of q little incident which
occurred at teachers institute
which / attended under Mr.. Lunn's
administration. A young applicant
for certificate was reading that par
agraph in Maud Muller" where the
Judge 10 toasted at the banquet and
Mr.. Lunn asked her to explain the
meaning. She said she didn't know
to all OF his very leading questions,
trying to get her to express some
sort OF an idea. at last she lost pa
tience and eaid in an exasperated
tone, 1--WE heard OF toasting bread,
but | never heard OF toasting people
before
r. c. d. would like to know how
they can put hash into a newspaper.
/ think the editors of The News have
proved coneiusiveiy that they can put
hash into a Newspaper. and very
good hash, too. Perhaps If r. C. D.
asks them very politely. they VIII tell
him how they do it.
MRS. EVA sLYE ALEXANDER.
Baraboo.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-03-01

Not long ago The News gave some
subject suggestions to those who
wished to satisfy the appetite OF the
vOllapodrida department OF that pa.
per. Among them was one that read
melting like this, I think: "Do
you endorse Billy Sunday?''
Well, now, Billy does not seem to
be in special need of champion, for
he has almost split the walls OF old
Boston alone quite lately, and held
spell-bound all classes.
Out for the money that's in it? No,
for lawyers, doctors, and some others
perhaps would recognize that famil-
lar game at once and walk out They
don't. Personal magnetism? No, he
hasn't it. AS an accomplished ifrt-
Billy stands acquitted.
Perhaps If more Of us would "Iit
the tratl,' as he urges, and-er-"stay
put we would not SO much need the
commercial club to boom business and
smooth out the tangles of city Affairs.
Nor would Mrs. Hubbard be called up
on to burn the midnight oil to pro-
sCOnssnusd On Lass PaGs9
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-03-01
Guilty or Not Guilty?

Guilty OF what, you doubtless ask,
putting infinite faith in your clear con-
science, and yet you may be one of
the constant offenders, because rich
men, poor men, beggarmen, thieves,
doctors, lawyers, merchants, chiefs,
and even ministers, of all ages and
degrees Of education, have been found
guilty, while the guiltless seem indeed
few and far between.
The majority Of people of today
claim to be able to understand and
to make themselves understood by
means of the English language, some
even feeling that they have so COM
pletely mastered that language that
it is necessary to begin the study of
various foreign languages. Yet these
same people are invariably guilty of
such ungrammatical expressions as
HE don't" "She don't" and cit don't"
with innumerabie variations They
repeat these constantly in their con-
,versations. bat would never say "He
do not" or ut do not make any DIFF
ference" etc.
Thus it may readily be seen that
these expressions are outgrowth OF
the modern and American tendency to
take the line Of least resistance and
to do and say things in the easiest
and shortest manner. A contraction
is all right and is entitled to a place
in sentence when properly used,
but are you sure you use 1t properly :?
People who use correct English in
every other way spoil the whole effect
By frequent interspefssons of "Ie
don't" she dont," and sIk don't"
Try these ou your repeater: "He
doesn't She doesn't cit doesn't"
W. & IT,
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PAY UP NOW"

If you have SIS, or more or less, for
which you have no pressing need, go
and pay a debt with it, says the Ohio
State Journal. That is the best use
you can make of money unless you
are naked or starving. Now is tie
time to obey the Bible injunction,
Owe no man anything" That is in
the Bible, but from the way some
debtors spend money they don't seem
to know it or care for it. If they
have a dollar extra, It goes for a
pleasure or a convenience. The duty
to pay someone they owe never oc-
cars to them Nor does it occur to
kAem. Nor does it occur to them that
every unsettled debt is a drag on a
community. Everybody has to pay
interest on it.
People have to pay more for their
sugar and coffee because other people
eve the grocer and won't pay. 1t is
one Of the items in the high cost of
living. And then there is a whole
some public policy in scattering the
money around 1t will help some
other debtor to pay his debt So pay
up now.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-03-01
Poet Wrote Turnip Poem

ID. C. Luce wishes to know who
wrote the poem. Mr.. Phinney's Tur-
nip" He is mistaken in thinking that
1t was written by a student of the
Baraboo Collegiate institute, but was
written by Americas greatest poet,
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. When
young boy at school his teacher
wanted hfm to write a composition.
He thought he couldn't do it and said
so. bat he finally took his slate and
Withdrew to field and began look
ing around. His eye and mind rested
On tur1ip growing there, and in
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-03-01
Can You
DO This?

Here's one of those fool things a
reader comes across once in awhile
and can't let loose of until he has
solved IT. Try filling in the blanks
with words that rhyme:
Willie caught a little f..
Mary put it in d.
Susie said il needed S..
Mary said, "It's not my r.;
For, indeed, never k
What the cook would have to d.
To prepare fish to e..
suppose it's just like M"
Then she took the frying p--
And to cook it they b..
First they put in lots of l.,
Heated it, each keeping g.
Lest it get so very Il
That 1t would be burned q T.
Then they dipped the fish in f..
Let 1t cook half an H.,
Turning it when 1t was b.
SO the upper side was d..
Then they put it in d.,
Ard they all ate Of the f..
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-03-01
LEVEE AID AT PORTAGE

Senator George Staudenmayer has
introduced a bill into the legislature
asking for $4,000 to keep up the
levees at Portage. Although Colum-
bia county opposed the Merrimack and
Prairie du Sac bridge measures the
Rvee bill should go through. Bridges
and levees should be built and main
tained, and it is hoped that Columbia
county viii be willing to do her share
in the future, thus avoiding court &C
&on and costs.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-03-01

TO see a deer dash across the land
scape when one has a gun in his hand
is as tempting as going past water
melon patch on a moonlight night
with a sharp knife in ones pocket
and a thirsty feeling somewhere.
Nevertheless to shoot at a deer or en-
ter the melon patch may be expensive.
Just the fun of shooting at a deer in
the southern part of the county cost
three individuals $174.2O, not to men
tion the loss Of time, and humiliation.
Look before you leap is a good adage.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-03-01

A letter just received from Newt
Bliss, who with his wife and family
are spending the winter at st. Peters
burg, Fla, tells us they are well and
happy and enjoying life to the limit.
The letter contained a photograph Of
a monster alligator that Newt cap
tured in a lagoon near the city after
long, fierce struggle. Mr.. Bliss
served four years in the civil war and
forty years as engineer on the Madi-
son division of the Chicago & North
western railroad, and naturally is on
the shady side Of life, but I doubt if
there is anything on the earth Or in
the waters under the earth that he
would be afraid to tackle.
Quite a number Of families from my
immediate neighborhood are in Flor
ida, but D. A. Lewis, c. A. Dyke and
the Blisses are the only ones l care
anything about. Now you cannot
blame people for trying to dodge such
a winter as we are passing through,
but just the same, it don't look like
a square deal to give those men, when
they drift in here next spring with
the robins, the same rating we give
R. B. Griggs, George Andrews and
all the others who like Roman SEN
tinels staid right here and have borne
the brunt an3 the cold of the winter.
HUGH KELLEY.
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HELEN J. DRYER.
Who Has a Better Theory?
Reedsburg.

Now that the. "Hu1l' story of the
Cardiff Giant has been told. and MI.
Kelley cleared Of the Indictment Of ex-
panding the facts in the case. let ug
call the incident closed, as they sag
down at Washington And in lieu OF
the question above let us try and de-
termine why a colored man most al
ways looks over his shoulder while
going up hill, in Eureka Springs, at
least.
I have herein set forth my theory.
Il any enc has a better, let til em
stand forth.
Pray tell nlf if you can
Why doth a colored man.
Whenever he is toiling ND a STEEP,
Most always turn his head,
AS if he was in dread,
That an enemy upon his back
might leap?
It's easy u QfSCefA
Why the coon h'e head doth tim
AS if in fear Of slaughter on h;s
trip
Should he net turn his head,
But lock straight in front instead,
He would be in constant danger Of
stepping on his lip.
n. G. ABBOTT.
Eureka Springs, Ark.
February II, 1917.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-03-01
THE TEST OF A GENTLEMAN

The gentleman will betray himself
as quickly at any other occupation as
when driving a car. But the man
who shows as much consideration for
the pedestrian on the street, for the
dFiver Of a wagon, or for the motor
list in the other car, as he does for
the young woman beside him, will
not long conceal the fact that he is
enc of that constantly lessening num-
Der who may be called gentlemen.
A rather long and somewhat COM
plicated sentence to say that the test
of a gentleman is the consideration
shown to other people" says the Day
ton (Ohio) News. There is no other
test, 1t matters not how well edu-
Gated her may be; it matters not how
sTaced he is in art or literature, if
he lacks consideration for other peo-
ple-for all people-he is not a gen.
Neman.
So it all resolves itself into one
word, Kindness" The kindly man is
. gentleman. The fellow who Is un-
kindly is not a gentleman. That is
all there Is to it-whether one is driy.
ing car or sweeping a street.
Houston Post.
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A reply will be greatly appreciated.
Truly Yours,


Truly Yours,
P. H. CROSSMAN.
The Reply
indianapolis, Ind, Feb. II, 1917.
Mr.. P. H. Crossman,
Baraboo, Wis.
Dear Mr.. Crossman:
Yours of the 9Th inst, received, and
contents carefully noted. You have
asked me to give you the reasons why
| did rot shake hands at the door of
my church while pastor OF First
Church, Baraboo, Wisconsin in 1906.
l followed this tme-honored Gus
tom in my early ministry, but later on
was convinced that it was a custom,
and only a custom, that ought to be
discontinued and for that reason |
discontinued it, and announced by rea-
sons for the same in my opening SER
mon as pastor Of the above named
church.
| never stood at the door and greet
ed my people upon entering the church
because felt that such a practice
would divert my attention from my
sermon, and would leave me in poor
shape to deliver the same
I discontinued my practice Of greet
ing my people at the door upon leav-
ing the church for three reasons:
First, it endangered my health. l
was always in a state Of perspiration
following my sermon, and for that
reason l felt it folly to endanger my
health by deliberately exposing my
self in draft at the door
Second, my people never requested
it, or cared for it, This little foolish
custom was thrust upon the people
by some over-zealous preacher in the
m past who doubtless wanted to
give the people chance to say some
thing complimentary bout his SER
mon. AS reflect upon it, it Is sill
ness personifed.
Third, it interrupts a perfect bene-
diction and quicI. departure from
the church by those who desire to
leave the church speedily. l have
seen aislos blocked for several min
utes by this foolish custom, and such
a thing often causes irritation in
those who for good reasons wish to
NJ,
If I were building a church I would
a comfortable room-a com
modious ante-room-neart the entrance
OF the church, where the minister
cGud retire after smissing the pea
pie, and meet all who might have spe-
cial reasons for meeting him. This
would enable seekers to find him cas-
lily, and also permit the ushers and
parishiOners to introduce friends to
him. Such visitors and seekers will
not readily go to the chancel to meet
the pastor after the service, and this
is why I am an advocate of such
social room as have suggested above.
But until such a room is provided |
will absent myself from the door.
With much respect, / remain,
Yours cordially,
JOHN SINGLETON CROWDER.
Editors Note: Rev. Crowder In
now with the Central Life Assurance
society and located at indianapolis. ]
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The Weekly Sunday Greeting
= 2 .
February II, 1917.

"a custom more honored in the
breach than in the observance"
In midwinter, when chilling winds
chase in at opened dOOrWays, it may
be in order to ask if it is we'll that
our clergymen be kept standing in a
draught to clasp the hand Of a de-
parting congregation. Common colds,
the grippe and pneumonia, among the
clergy, have doubtless had begin
ming in this exposure. From a moral
point Of view the situation is machine
like. 1t is friendly, social hold-up
wherein reversing the usual order)
the Knight of the Road" is the prin-
cipal loser, losing his time and per-
haps something as to his physical
wellbeing. 1t is over-formal and
forced, and lacking in that spontane-
Gus good will which should be it's very
essence. We do not want to give UP
all forms and ceremonies. We need
to be more or less mendaciously polite.
but there are times and places to draw
the line and be more like the real
thing.
In the hcmespun courtesy lies that
touch of nature which makes us won
drous kin But If we ere never for
NAL we shall sometimes be rude. A
disregard Of the extended hand at the
church door Is not to be desired or
thought OF, but DO not go awkwardly
out of your way 10 be unnatural. With
the good to result from dropping this
church-door .ustom is the relief to
an overworked right arm. The writ
er does not desire to lessen in any
way the outward expression Of peace
on earth and good will to men as seen
in our common everyday greetings
Ny remarks It this time are given
out with good will to the church and
it's ministers.
Having had this protest IN my mind
for long time, it lie an accident
worthy of note that I dropped in at
the d. e. church when Rev. John
Singleton Crowdef, upon his arrival
here as its pastor, took occasion to
express himself in regard 10 this Gus
tom. / submit letter which I re-
Gently wrote to Nr. Crowder upon
this subject, and his reply to the
same.
The Letter
Baraboo, Wis, February s, 1917.
Rev. John Singleton CrowdeR,
Dear Sir: have been thinking OF
saying something through one of our
local papers on the subject of hand
shaking at church doors by the pastor
and his flock. This thought has been
in my mind for years There seem to
me TO be good reasons for giving up
this custom. One Sunday, after you
took charge here as pastor of the M.
e. church, as / sat as a member of
your congregation, | think that you
expressed yourself as Directing to this
custom, and that you gave some rea-
sons for deciding not to observe it.
Will you tell me II I am right, and .
win you write me your opinion upon
the subject? And also may quote |
from you in what I write for the pa
per? Is not the church-door greeting
more forced than natural, and is not
standing at the open doorway in cold
weather liable to result in a cold or
something more serious for the pas
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-03-01

I IMPURE BLOOD, to,ls, gsupions,
J Rheumatism, that. tirsIa feellug, stdss
OF appetite and 0cher ills ase, feiieTed
by HOODS SARSAP{tRi 1 ia.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-03-01

half an hour he proudly presented the
poem to his teacher. who wept for joy
over the success of the boys first ven
ture.
HELEN J. DRYER.
Reedsburg.
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This nd 6hof

| Arthur Leseur, who resides a few
miles south OF Baraboo, exhibited a
queer formation in this office. The
pieces of stone were found in large
chunks of coal and look much like
petrifiefid wood The material is very
heavy and has some mineral in the
formation. He also has an old pam
phlet, "Baraboo and Devils Lake."
1876. 1t contains much valuable in
formation about this region.
+ + i +
A reader has sent this office a three
column cartoon clipped from the Nor.
folk Ledger-Dispatch of Monday, Jan
uary s, entitled Our Boyhood Ambi-
tons" You can imagine what a. car
toonist would think if the name of
Ringing came into his mind. In this
case it was Charles Ringing. The
Snowman is depicted in knee pants,
straw hat earnest face and goad in
hand. 1t was ~his desire to own two
elephants and a lion having his moth
kitchen. The picture shows one Of
the elephants waiting his turn, the
other on his hind legs On a pedestal
(trunk and head high in the air. and
the lion eating out of dish standing
on the kitchen stove AS for Ring
ling he says to the performing ele-
plant,
"Up, Snyder! up"
Meanwhile there is a face peeking
through the kitchen doorway, saying:
Charlie, would you mind
calling off your lion?
He's licking up your pas
supper"
t + i i
This Office has received a copy of
the Colorado Agricultural College
Bulletin, the Fort Lewis school OF
which former Copnty Superintendent
G. F. Snyder is the principal. There
are many illustrations and much to
interest those engaged in school
work.
i + i /
Missouri girl knitted pair OF
socks for soldiers Of the allies. In
due time she received the following
acknowledgment from British SOL
der in the trenches:
Socks received, lady:
They almost cit.
I wear one for a helmet
And one for mitt.
/ hope to meet you
When I've done my bit
But where the devil
Did you learn to knit?
+ i + +
our train ran over cow" said
traveller to his wife, who met him
on the railway platform.
"Was it on the liner" said the wife
mo-" said he, 1--WE chased it over
two fields, through wood, and then
up tree!"-Farm and Home.
! + + +
This Office has received a COPY of
the Havana Post from Charles Wild.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wild, GAINESVILLE, for
merly Baraboo, are spending the win
ter in the south. The Post is a ten
page paper and filled with world and
local news. The fear is expressed in
the paper that the revolution may be-
come serious.
! ! i +
Mike Maher, 144 Bunker Hill Ave
nue., Los Angeles, has sent this Office
a package of California papers. One
OF the papers tells of 5000 natives
OF Wisconsin gathering for their an
nual picnic. The oldest couple pres
emit was given prize on account OF
their ages, 81 and 70. They were Mr..
and Mrs Samuel L. s. Sickle, mar
ried go years ago.
i i ! +
Samuel Darlington of Prairie du Sac
and Charles Enge, Peter Leykauf and
Henry Diehl of the town OF Troy at
tended a hearing before the highway
commission IN Madison. The hearing
concerned the location of q county
road In the Cassell section OF the
town over which the residents OF
that section are divided.
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Ollapodrida
DEPARTMENT DEVOTED TO INTERESTS or NEWS READERS

If you have something
ask, please send it to this department Limit all
munications TO 300 words less.
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"Up, Snyder! up"

Meanwhile there is face peeking
through the kitchen doorway, saying:
Charlie, would you mind
calling off your lion?
He's licking up your pas
supper"
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-03-01

This Office has received copy Of
the Colorado Agricultural College
Bulletin, the Fort Lewis school OF
which former Copnty Superintendent
G. F. Snyder is the principal. There
are many illustrations and much to
interest those engaged in school
work