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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27

the spring It has been found that certain other species of oranges can be budded onto this citrus variety, and that the new tree will resist the frost
 This seems to prove that oranges can be grown here. Indeed, I am told shat some were planted by the Jesuit fath- CTS as far back as 1727, and that for q time seeding oranges were plentiful in the southern part of the state. There was a grove set out in 1860, the traces of which still remain, and seven years after that an orange grove of 125O0O seedlings was planted 50 miles below
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27

As I went over the farm I expressed my doubts as to the success of orange groves so far north, and my guide took me to an adjoining estate, which be- longs to a New Orleans merchant, upon which there is a grove of several hun red orange trees now in bearing. These trees as still loaded with fruit, not withstanding the frost of last spring ruined the vegetable gardens and sent the thermometer to six degrees below freezing point. The oranges we're of the Creole variety and were delicious.
 The reason of their withstanding the frost is the fact that the trees arc budded on the citrus trifoliata, which is not affected by frost. This variety of tree will grow in the north but it Is a native of the country about New Orleans, It is deciduous; that is, it sheds it's leaves and remains dormant during the winter The sap goes down to the roots and takes al rest during the cold months, coming up again in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27

Lake Pontchartrain, and pumping sta tions were installed The water was then pumped off and great ditches were dug. The engineering Is such that the water all flows into these ditches, which are kept clear by the pumps. The pumps will raise 500.0OO,0O0 gallons of water a day, and they lift this water from the canals over the wall Into Lake Pontchar- train, from whence it runs off into the Mexican gulf The drainage is such that, after big rain. the pumps begin to draw the water from the farthest part of the property within four minutes after the engines are started. They keep the land dry and take away any surplus water not needed for the crops and the trees.
 To give you an idea Of the capacity of these pumps, the new Catsklll aque- duct, which New York has about com pleted for it's future water supply, will have 8 capacity of just 600 0OO.OOO gal Ions a day, and these plantatio pumps could supply more water than New York Is now using, with millions of gallons to spare
 These pumps are now kept busy for q great part of the time They will have to do less and less as the needs of plant life reduce the volume of water, and the cost of pumping will steadily de- crease. The average annual precipi- tation of Louisiana is less than 53 inches, and it is well distributed throughout the year. The advantage of the pumping arrangement is that they can leave just as much or as lit- tie water as is required for the various crops.
 This whole tract that I have de- scribed has been planted to oranges It has been divided up into small or chards, which have been sold to pur- chasers in different parts of the union The trees are of various ages, from little sprouts recently planted to lusty trees two or three years old They seem to grow well, and the prospect lis that they will eventually form one great orange grove of 1000 acres right here within five miles of the center of New Orleans.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-11-22
ANTISUBMARTNE BOMB MADE
TO EXPLODE AT ANY DEPTH

AS one method Of dealing summar-
lily with Germany's U-boats, an Amer
lean inventor has prop0sted to use
bombs of a special type designed to
explode at any desired depth when
thrown into the sea, says the Decem-
Der Popular Mechanics Magazine, in
an illustrated article. The missiles
would be dropped from air craft or
submarine chasers when an enemy
boat was sighted beneath the water
or seen to submerge. The bomb is
connected by a light cable to buoy
ant chamber that floats on the sur
face. AS it sinks, the line, which is
wrapped around it, unreels until a
predetermined depth is reached. The
jerk that then occurs actuates the de-
tonat0r and discharges the explosive.
When submerged at any considerable
depth, a submarine is under an enOr-
NOUS pressure. An explosion, such
as that of high-power bomb, occur
ring in close proximity to it would
cause it to collapse.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-11-22
FAIRFIELD

Mrs. U. G.. Wilcox, nee Miss Gertie
Getchell, whose home is near The
DeIls, is visiting relatives in this vi
cinity.
Miss Velma McGaw of North Free
dom spent the weekend with her
brother Verne and sister, Mrs Ernest
Bass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Spaulding and
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bass enjoyed an
auto trip Sunday to North Freedom.
r. L. Glazier and Mrs. Grant Will
cox were guests of Mr.. and Mrs Fred
Getchell on Sunday.
Mrs. H G. Crop is spending a few
days with her daughter, Mrs. w. Y.
Luce.
The people of Pleasant Valley in
goodly numbers gathered at the home
Of Albert Puttkammer on Saturday
evening. The occasion was a surprise
for Charles Puttkammer and Fred
Ziegler. The time was spent in So
cial intercourse, games and music, and
was much enjoyed by those present.
Picnic supper was served.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-11-22
Some Things Said
About La Toilette

on this war depends the strength of
democracy in the world for genera
lions to come; if you want to do your
utmost yourself and get others to do
the same-look about you for the quiet
men. They are the ones who will help
you most, for they will be the real
fighters. They will not be so conspic-
uous as the self-advertsers and haters
who will arise on every hand" Now,
Mr.. La Toilette is one Of the best self
advertisers in the senate. That is
his particular forte. He is no Stacker
when it comes to hate, either. OF
course he doesn't hate the Germans,
his venom is directed toward his own
countrymen And he regards this as
a virtue!-Chicago Tribune.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-11-22
BLACK HAWK

Members of the Black Hawk church
and Sunday-school had farewell par
ty last Monday evening for Mr.. and
Mrs. Julius Mold. A large crowd at
tended.
julius Mold was taken sick with the
chicken pox this week. He and Mrs.
Mold are staying at the home of J.
A. Schneider until he gets well.
Louis Fisher sold his farm Mon
day to Herman Fuchs.
Andrew Sprecher of Milwaukee
spent Tuesday with his brothers, Ed
and Adolph, of Kansas, who are visit
ing at the homes of George and Alb.
Sprecher.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-11-22
~ CAMP = ND
FIELD
This Paper VIII Be Glad to Print Short Letters Items of
News From the Sank County Young Men in the
Army. Write Short Extract From
Letters and Send to This Office

city. The young man is now on the
San Francisco, somewhere along the
Atlantic coast. Mr.. Raymour says
one article should have wider public
ity, the article being as follows:
Listen, you so-called German-Amer-
leans, you Americans Of German de-
scent, you who have one vestige of
pro-Germanism left in your un-Amer-
lean make-ups. Listen to this article.
1t might have been written by Carl
Schurz, or Won Steuben, or PretOriOus,
or Pulitzer. It is written by an
American man-Of-Warsman with pure
German blood in his veins. Read it
and think:
"Once there was q man came into
not Que Of love for America, since he
knew nothing about America. He
came not laden with wealth. He
brought only his strength, his wife
and babies, his good brain and a de-
sire to do things. He came here be-
cause he knew he would be received
here with open arms and given a
chance to make good And he made
good. He may have become a mil
lionaire, he may have become sue
cessful shop-keeper! But anyhow, he
made good.
'The United States Of North Amer
lea asked him no questions, but gave
him a chance to make good as man
am1Lg men and he SIT about his
tasks with a Good luck and God bless
Sou! from the United States govern
ment. He had to pay no excessive
taxes to maintain a monster army. He
did not have to get off the sidewalk to
allow some junker lieutenant to 60
by He did not have to serve three
years in the army. He did not meet
with a spike-topped soldier and Yer
bOten' signs on every corner He was
allowed to choose his own government
and in many cases he was elected as
a part Of that government.
"Now that government that treated
him so well is at war with the gov
eminent which did not treat him well.
He owes Germany one thing and one
thing only. He owes Germany bush
ell of thanks for making it so misera-
BILE for him that he headed for the
Statue Of Liberty and he should for
ever bless the day that he passed that
statue in New York harbOr.
'He. owes his success, his freedom,
his fortune to the United States of
America and by the Holy God Of
Justice if he don't realize that he.
should be stripped Of everything he
made in this country, stripped down
to what he possessed when he came
here and told to 'go back whence you
came with a strict order never to re
turn.
''Mr American Of German descent
everything you are, or have been, OF
hope to be you owe to your Uncle
Sam. Pay your debts, brother pay
your debts
you are an American citizen with
the right and privilege to serve and
even die in the army and navy of
America, even as your father served
in the Civil War You have the holy
privilege and right and honor to serve
in the great effort to stamp out for
all time those things which drove you
and your forefathers from the Land
of Prussianism. Pay your debts!" d.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-11-22
6iS and 660f

ST enjoy the paper very much, :"
writes Mrs. Oscar Atwood, Prairie du
Sac.
Mrs. John r. Green, Red Cloud,
Neb., says The News reaches her ey-
cry Saturday and is as good as a let
ter from her old home, Baraboo. They
are having nice warm weather there,
like May but moisture is needed. It
it very dry and dusty.
*
A Baraboo clothing merchant tells
a good joke on himself. Early one
Sunday morning the telephone sud-
denly set up a vigorous ringing and
when a "Hello" was sounded the
voice at the other end said he was
here for only a short time and would
like for the B. G. M. to come down at
once that he might arrange his wants
before the train departed. When the
3. C. M arrived at the store the man
said he desired his measure taken for
a. suit and this was accordingly done.
After the measure had been made and
recorded on a blank the man took it
in his hands, looked at it for a few
minutes and then as he folded the
paper and placed it in his pocket re-
marked that he (the strange MANI
desired to order suit from a mail
order house and did not know how
to get the measure. The model suited
him to T. The B. G. M. nearly fell
over, but recovered sufficiently to
hear the man say that he had many
friends whom he would send to the
obliging B. G. M. to purchase goods.
From that day to this the B. G. M. has
not seen the man nor any of his
friends. Now when the telephone is
violently agitated in the early morn
ing of the seventh day the B. G. M.
quietly rolls over and lets the old
thing vibrate as much of the sur
rounding atmosphere as it pleases.
No more accommodations by the B.
G. NJ
X *
Mrs. r. n Grabborn, Christobol, Ca
| nal Zone, Panama, writes that that
| is a delightful place. Royal palms
roses and different flowers in full
bloom everywhere. Butterflies are
plentiful and there is splendid wealth.
err. Mrs. Grabborn says she will write
letter later. She will be remembered
in the Denzer neighborhood as Miss
Lehman.
y = y X
| E. L. Luckow, formerly a resident
of Baraboo and now auditor OF the
navy department at Washington, sends
the following:
In order to stimulate the enlist
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-11-22

pointed in the country as / expected
to see things different than they are
large corn fields, and they certainly
are thick here. We were out on the
observation, and it doesn't seem very
cold, but still isn't warm.
We are beginning to see lots of ne
groes and mules.
Well, here it is Sunday and I'm 60
ing to try and write few lines more.
We are at a rooming house down
town now, but we are going out to a
private place near camp tomorrow.
The people here are just fine, they
are so sociable and try to do all they
can for the soldiers. A fellow told us
yesterday that he really didn't have a
place for me to stay, but if | didn't
find any other place, to come, as he
didn't know how soon he would be
called.
There is what they call the cotton
palace here now Yesterday was the
first day and it lasts for Is days. The
crowd here is worse than in Chicago,
so was lucky to get a place at all, but
this one is a good one and the lady
is just fine, We were up town this
afternoon and stopped at a negro
church and also heard some salvation
speakers.
The weather is fine here I guess
the southern people are more cold
blooded than we are, as they are
wearing winter coats and furs, and
can't wear my summer coat during
the day, but the nights are cool.
had more covering over me last night
than | do at home like it real we'll
here. All the windows are full Of
novelties of all kinds. It looked so
funny all the way down, just like
pictures you've seen, with couple of
mules hitched to a wagon and the
wagon full of negroes of all sizes 60
ing out to pick cotton. The cotton
is about all picked now.
With love to all, MABLE.
Letter No. 8
Dear Folks:
This is Monday morning and have
nothing to do. Hardly know what to
do to pass the time away. I am still
at the room down town. This place
is not much larger than Madison, but
there is about three times more bust
ness.
It's real cool here this morning.
sure would like good drink Of water
from old Wisconsin. I'm afraid to
drink the water here for a while, it
has such a fat taste and still it tastes
as though it had salt in it.
There are beautiful barber shops
here, and they charge 20 cents shave
and so cents for a hair cut,
They say southern people have no
ambition, and I fell that way already.
The men expect to go four miles from
camp Wednesday to do trench digging.
They hike out there in the morning.
Their dinner is brought to them and
they come back in the evening. They
are certainly working them hard this
year. I saw a German helmet in front
0fone Of the movies last night. It was
one the French got at Verdun in 1916.
It was funny the way the soldiers were
all examining it. Steve said that Cap
tain Darrenougue said he thought
they would go across, but that they
would never see any service.
Love to all. MABLE.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-11-22
NORTH DELL0NA AND
LYNDON

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. John Rhine
hart on November 5, twin girls, only
one of whom lived.
Nearly forty attended the aid at
Mrs. Goman's November 1. Next meet
ing will be with Mrs. Regar on No
vember Is.
Miss Mable Scott is spending the
week at the Walter Gemmill home in
Reedsburg.
Mr. Bladow and family are suffering
with the grip.
w. E. Gemmill spent couple Of
hours Sunday at the William Scott
home.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-11-22

The applause that greeted the men
ton of Senator La Toilette as 'the
next president" at the socialist mass
meeting in New York Sunday may
point the way to the senator's politi-
cal future. The senator may indeed
be the socialist presidential candidate
in 1920, for he was born, in the United
and reared in Russia Springfield Re-
publican.
+ + + +
La FoI1ette's son is said to be OPP
posed to his fathers views. It's a
wise son that knows enough to dis
agree with his father now and then.
Detroit Free Press.
J. j. i J.
Why do people ask Senator La Fol-
lette to make speeches ?-Syracuse
POst-Standard.
+ i i !
Senate is not expected to GUST La
Toilette. If it fears he would be lone
some there are some others who might
accompany him.-New York Telegram.
/ / i +
Much as we hate La Toilette we
have nothing but sympathy for the
poor Wisconsin people.-Detroit Free
Press.
J. + + /
There are just 81 varieties of things
the matter with North Dakota, but as
La FolIettism is one Of them there is
no need of mentioning the Others
New York Herald.
+ i i +
The only way the people Of Wiscon,
sin can effectuaIIy rebuke La Toilette
is to quit voting for him. He does not
mind what they say.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
j. ! J. i
what are we fighting for?" de-
mands Senator La Toilette. The Wis
consin senator should amend by sub
stftuting "you" for "we." He is not
doing any fighting, only obstructing.
Kansas City Times.
+ + + /
The senator from Wisconsin is do
ing the kaisers work. He is stubborn
ly and reckIessly playing into the
blood-stained hands of Berlin. His &C.
tivities are perniciously unpatriotlc
and will help to encourage the enemy
and pro1ong the war.-Providence
Journal.
+ f +
Uncle Sam got nearly 200 kaiserists
at one haul, when he closed the net on
the I. w. w. plotters. He should have
kept the net open long enough to IN
clude la toilette and the other Huns IN
congress. But he can get them any
time They really serve a purpose,
as horrible examples-like old soaks
at temperance Observation-Disclosures.
i + i i
Prussian Colonel-Captain, how do
you keep your men in such good spir-
it's?
Captain-I have very simple meth
cd of keeping up their morale.
Colonel-What do you do?
Captain read one of La Follette's
speeches to them at every roll call
ST. Louis Post-Dispatch.
s s 5
There is very neat indictment OF
La Toilette in the current issue OF
his own magazine. To be sure, is &C.
ours in quotation from another pub
LEGATION, but we assume it is reprinted
with editorial approval. We excerpt
a short passage: eff you believe that
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-11-22

nent for the war many posters and
banners have been displayed At
one of the cemeteries adjacent to the
city this inscription was observed,
Wake upi Your country needs you!"
A colored girl seeking employ
ment at one of the homes said to the
lady Of the house, 81 have work for
every day excusin' Saturday and Sun
day"
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May Perry, route 5, Brodhead,
writes: 81 feel lost without The
News and would rather go without
dinner any time than the good old
News"
Before the Ringing circus left the
south several frosty nights were expe-
rienced and at one time water froze
The chilly weather was disagreeable
and not good for business. The last
day was ideal and the return to Bara-
boo a pleasant journey.
+ + + +
This office has received a copy of
the Washington Post from E. L. Luc-
kow, auditor of the navy department.
The issue sent tells of the John Bar
leycorn Wake" recently observed in
that city. Thrilling world news in
abundance fills the eighteen pages of
the paper. Thanks. We are always
glad to look over papers from other
cities.
! i i +
1t is said that when the circus
drove around the corner at Water and
Ash streets, one of the employees
broke into hearty laugh. There
where John Barleycorn used to reign
and where he was in waiting to cap
ture the loose change, grocery store
was in evidence. The circus man
never expected Baraboo would come
to that stage Of dryness. The officers
report that the advent of the circus
did not cause ripple, the coming be-
ing just like Sunday event, every
body sober and remaining sober. The
officers were given no trouble and
were consequently happy.
+ + + +
Here is an incident that a Chanute
man tells as having occurred in a Kan
sas town. He was in ticket office
and watched the proceedings. A man
came to the window anc asked for a
ticket to Kansas City, inQuiring the
price.
"Two twenty-five said the agent
The man dug into a well worn
pocketbook and f1shed out bank note
for 81. It was all the money he had.
Glow soon does this train, go?' he
inquired.
an fifteen minutes" replied the
agent.
The man hurried away. Soon he
was back with three silver dollars,
with which he bought a ticket.
Pardon my curiosity" said the
ticket seller, "but how did you get the
money!" It isn't loan for see you
have disposed Of the 81 bill"
"That's all right" said the man.
mo, I didn't borrow. I went to al
pawnshop and soaked the bill foTI
$3.50. Then as I started back here [
met an old acquaintance to whom [
sold the pawn ticket for $3.50. I then
had So and he had the pawn ticket for
which the 81 bill stands as security.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-11-22
THE YOUNCSTER KNEW

What is the capital of Wisconsin,
asked a teacher in one of the ward
schools the other day.
"The letter W." promptly replied a
youth of tender years.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-11-22
FOR SOLDIERS TO DECIDE

"What are you knitting, my pretty
maid?" :?
She puzzled, then dropped a stitch.
GA stock or sweater, SIR" she said,
"And darned if l know which,"
Kansas City Star
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-11-22
OH WHAT A DIFFERENCE!

Strange that there should such differ
ence be
'Twixt tweedledum and tweedledee;
But stranger still, and greater yet,
Betwixt La Toilette and La Fayette.
New York Sun.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-11-22
Co. F 107 Engrs.

Sent by Sailor on San Francisco
]. ]. Raymour, BaraDoo, has re-
ceived a copy of the November num-
Der of "Our Navy" from Ralph Ma
Ioney, who formerly resided in this
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-11-22

Mrs w. H. Ware Of Loganville sends
the following letters to this office
from Mrs. Mable Hammermeister who,
in company with Mrs. Darrenougue Of
Reedsburg, has left for Waco, Texas,
to visit her husband:
Letter No.
Dear Folks:
We are just entering st. Louis al
SIS. We left Chicago at o'clock.
There are lots Of people on the train
from Wisconsin and Michigan going
to Waco. The farming country looks
good here, large fields of corn, and
noticed there wasn't any snow when
l woke up. Everyone is knitting socks
wristlets and sweaters. Mrs. Dare
nougue is going to teach me how.
I think that we will have wonder
full trip, but as yet haven't seen much
Of anything. Love to all,
MABLE.
Letter No. 2
Dear Folks:
In place of being somewhere in
France" we are somewhere in Mis-
souri," We took the flyer out Of st
Louis this morning and have made
very few stops. 7 am rather disap
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-11-22

ST enjoy the paper very much" "
writes Mrs. Oscar Atwood, Prairie du
Sac.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-11-22

E. L. Luckow, formerly a resident
of Baraboo and now auditor OF the
navy department at Washington, sends
the following:
In order to stimulate the enlist
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-11-22

Before the Ringing circus left the
south several frosty nights were expe
rienced and at one time water froze
The chilly weather was disagreeable
and not good for business. The last
day was ideal and the return to Bara
boo pleasant journey.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-06-02
THE NOME DAILY NUGGET JUNE iol7

FOR SALE-CHEAP; HYDRAULIC PIPE i WHIM 16 H. p. UPRIGHT BOILERS. DRILL ROPE. BOB SLED. HOiSTS.
 DARLING & DEAN co.
 -----
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-06-02
THE TAIL OF THE PUP.

Once upon a time an Ignorant and Immature Pup met an Intelligent and Rational Human Being.
 "Wait a minute" said the Ignorant and Immature Pup. T want to show you something" Thereupon he set to whirling rapidly in q valn effort to catch his tail.
 T don't see that you're getting any where," observed the Intelligent and Rational Human Being with an air of ponderous wisdom.
 "Nor I,' agreed the Igorant and Im- mature Pup. That's Just the point wanted to bring out Now. having es- tablished the fact that it hs desirable to get somewhere. I want you to ob- serve how similar to this performance of mine is the way you Human Beings act about your wages andp riees. You raise the wages of workmen so that they may buy more and then you raise prices so that they can buy less and then you raise wages to reach the prices and then you raise prices in or der to offset the wages and"
 Come, come. enough of this non- sense!" expostulated the Intelligent and Rational Human Being. Do you think I'm a fool to stand here talking to an Ignorant ad Immature Pup?"- Ex.