Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-04-05

has been described as ''the Demosthe-
mes of the feminist movement" and
in San Francisco 5000 husky Ameri-
can citizens did the hitherto unheard
thing of cheering woman speaker
for several minutes. AS illustrating
the power of appeal developed by Mrs.
Robinson, it has been related that she
was about the only person in the en-
tire campaign who turned those words,
"too proud to fight" into a real ad-
vantage. She would go on to say
chat we Of the west are all willing
to fight and die for our country if
only the cause is a cause to fight for"
Then she would pick out some husky
six-footer in the hall and address her.
self to him, relating how on the way
to the hall she had seen a little dirty
sickly boy-a most unattractive per-
sor-and she would ask the husky
man ''to go out and beat him up for
me-" By that time everyone was
looking and wondering, and the six
footer was shaking his head in the
negative. "You would not sir, even to
oblige a lady?Y demonstrated the
speaker, who followed the appeal
quickly with the sentence: "Ah, you
must be too proud to fight him" Den
ver's distinguished woman, who has
won fame on two continents, because
of her splendid mind and forceful pub
lie speaking, followed up the advant-
age by saying: "Well, that is the
way the president of the United States
and IS per cent Of the people feel in
regard to war of conquest in Mex
ico."
Nearly one-third of the population
of the District of Columbia is colored
and among that class is the old-time
'Darkey" who furnishes his share of
amusing incidents.
Staggering along an alley, nearly
bending double under the heavy ash
can which he carried on shoulders
bowed beneath the weight, came an
old colored man, his clothes white
with the ashes, and his face stream
ing with perspiration.
He reached the street, put down his
burden, and waited for the appearance
Of the wagon down the street. An in
augural visitor began a conversation.
After touching on the points of the
parade and obtaining the quaint views
upon the subject from the old man, he
asked him for his name.
''Mah names Thomas Jefferson" re-
sponded the old man.
Thomas Jefferson? Seems like I
have heard that name before" said
his questioner.
''Yassah s'pose you has heard it,
said the old man, Use totin' ashes
around thees here parts for nigh on
twenty years"
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In recent report issued by the
Dost-office department it appears that
more than $2,250,00O worth of checks,
drafts, money orders and other valua-
bic paper was found in non-delivera-
bic letters by the dead letter Office dur
ng the last year. The dead letter di:
vision handled 10,839,89 letters and
parcels, which was slight increase
over the previous year. And, at the
same time, printers, newspapers and
government officials, and everyone else
s shouting loud and vigorously and
,elling people to be careful and di-
'ect their mail carefully, and to put
'eturn cards on them. The depart.
nent says that one-third of these let
ers and parcels, or 3,677,194, was de-
ivered, 101, 485 contained things of
7alue without clue to their senders,
ind were held for claimants; 7,019,43
lad to be destroyed, and 41,775 were
still being investigated. In addition |
o the valuable papers, with face
yalue of $2,303,119, found in undeliver-
lble letters, many contained stamps |
md some other currency was found |
Dose in the mails. The stamps and |
unclaimed, together with |
proceeds from the sale of articles of |
merchandise removed from undeliver- !
bile letters, aggregated $53,655.
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The Army and Navy appropriation
ills, and the special measures before
he late congress, intended to build
Ip and maintain the army and navy
Establishments of the United States,
to practically $1,000,000, 900.
some of these were not enacted into
aw before the adjournment of con-
ress, but they will be taken up and
assed during the special session.
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There has been increased interest /
n the bird count conducted for sever !,
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