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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-10-18
La TOILETTE

In the United States senate Senator
La Toilette, in a speech, has replied
to his critics and his critics-they ex-
tend from ocean to ocean. Other
senate members say he is aiding his
foes and in the same light he is viewed
by millions more. His arguments are
built upon sand This is country
in which the majority rule and when
war comes all should stand together.
He does not seem to realize that Ger
many has killed American citizens in
violation of international law, that
Germany tried to stir up trouble be-
tween Mexico and this country; that
she spent great wealth here in vari-
Gus plots and in other ways committed
acts easily sufficient to provoke war.
How can the senior senator do any
thing but fight Germany after the
Bernstorff incident? What more
would he want the Kaiser to do be-
fore turning his backs upon the Teu-
tons? Exposure after exposure has
come-enough to turn any man-yet
he apparently is not in harmony with
this government. The resentment
against him is not in one direction;
it is in all directions. His stand dis
credits the state that has given him
his place in the senate. Where would
this nation be if such men had their
way? There would be no support of
the American flag; there would be no
victory for American arms; but there
would be indemnities to pay to Ger
many were it not for the English feet.
Such insiduous utterances as those
reported to have been made by the
senator are dangerous for any gov
eminent.
But the worst is after a nation de-
sires to bride the members Of his own
body, he refuses to oppose that ma
ton.
That of itself is enough.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-10-18
TRANSFERS IN
REAL ESTATE

Chas. H. Huntington to Crissie He
witt, land in Lyons; 81,
Eve Kelley to Erastus E. Koch, land
in Redsburg; 81.
Emeline e. Clement to Eta Gle
ment, land in Delton; $25.
Grant Dryer to Howard B. Quimby,
land in Delton; $1,000.
Howard B. Quimby to Grant Dryer,
Land in Delton; $4,000
Joseph G. Rutland to Oliver Schoen-
man, land in Plain; $4,000.
Wilhelmina Gasser to TheadOr w.
Gasser, land in Honey Greek; 81.
George Lusby to Andrew Hasig, land
in Troy; 81.
Wilhelmina Gasser to Roy S. Gas
SER land in Honey Creek; 81.
c. E. Accola to Andrew Hosig, land
in Troy; 81.
Joseph A. Bauer to Alois Beer, land
in Franklin; 81.
Alois Beer to Joseph A. Bauer, land
in Franklin; 81.
Chas L. Spencer to Hardy c. Spen-
Ger, land in Baraboo; 81.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-10-18
A BEAUTIFUL LANGUAGE

After the war, two slight changes
NAV be made in a certain ancient say
ing, and it will read: Every man has
two languages-his own and French"
saws an exchange. The war will be a
great renaissance for the French lam
guage. Many of the ancient and
reat majority of the modern military
terms are French or of French deriva-
ton. With French officers acting as
instructors to all of the allied armies,
including the American, the language
will become more familiar to the al
lied tongues, and soldiers returning
from the war will take with them
French words and phrases, many OF
which will become incorporated in the
various languages.
Naturally, the war will bring the
German language into great disfavor,
especially in England and America,
and French may attain the status held
before the war by German as the scien-
tific language of the world, and the
language a reading knowledge of
which was one Of the requirements for
entrance to many of the professional
and technical schools.
The French language will absorb
beautifully into the English, which
already contains hundreds of words
which were Norman, Norman-French
and even pure French in the days be-
fore William the Conquerer defeated
Harold and his Saxons at Hastings.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-10-18
The Comma Again

Some months ago P. H. Crossman
and others carried on a discussion in
this column about the little comma
and this makes the following quite
apropos:
The importance of the comma is il
Illustrated by paragraph from the
Akron (Ohio) Times" as quoted in
the journal of the American Medical
Association" Placing the point after
fractured" would relieve the physi-
clan of the imputation of adopting an
astonishing procedure:
An operation was performed on Kay
lor's skull, which was fractured by
DR.. Blower in last resort to save the
boys life.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-10-18
|. ADAM BEDE SAYS:

Russia has no standing army. When
it isn't pushing ahead, it is backing
up.
Both prophets and profits are with
out honor in every country just now,
X
1t is a good thing to keep the goose
laying, and not let her eat her own
eggs.
Every American potato has its eye
en- the kaiser
Lots of folks forget to take out a
manifest for their destiny.
Turn not the current of life awry
with political passion. The best the
world can give us is none too good.
Many a man who might be happy
While he pilgrims here below,
Swaps his flowing cup of joy
For the swelling tide of woe.
John Barleycorn has been retired
on account of age, long service, blind.
ness, deafness, bow-legs, fiat feet
cross-eyes, short breath, and other de-
bilities.
The Searchlight
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-10-18
Trapping Wild Cats

In the winter following the great
hop crash my brother John and
caught with small steel traps the
whole family of six wild cats that
lived in den in the rocky bluff near
the Langdon place IN the town OF
Greenfield. My brother had learned
the art. We did not bait the trap,
but first cut a grub about six feet long
full Of limbs, and fastened the chain
of the trap to near the middle OF It,
so it would easily snag among the
standing grubs, then buried the trap
under the snow, just beneath the foot
print of the cats track, and carefully
fashioned a cats track just over the
pan. Wild cats always leave their
den. or returning to it, stepping In
the same track every time; so no
matter how many live in the den, they
all leave it in the same track, until
some distance from the den, then they
go where they please. We caught five
here in one week-the two old ones
first. and the last one about a mile
east OIL ILLS uC1l lilo ACSoC OAAN " 49,
snagged close to where he was caught
We fastened another trap to another
grub and held it out to him. He at
once struck it with his free forefoot
and was caught in it, and instead OF
jumping away from it, he grabbed the
trap in his mouth, snarling and bit
ing it savagely, which frightened the
trap more securely. Now as we had
both fore feet caught, we could keeI
him away from us. Then he tried to
get away. He would jump six feet IN
the air easily. After several efforts ne
gave up and was quiet. This treat
ment was cruel, but we took him home
alive to show the folks at home a live
wild cat My brother tanned the
shins and made a fine cutter robe OF
them. BENZ. SlMONDS.
BarabOO Wis.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-10-18
HOW DO YOU THINK
THE REPTILES FINISHED !?

Two Zion City snakes, of which
there is an abundance on the lake
front property, had a fight, says Chr
cago paper One was garter snake
and the other a bullhead. Each was
three feet long and in their ferocity
they seized each other by the tail and
proceeded to swallow each other
whole They both started at the same
time and at the same rate of speed.
Now the question is, which of these
two snakes survived or, rather, which
one was on the outside by the time
the other was swallowed, the garter
snake or the bullhead?
1t took five minutes for the two
snakes to swallow each other, and
they both swallowed each other to the
tip Of the fangs. Which one was on
the outside when they were finished,
or were they both inside?
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-10-18
HAVE YOU Been SICK Z?

Then you realize the utter weakness
that robs ambition, destroys appetite,
and makes work burden.
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is so essential, nothing has ever equaled
or compared with Scott's Emulsion, be-
cause its strength sustaining nourish-
ment invigorates the blood to distribute
energy throughout the body while its tonic
value sharpens the appetite and restores
health in natural, permanent way.
IF you are run down, tired, nervous,
overworked or lack strength, get SCOTS
Emulsion to-day. 1t is free frorl alcohol.
Scott & Bovine, Rloomheia, ~. J.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-10-18
Impeaching MIR. La Toilette
Manitowoc, Wis
Chicago News)


William Lorimer was removed from
the United States senate for mere
trivial thing, compared with what SEN
ator La Toilette is now doing. Why
cannot the Wisconsin man be i'm
peached, even if he is holding high
position? He cannot be touched, &C
cording to United States prosecuting
attorney Chief of Police Healey, the
governor of Texas and others held
powerful positions, but for all that the
law got them.
What other reason is there besides
che is holding high position" that al
lows the Wisconsin senator to do and
say anything he pleases?
Chicago. e. d. FORREST.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-10-18
MERRIMACK

Miss Lillian Mclean departed Sun
day morning for st. Paul after spend
ing her summer vacation here with
Miss Dora Zauft. Mrs. P. J. Mclean
and brother came to spend the last
two weeks here also.
Mrs. Albert Dammann and Mr..
Schmidt of Milwaukee spent few
days with August Zauft and family.
Mrs. Zauft and Miss Dora spent
Thursday shopping in Baraboo.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-10-18
Wisconsin and La Toilette
Chicago Tribune)

Wisconsin has never deserved this
type of senator. His education in Ger
man patriotism seems to be almost
perfect, but it is not the kind that this
state cares to swallow.
If Teddy and Elihu could be per-
suaded to give La Toilette a few les
sons in American patriotism the eff
feet of the first lesson might result in
the sad loss of our senior senator
c.. F. SMALLEY.
Manitowoc Wis
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-10-18

We are all we'll and happy in our
California home and enjoying the
beautiful weather and the abundance
of fruits and berries. The war has
advanced the prices to a certain ex-
tent, but with so much fruit and all
kinds of fresh vegetables living is not
so expensive, after all.
MRS. F. r. POBJOY.
436 East AID street,
Los Angeles, Calf.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-10-18

yond. or are scattered to all points
of the compass.
Guess Who
l received a card not long ago from
Wauwatosa stating the writer was en-
joying my articles in the News" and
was formerly an old friend and neigh
Dor Of mine. The card was signed
Guess Who" and l have been trying
ever since, but haven't the answer yet.
Am inclined to think the guilty one
is E. j. Costigan. Perhaps this item
may smoke him out, if it should be he.
Big Products
Well, the Eureka fair has come and
gone, and l wish to say l award it the
cake over all exhibitions of the kind 1
ever saw in the line of farm products,
excepting livestock. l am joined in
this award by people from all parts Of
the United StateS-one gentleman
stating it equalled that of the worlds
fair exhibition at San Francisco in ali
except in extent l took a few meas
urements of some of the really big ar
ticles, with results as follows A bean
pod feet inches long; sorghum Is
feet high artichokes II feet; a sun
flower Is feet and okra 7 feet high;
a watermelon feet around the long
way and l foot inches the small way;
egg fruit 2 feet inches around; q
gourd 4 feet inches long, and an ear
of corn 10 inches around and the same
in length, filled over butt and tip. This
was the shortest ear in the scores Of
exhibits.
ArkansaW Dance
Each evening there was an old-time
dance on a platform on the grounds,
that was a revelation to the hundreds
Of strangers visiting here. The music
was furnished by an old fiddle and
guitar, but these were barely audible
after the dance started. Only one
tune was played, viz: "Yo gotter quit
kickin' my dawg Ground" l managed
to corrall a few of the "calls" for the
changes, such as Come an go!" GO
an Fetch" Wiring an Twist" and
Grab yo pardner by tn craw an
swing'er all over Arkinsaw!"
I have been in close touch with the
dance business for fifty years, but have
never seen anything to equal it. The
young folks evidently enjoyed this fea-
ture of their annual outing to the limit
and although laughed at by hosts of
high toner's" I thought their antics
far more innocent and also far less Ri
diculous than Of those who dance the
modern tango, fox trot, ct al. Would
say to John Jones that, not having
hair enough to put in "curl papers,"
did not attempt to zine"
Weather superb and the sassafras is
assuming a scarlet hue. Everything
else green as a leek.
N. G. ABBOTT.
Singleton street
Eureka Springs, Ark.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-10-18
Saw the Boys Leave for Rockford

We are having fine weather since
the frost some weeks ago. The frost
damaged the tobacco and the corn,
but not so much as at first reported.
A very large crowd turned out to see
the boys leave for Rockford. There
were GO, and all seemed tickled to go.
JOHN MOVES.
VirOqua, Wis.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-10-18
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1917

DR.. Edward Everett Hale's advice
to the young people of his time was,
every day try to meet someone
wiser and better than yourself Some
young people of our day, comments
an exchange, seem to think that this
would be an impossible task.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-10-18
THE RACE AND THE PLANET

1--WE have read somewhere Of race
of ephemeral insects which live but an
hour. To those who are born in the
early morning the sunrise is the time
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-10-18
6bis and Obaf

The battle Of Monmouth in the
American Revolution was fought on
James Nelson Vandervier's great grand
fathers farm, about forty miles from
New York. At the time that Clinton
evacuated Philadelphia Washington
had his quarters at J. E. Vandervier's
great grandfather's farm. DR.. Van
dervier's family of Albany n. Y, have
a history of the family concerning the
Vanderviers and the COnoVers. There
were seven Vanderviers and eight
Conovers in the battle Of Monmouth.
On account Of disObeying orders by
Lee the British managed to escape.
This Lee was a relative of the Con-
federate General Lee in the Civil War.
J. E. Vandervier is an old resident
here and lives with his daughter, Mrs.
Inez Rounds.
+ + + +
The Santa Fe systems freight cars
will wear service stripes" of red,
white and blue, printed on card
which will also bear this patriotic APP
peal:
Load me quickly
Load me to capacity
Unload me promptly. and
Help win the War
+ + + J.
The largest ship in the world, the
Vaterland, of the Hamburg-American
line, has been rechristened the Levia-
than under her new owner, the United
Communicated German vessels are to
sail under new names.
+ + + +
Do you think you could ever catch
bullet? 1t can be done. A British
aviator reports that while flying low
over the German lines, his machine
was made the target of some German
soldiers. He saw bullet moving
slowly, evidently it's force almost
spent. At length it stopped dead still
for an instant and he thrust out his
hand and caught it before it began
to fall earthward. This reads like a
Munchausen story, but it is by no
means improbable
+ + + +
This office has received copies of
bulletins from the New Jersey Agri-
cultural Experiment station, New
Brunswick, n. J. They were written
by the writer's classmate and old
| friend, Dr. Mel T. Cook, plant path
ologist. The titles are as follows:
Common Diseases Of Beans and
Peas.
Common Diseases of Cucumbers and
Melons.
Common Diseases Of Apples, Pears
and Ounces.
Diseases of Tomatoes.
Common Diseases Of the Peach
Plum and Cherry
+ i + +
A few days ago Mrs. jeremiah M
Rusk and daughter, Miss Mary, visit
ed friends in Madison and this was
the first time they had seen the new
seven million dollar capitol building
Governor Rusk was in the chair from
! 1882 to 1889, and although Madison
was the home Of the family at that
time, Mrs. Rusk seldom visits old
friends there. Her visit a few days
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-10-18

Uncle Sam is bringing down the lid
on a number of socialist and foreign
language papers, especially those
printed in German The only wonder
is this was not done long ago.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-10-18
THE WOMAN PATROL

You hardly notice her, but there
she is in the shadow, watching the
faippant crowd stream by, ready to
interfere when occasion calls" says
the London Chronicle.
"She wears an armlet as a sign of
her office and confronts danger with
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-10-18
DOCTORS AT NEENAH
PROPOSE TO RAISE

Doctors in Neenah, it is said, soon
propose to charge higher rate for
calls in homes. The new rates are to
be So for day calls and IS for night
calls
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-10-18

ago was made pleasant by many call
ing for short visit. When they went
to the statehouse they were provided
with a special guide and shown spe-
cial attention.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-10-18
+ + + +

This Office has received a copy of
the Youngstown (Ohio) Vindicator
and program telling of, the dedica-
ton of the Mckinley birthplace me-
mortal building at Niles, Ohio. The
paper and program were sent by Mrs.
M. C. Steuber, nee Otillie Schirmer,
formerly a resident of this city. The
addresses at the dedication were made
by Hon William Howard Taft, Hon.
George B. Cortenyou, Hon. Myron T.
Herrick, Joe Mitchell Chapple and
others. The memorial building will
be used as library, place for lectures
and other purposes. Mr.. and Mrs,
Steuber attended the exercises at the
time of the dedication
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-10-18
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-01

Grams at Waxahachic, Texas. on March
10. In tho past he sc,rrally has bccn the
last player to reach The Detroit training
camp. Cobb wants 70 start the season nm
der a fuil head Of stcam-hc hopes to
drive himself from April until October.
lie will take chances on becoming stale,
hut taking chafccs has long since been
chiId's play for the Georgian. Cobb is
determined. to 90 To the limit of his power
10 regain the crninc robe of bascballdom.
During the closing days Of ial6. Cobb
might have added n few points 10 his hat
ting average, il he had been willing 10 sac
rifice the clcmcat OF teamwork. But he
didn't. When It.roit and Boston were
c!inchcd IN struggle upon which the pen
nant hung, Cobb told ncwspapcrmcn that
Speaker was the chuupion hitter, - far
n; he was concerned. Cobb had 10 get hits.
and more hits. 10 heat out the sturdy Tex
an Cobb buried his ambitions. When
he had chances - get bases on balls, he
took them. When the play called for n
hunt. he laid down. He PLAYED the game
hot that he cars-i for his batting aver
age less. lie cared for the pennant more.
Now and then it has been said that
Cobb "wcai back" as a batter last year.
His average was .j7i, a mark that in these
days. is rarely attained even ~ u star.
The story of Cobb, defeat j. entirely told
in a sentence. Speaker hit .3St. II was
Il battle royal, that struggle bc' when fell
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-01

Mr.. Sherrcr, the fountain man at the
Palace or Sweets, than whom there ! mons
better in hi. line. has a new sundae, but
as the price i, prohibitivc We are unable To
pass judgement. II j. the cabbage sun
'lac. Hanging in front Of the fountain
mirror l. Il small head Of cabbage and list
cd among other fancy drinks i cabbage
sundac, 81. co." which has attracted mnct
attention since cabbage went to SIN pc
ton.-Mission Times.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-01
valleys Largest Orchard

|. The setting cat Of trees in the largest
sislc citrus orchard in the Valley was com
|plctcd this week When Mr.. Vim. Lingcn-
brink, president OF the Pomcio Gardens
Company planted the last ID acres OF thu
oompans's ~ arce tract, four miles south
Of Mercedes.
Tracts Nos. / and ,. ten acres OF oran..
and grapeiruits, were planted IN March OF
1915, and the trees have made fine growth
In the entire tract there are now growing
1850 trccs.-Mcrccdes Tribune.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-01
G vernor Signs Fill
For New 28th Court

AUSTIN Tex, March 1.-The governor
signed the following bills Tuesday; Sen
atc bill authorizing cities, towns and vii
lagos Incorporated under an act of the
Republic of Texas to accept and incorpor-
ate under the home rule law; senate bill
rc-organizihg the Twenty Eighth judicial
district and TO create a criminal district
court for Nucccs, Klebcrg, Willacy and
Cameron counties; senate bill creating u
more efficient road system for Grayson
county; and senate bill creating the Jour-
danton independent school district.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-01
NOTICE.

Brownsville. Texas. February I'D. 1877
rHl; STATE OF TEXAS, y N
county vf Cameron. rf y.
The commissioners court of Cameron cDun.
~. Texas. will on Monday. the 18th dqks III
March. A. ID, 1917, nj 10 o'clock a. m, rar
crive proposals from any banking corporation;
association or individual banker In Cameron
county, that may desire to he selected NJ the
depository ~ the funds VI Caurron county.
Any banking corporation. ass0ciafian,- or in
d vidual banker i'm Cameron county, Taxes. de-
s,rinx to bid, shall deliver to the county Judge,
un or before said 18th day Of March, A. u.
1917. same being the first day of 1.-The regular
March term of the commissioners court. ut
y hich time the selection 81 the depository III
10 be made, d sealed proposal, stating the rate
al interest that said banking cuTpdrafi0n, as
sociatlon. or individual banker offers TO pay
on the funds of the county for the term be-
tween the date Of such bid and tic next regI-
lar time for the selection or "a depository. SAME
b.ipg the second Monday in February, A. la
1919. Said bid shall be accompanied by u Ger
tilted cIfck for not LESS than one half Of one
per cent If the county revenue of. the proceed,
Ing Year rs a guarantee ~ the geyd. faith on
the part az the bidder, and that III his bid be
acu ptcd. he will enter into bond herclftpr pro-
vidcd: and upon the failure of the banking corr
p~orativn. association. or individual banker. that
may be selected ms such depository. to. are
the bond required by law. the amount Of such
certified check shall 60 TO the county as HOUR
dated damages. III Al
The commissioners court reserves the right
to reject any and NIL bids "
XII. H. YATES. L
County Judge. Cameron County. Tetat.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-01

ST. LOUIS, March 1.--Fnc players will
be striving to land the third base job with
the ST. Louis Americans Shen the club
gets into It's training camp at Palestine,
Texas, this month.
Jimmy Austin, must de1rnd his place
against Ernie Johnson, GenS Paulette, Bill
kenworthy and Thomas Stevenson.
"The best hitter will have the bulge in
the fight for the .pcsition,s.' said Fielder
Jones, manager Of the team.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-01

Jimmie Stack. managcr Of the Fourth
Infantry ball club. y ordering today y
complete set Of new uniforms for his hus-
kies. the old unics having worn ont from
Two strenuous seasons. here and Mt Gal;
weston. The new suits are similar To
those worn IN the big leagues. and cost
$2i each. They are Of dark blue texture
with . white stripe. while the old uniform
was white with a dark blue stripe. :