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unselfishly hasten to give. But above
the cry of 'give, give" is the sound
of voice, insistent, fault-finding, call
ing attention to our mistakes, trying
to make the wheels of this monstrous
war machine move faster, saying, L
told you thus, and So" 1t is distract
ing
However, heart breaking each de-
lay is when our boys are in danger,
we do not want anyone, least Of all
our enemies, to think we are sitting
still doing nothing.
Our president is trying to guide us
wisely in this great danger. He has
some efficient help, much that is in
efficient, and many hindrances be-
yond his power to foresee. Even Col
onel Roosevelt is not omniscient.
RUTH M. SOUTHARD.
1920 Como Ave, S. E.
Minneapolis, Mimi.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-01-24
How Farmer Exposed the water
Witch" Fraud

In the Farm and Fireside, Fred
Telford writes an interesting little ar
ticle exploding the claims of water
witches" There are few country
communities without a man known as
a water witch" The water witch"
is supposed to have the power to To-
cate the proper place for digging a
well. The witch" first selects a peach
or. hazel fork, trims it carefully, and
then holds it in both hands. He walks
about and whenever he passes over
water the fork is supposed to be at
tracted, and instead of remaining up
right it turns downward. The more
traction. Often he claims to find I'M
derground streams, and his favorite
device is to have his employer dig at
a crossing of two of these streams.
Following is Mr. Telford's account of
how a shrewd Illinois farmer proved
that the water witch" has nothing
but superstition to back his claims:
"The trial was made before large
number of neighbors and visitors.
The WITCH with a fork from a peach
tree held in the approved fashion,
walked about in all sorts Of likely
places. In short time he had traced
two underground streams, and had
marked the place where he claimed
that they crossed.
"Dig there he announced, and
you'll find plenty of water. You won't
have to dig very deep, either
"Perfectly satisfied, the employer
was preparing to turn over the fee,
ten dollars. But one Of the visitors
who had made study Of soils and
who owned an adjoining farm, was
skeptical.
"You wouldn't object if I tested
you further?
"'Not at all
"'Not even if l blindfolded you and
tested your
"Then came the test. Sure enough,
the fork turned in the blindfo1ded
'witch's' hands; but, strange to say,
it turned erratically. 1t turned in
places he had labeled dry. 1t some
times turned above the underground
streams he had traced but usually it
did not. 1t failed to turn even once
at the CROSSING though the witch
was led over it again and again. And
it never turned twice in the same
place.
"This test only showed that there is
absolutely no reason for believing
that water attracts peach and hazel
forks in a peculiar way"
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-01-24
The Theater Question
To the Editor:

To the Editor:
It seems quite incomprehensible that
there should be opposition in BaraboO
to acceptance of the Ringing theater.
That there is, comes today in a letter
thanking me for something which I
wrote to you personally and which l
Judge you must have published, though
this is the first intimation of that fact
which have had.
Do not the people of Baraboo want
theater? If they do not, then they
should reject this tender, and let the
Ringlings sell the playhouse to some
thrifty manager who promptly will put
a stop to losses by putting up prices
which you people will be obliged to
pay. 1t will be a simple matter indeed
for them to dispose of the property for
half of what it cost, pocket the money
and clear out disguised, eventually
taking with them out of such an unre-
sponsive community their winter quar-
tiers, too! But you do want the the
alter. Of course you do Then are you
not willing to pay for what you want
or do you expect someone else to
maintain a place of diversion and edu-
cation for you? That isn't a fair
spirit. If you like the theater, play
the game squarely. Do your part to
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-01-24

row; we see the silvered head of the
old man bowed with the last grief.
These heroes are dead. They died
for liberty; they died for us. They
are at rest They sleep in the land
they made free, under the flag they
rendered stainless, under the solemn
pines, the sad hemlocks, the fearful
willows, the embracing vines. They
sleep beneath the shadows of the
clouds, careless alike of sunshine or
storm, each in the windowless palace
of rest. Earth may run red with 9TH
er wars-they are at peace. In the
midst of battle, in the roar of con-
flict, they found the serenity of death.
l have one sentiment for the soldiers
living and dead-cheers for the living
and tears for the dead.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-01-24
Roosevelt

Not many years ago, just after
Colonel Roosevelt had completed his
second term of office as president, I
felt as though this country could not
be governed safely by any other man.
His vigorous words, spoken often and
loud, so everyone had to stop and
listen, really reused us to higher
perception of life.
He was a great hero; he was my
hero. 1 believed in him thoroughly
But time has shown he is only human
after all-and can make mistakes IN
a very human way.
We are told repeatedly to stand
back of our president; we are told to
give till it hurts; told to govern ou1
speech lest we injure our cause. We
as a nation did not want this war, we
would have rebelled if we had beer
forced into it sooner. President VIII
son took the psychological moment tc
commit us to it, we were getting rest
less, but once we were committed we
rose in our might, in loyalty and feal
ty. In no crisis have we been 81
united in thought and purpose, money
resources, work, food, along with the
lives of our nearest and dearest, We
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-01-24
Great Fear

The most extraordinary fear | ever
saw was of a singing master-a man
who many years ago taught in the vi
cinity of Baraboo. He was an agree
able person. He stayed with me one
night and in the morning we started
to walk to BaraboO. In crossing the
Barabo0 valley we had to pass over
a slough in the middle of which was
a small bridge. 1t so happened that
a full;grown gaster snake was on
the bridge. My friend saw him first
and throwing up his hands he cried
GA snake! A snake!" and whirling
ran back shouting, "a snake! Come
back" I was so astonished at his
manner, I didn't know but he had been
bitten by rattlesnake. I exclaimed,
whats the matter?"
"Why, the snake on the bridge; he
will bite you; come back quick!"
"Why," I said, otis harmless
snake, come on, he can't hurt you. I'll
drive him off,"
Heavens, don't do that, he'll bite
you!"
"Pshaw! no. I'll throw him out of
the road" So with the toe of my boot
| tossed him into the water He saw
it all, shouting in great fear for me.
Come on now" I said "he's gone"
NO." he exclaimed, 'I'll never cross
that slough. Let's go around or go to
Baraboo on this side of the river"
So I went back and we went around
the slough. Every little while, as
we walked along he would burst out at
my foolhardiness in dealing with that
snake l asked him if he supposed
was afraid of harmless little garter
snake One would think you had met
a monster boaconstrictOr to be in
stantly swallowed. Where have you
been all your days? You act much
worse than a woman when she sees a
mouse with not half the reason"
We'll" he said, that snake darted
his tongue at me. He is the odd SER
pent'"
Fudge! Of course kill the rattlers
and all the poison chaps, but the harm
less little ones live on bugs and worms,
friend of man"
BENZ. SIMONDS.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-01-24
Foreign Languages in the Schools
1920 Como Ave, S.
Minneapolis, Mimi.

In the interest of sane educational
policies for our schools, and aprOpOs
of the narrow-minded and prejudiced
stand taken of late by many Ameri-
can citizens against the teaching OF
modern foreign languages in our
schools, ask space for a few extracts
from opinions Of representative for
eign educational authorities in regard
to the teaching in their schools Of
modern foreign languages.
Prof Henri Hauvette, University OF
Paris, in ReOue de Penseingnement des
Iangues vivantes: care there really
people short-sighted enough to main
tain that the teaching of German to
young Frenchmen must be abandoned
after the war? This radical proposal
seems, to me so manifestly absurd
that I refuse to take it seriously. In
any case, we must not let a single OPP
portunity pass without stating en-
phatically that such a thesis will not
bear examination"
Prof. A. Pinloche in the same num-
Der of the above named Revue: LESS
than ever can one deem excessive an
insistence on the knowledge of at
least two foreign languages on the
part of everyone who aims at place
of distinction in his native land-espe-
cially if, for the purpose of admis-
sion to higher institutions Of learning,
these languages are German and Eng
lish."
EDITORIAL The Journal of Educa-
tion London, November, 1914: g. D..
Indeed, proposals to neglect the study
of German come rather curiously at a
moment when German methods and
ways Of thinking are exciting more in
terest among the general public than
they have ever done before"
London Times, July is, 1915:
g. The wonderful efficiency Of
the Germans, both in science and la
guages, points to the fact that their
schools and universities answer these
two vital requirements better than do
ours. AS it is, the public
school boy who is doing SO splendidly
both as a man and a soldier in the
great ordeal through which we are
passing suffers a severe and unneces-
sary handicap, both in the military
and commercial professions, compared
with our present enemies and perma-
rent trade competitors"
CLARA T. RUNGE.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-01-24

keep it. Don's be leaners, spongers.
AS said to you before in a private
letter some days ago, the theater is
an asset to the city. 1t attracts peo-
pie from nearly 20 miles around, and
they spend money among your people.
That's the sordid side, but it is one
nevertheless that should possess some
thing of an appeal to the thrifty spirit
Of your merchants, your garages, your
restaurants, bakeries and to every 9TH
er class of business. But the really
important consideration is the pleas
ure, enlightenment and satisfaction
this beautiful playhouse affords Bara-
boo folk. How proud they were Of it
on that memorable opening night two
or three years ago! And how proud
they justly have been of it, ever since.
No other little city in all this country
is favored with so beautiful, so perfect
theater! Not one! Yet here you
are hazarding the chance Of losing 1t
entirely or of having it pass into coldly
selfish hands! The Ringlings have been
generous and gracious, and BarabOo
should bless them rather than spurn.
You anxiously wanted a playhouse.
They gave it to you. Don't refuse, or
know you will live sorely to regret.
Suppose today you knew that it would
be closed permanently next month If
not taken over by the city? Would
you let it be closed? Would you? That
is the test. You have precious little to
lose by owning this model theater; you
have much to regret if you lose it. You
own a beautiful library and you main
tain excellent schools. Both cost. A
theater has the qualities of both. 1t is
entertaining and it is instructive; and
if perchance it too costs, the outlay is
justified on most enlightened grounds.
Did | not hear that you hoped Dr..
Ochsner would give the city lands for
a park? Now a park would cost to
keep. It costs Madison heavily to main
tain it's parks, but you could not pos
sibly close one OF them by popular
vote, nor could you vote one Of them
into private possession-not by thou
sands of votes! And when Baraboo
once gets title to the Ringing theater
it never will let go! Be assured Of
that fact; and just so surely should it
now firmly clinch the chance to take 1t
over. O. D. BRANDENBURG.
Madison
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-01-24
EDWARD L. LUCKOW.
Land Values Advance

| hope to take time some day to-
wander back to the old familiar
scenes and faces, but it's war time.
and everyone has to do his bit. Am
trying to be producer, and have a
flock of white face cattle, pigs, mules
and chickens; also few other things
that go to make up ranch.
Just now my wife is somewhere"
in Wisconsin, either Oshkosh or Port
age, anyhow those are the only post
marks that show on the letters from
Wisconsin. Things in Trip county
are progressing fine. Crops were good
the past season and the prices for
farm products are fair. Land values
have advanced, especially during the
last year. Land that was selling for
$25 ten years ago is now moving at
around SIS per acre. We don't get
everything we want out here yet, but
there is a chance in the west for the
man who hustles while he waits.
Very truly,
A. w. CARBON.
Colome, S. D.
Note: Mr.. Carbon formerly resided
in the town of Greenfield and his
many friends will be pleased to hear
from him. The News is pleased to
receive short letters from former Sank
county residents.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-01-24
IngersoIps Memorial Day Address
In 1876

The past rises before me like a
dream. Again we are in the great
struggle for national life. We hear
the sound of preparation; the music
Of the boisterous drums; the silver
voices of heroic bugles. We see thou
sands of assemblages, and hear the
appeals of orators; we see the pale
cheeks Of women and the flushed
faces of men, and in those assemblages
we see all the dead whose dust we
have covered with flowers. We lose
sight of them no more. We are with
them when they enlist in the great
army of freedom. We see them part
with those they love. Some are walk
ing for the last time in quiet, woody
places with the maidens they adore.
We hear the whisperings and the
sweet vows of eternal love as they
lingeringly part forever. Others are
bending over the cradles, kissing
babes that are asleep. Some are re-
ceiving the blessings Of old men. Some
are parting with mothers, who hold
them and press the INTO their hearts
again and again, and say nothing;
and some are talking with wives and
endeavoring with brave words spoken
in old tones to drive away the awful
fear. We see them part. We see the
wife standing in the door with the
babe in her arms-standing in the sun
light, sobbing; at the turn of the road
a hand waves; she answers by holding
high in her loving hands the child
He is gone, and forever!
We see them all as they march
proudly away under the fauting flags
keeping time to the wild grand music
Of war, marching down the great
streets Of the great cities, through
the towns and across the prairies
down to the fields Of glory-to do anC
to die for the eternal right.
We go with them, one and all. We
are by their side on all the CORY fields
in all the hospitals Of pain, on all the
weary marches. We stand guard will
them in the wild storm and under thu
| quiet stars. We are with them in "a
vines running with blood, in the full
rows of old fields. We are with then
between contending hosts unable t
move, wild with thirst, the life ebbin
! slowly away among the withere
i leaves. We see them pierced by ball
and torn with shells-in the trenche
of forts and in the whirlwind Of tn
charge.
) We are with them in the prisons
: hatred and famine; but human speec
!, can never tell what they endured.
We are at home when the new
, comes that they are dead. We sc
the maiden in the shadow of her so
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-01-24

in Washington who are following the
situation very closely.
Practically all of us down here nat
urally would feel that our fellow-citk-
zen, Joseph E. Davies, formerly COM
missioner of corporations, and now Of
the federal trade commission, is dis
tinctly available. He enjoys the con-
fidence of the president to an unuSuaE
degree, and it is generally coUsid-
cred here that the White House woul@
like to see him elected. Mr.. Davies
has refused to announce his candk-
dacy thus far, he being of the opinion
that it is a situation where the ambi-
tons of any Individual should not be
permitted to jeopardize the result.
His friends here, however, have feIg
that the people in Wisconsin ought
really to appreciate and understand
the unique position of Mr.. Davies and
the public esteem in which he is held
He has had great and unusual expert
ence in connection with economic
questions, business and government
and has had much to do with the franz
ing of unusually important legislation
in conference with senate committees
He is, moreover, we'll and favorably
known to members of the senate and
in administrative circles and, if elect
ed, would undoubtedly be Immediately
potent as senator to serve Wisconsin
and the country.
We, his friends, have also noted
with satisfaction the strong editorial
comment which has come in connec-
ton with the mention of Mr.. Davies
name in some of the great newspa-
pers of the country, and group Of us
decided to have some of these editori-
ais reprinted and sent to the editors
of the state, in the hope that they and
their readers might find some interest
in the facts set forth.
We are all vitality interested in the
situation in Wy sconsin and want to-
do everything we can to assure the re-
turn of a senator from our state who.
will represent loyalty to the admin
istration, which we believe the state
fundamentally stands for.
Yours for the best sort of an Amer
lean and loyal Wisconsin citizen to-
represent our state in the senate, K
am with kind regards,
Most cordially,
EDWARD L. LUCKOW.
Washington, d. G.
Note: Mr.. Luckow was formerly q
resident of Baraboo and is now audi
tor of the navy department at Wash
ington. The editorials to which he
refers are from the Minneapolis News,
Peoria Transcript, Louisville Courier
Journal, st. Louis Republic, Bryan's
Commoner, Christian Science Monitor
and Richmond Times Dispatch. All
give their support to Mr.. Davies for
the Senatorial position,
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-01-24
Supporting His Friend

All loyal citizens of Wisconsin are
vitality interested in the senatorial
situation in Wisconsin.
There is a group of Wisconsin men
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-01-24

ferring to remain out Of sight as much
as possible. N. G. ABBOTT.
Eureka Springs, Ark.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-01-24
Strong for La Toilette

Please discontinue my paper at once
| am strong for La Toilette.
Yours truly,
MRS. c.. E. BREMEN,
Aberdeen, S. D.
Note: The name of Mrs. Bremen
sounds much like Bremen.
E-fs. E. 2. Bishop has returned To
Reedsburg after visiting here with
Mrs. John Kennedy.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-01-24
Ollapodrida
DEPARTMENT DEVOTED TO INTERESTS OF NEWS READERS

~ you have something timely topic question to
this department. Limit all COM
nuncatons 10 less.
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Baraboo, Wis.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-01-24

panths are all sphlit to HI, which
was evident to all in sight, and made
Joe so detected that he took no part
in the exercises of the evening, pre-
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-25
Sugar Prices Fixed

State Food Administrator
Henry A. Page announces the
following regulations with re-
gard to the retailing of sugar:
\ ;'The maximum retail price al
lowed on sugar from this date is
l0s q pound. Retail merchants
who have purchased sugar on
such 4 basis that they have not
q reasonable profit within this
price may appeal to the Food
Administration, stating cost
price in detail, but none of these
shall sell for above 1Of a pound
unless they have the specific
written permission of the Food
Administration.
Until further notice sugar
must not be sold to city or town
consumers in quantities in excess
Of five pounds nor to consumers
in the rural districts in quantities
In excess of ten pounds.
ANY merchants refusing to
conform to these rulings will in
vite prompt action by the Food
Administration.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-25
need BIG HERDS
Europs's Meat Supply Must Come
From America.
Warning katIons Havs Depleted Live
Stock at Enormous Rate, Evea
Killing Dairy Cattle For Food.

American stock breeders are being
asked to conserve their nocks and
herds In order to meet Europe's tre-
mendous demands for meats during
the war and probably for many years
afterward.
The United States food admins
tration reports that American stock
raisers have shown a disposition to
cooperate with the government In In
creasing the nations supply Of live
stock.
Germany today is probably better
supplied with live stock than any 9th
or European natioh. When the Ger
man armies made their big advance
into France and then retreated vir-
tually all the cattle In the invaded
territory - approximately 100000
head-were driven behind the German
lines.
But In England--where 100000
acres Of pasture lands have been turn
cd into grain helds-the cattle herds
are decreasing rapidly. One Of the
reasons apparently is the declining
maximum price scale adopted by the
English as follows: For September,
s17.78 per 100 pounds; October, $17.28; |;
November and December, $18O8; jan
larry, S14.40. The effect Of these prices
was to drive beef animals on the mar
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-25
Rosemary Baptist Church
Rev. A. G. Carter, Pastor

Sunday school 1000 A. M. G..
s. Gregg, Supt.
Service HOO A. M. Subject:
"Thy Kingdom Come.
Service at 1880 P. M.
B. Y. P. U. meets with Mr..
and Mrs. J. E. Spencer Monday
evening 7::30.
Ladies Aid meets with Mrs.
John Matthews Tuesday after
noon 800.
Prayer Meeting and choir
practice Wednesday evening at
7.30.
We cordially invite all to
worship with US.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-25
All Saints Church
(EpiseopaD
Rev. Lewis N. Taylor, Rector
Roanoke Avenue

Next Sunday is Ssptuagesima-
seventy days before Easter. Ser
vices.
9:45 Sunday School and Mems
Bible Class, T. W. Mullen, Supt.
Services at II and 7:30. Offer
ing Sunday night for the $500, OOO
fund being raised by the War
Commission for the equipping of
the chaplains of the Church.
Girls Friendly Society Monday
night at Mrs. E. W. Lehman's.
Wednesday night choir re-
hearsal.
Womans' Auxiliary Wednes-
day afternoon.
The public is most cordially
invited.