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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-08-29
DEBORAH INDIANS
KILLED IN FRANCE
Members of Go. D From Mauston
Both Farmers---Foster and
Robert DEBORAH Die for Liberty

Corporal Foster DEBORAH and Rob-
ert DEBORAH, his son, were killed on
the battle front of France during the
recent severe fighting Word was re-
ceived at Mansion that both were
killed in the heat of battle bravely
fighting for our flag. These two men
are the first from Mansion to die in
battle during the present war.
The Decorahs are descendants of
the original Indians. They were prom
inent members of the Winnebago
tribe of Indians and the DEBORAH
family is descended from the tribal
chieftian of early days, DEBORAH"
who, though a close friend of the IA
nous chief Black Hawk of the Sac
and Fox nation, was always a friend
of the whites.
When Co. D of the 128th Infantry
left here there were thirteen Indians
in the company, one of whom, Will,
was also a son of Foster DEBORAH
The young men were a fine lot of
young Americans, we'll educated and
respected by all. T''ev were nearly
all graduates of the Indian school at
Tomah. They were outstanding rep
resentatives of freedom loving peo-
pie, the descendants of the original
Americans, and together these two
men, father and son, went down into
the valley of the shadow of Death
and across the great divide together,
fighting for the cause of Liberty, says
the Star of Mansion.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-08-29
FIRST BONDS
ABOVE PAR

The 31@ per cent liberty bonds Of
the first issue, made a new record
Wednesday, soaring to 102.02. The
movement now in progress, which be-
gan in the latter part of last week, is
attributed to the desire of many
wealthy men to avoid the impending
heavy increased tax on income by
taking advantage of the tax exemp-
ton feature of the 31a, which is not
found in the other Liberty bond is
sues.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-08-29
BACK FROM ARCTIC; HAD
NOT HEARD OF WAR

Frederick Smithern, fur trader,
reached Montreal after five years
among the Eskimos in Grant Land in
the Arctic circle, and has just learned
that there is a war going on. He is
en- route for his home in New York.
where he said he would enlist in the
United States army. AZ
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-08-29
son OF UNIVERSITY
FACULTY MEMBER IS
DEATH HERO In BATTLE

William B. Cairns, son of Prof. w.
B. Cairns, head of the English depart
ment, University of Wisconsin, was
killed in battle July go He was a
of Co. G and joined the or
ganization after it had gone south.
He was graduate of the high schooi
in Madison and attended the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin for two years.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-08-29
Topeka PASTOR,
HELD FOR TALK

At Topeka, Kan, Rev. Harvey e.
Phillips is held as the result of being
charged with disloyal utterances in
a sermon.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-08-29

two congregations and of Raraboo in
general, go with them to their new
fields Of influence.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-23
PARADISE OF THE PACIFIC

The little-known Trobriand group OF
islands is a cluster of palm-clothed
gems that stud the emerald Pacific q
hundred-odd miles northeast of Sa-
marai (Papua). They are the real
thing in coral romance. The natives
are Of the MelFnesian type, happy peo-
pie with fondness Especially on the
part of the star-eyed maidens) for
Europeans, who have exploited the
rich pearl fishery. They are advanced
in arts and crafts, and produce ire
mendous quantity of carved weapons
and ornaments, which are eagerly
bought by tourists from curio-dealers
in Sydney and Melbourne.
Before competition set in the island
ers did not get much for their pearls.
Gems worth $50 and $75 were FRI ly
bought for as many pence. The group
is fiat, but is richly clothed in jungle,
and produces vast quantities of excel
lent yams, which are traded. Good
climate, gorgeous scenery, blue seas
like billowing silk, diamond-dusted
beaches and splendid fishing and shoot
ingi
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-23
NOW CALLED NlCKEL-SILVER
WelI-Known Metal Has Been Relieved
From the obliquity of Bearing
a German Name.

One of the largest matchmaking
concerns in this country has recently
changed the name of the alloy here
tOfore known as German silver and is
now marketing this commodity as
nickel-silver, and a publication devoted
to the metal industry suggests that
the word silver be eliminated entirely,
as there is no silver in the combina'
ton. This publication says: eff the
nickel is taken from an IS per cent
German silver alloy only a two and
one brass will remain. Why not then
call the compound 'nickel-brass,' or, il
commercial objections are too strong
to be overcome at once, why not call il
nickel alloy? The various contents OF
nickel may be designated by utilizing
the different percentages that the al
10y contains. Thus, 4, 6, s, 10, II, 10,
Is per cent, etc, nickel-allOy. 1t is
fact that some manufacturers are al.
ready designating the material now
being sold as Sheffield plate as sill
ver-plate on a nickel base We see
no reason why the same argument
does not apply to the alloy being called
nickel-silver."
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-23
W. c. T. U.

The w. c. T. US last social meet
ing for the year was held in the
home of Mrs. Melvin on the after
noon of Friday, the 18th. Quite a
number of the members were pres
ent. One new member was added to
the union, thus making our enroll
ment 100. The following program
was carried out:
America" song 141.
Prayer
Collection of dues.
Reading by Miss Lawson.
Piano solo, by Doris Niles.
Report of relief work by Mrs. A.
L. Brevard.
Comment on the different branches
of the w. C. T. U. work by Mrs. Seid
Waddell.
Free will offering for church.
Lords prayer.
Mrs. Melvin was a charming host
ess.
The next meeting will be held
Sept. 6 in the home of Mrs. W. E.
Jackson. All members are urged to
be present, as the election of officers
will be held.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-23
W. H. Harris Dead.

Mr.. William Houston Harris died
at his home in Humboldt Sunday
morning at about 10 o'clock.
He was born in Wilson County
near Lebanon, May 16, 1880. With
his family he moved to Humboldt
soon after the close of the Civil War
He leaves a widow, his second wife
and six grown children-W. H. Har-
ris, Jr., of Jackson, Miss; A. ]. Har-
ris, of Memphis; L. j. Harris, OF
Humboldt; Mrs. John L. Witt, of
Montgomery, Ala; Mrs. Novella Par
sons, of Jackson, and Mrs. John
Baird, this city.
He was Confederate veteran and
for seventy-five years a member of
the Methodist Church, took great in
terest in church work. He liked to
talk of church affairs and to mingle
with Gods people. His was life
of Christian, long in years and ripe
with experience-ready to go and
receive his reward.
He often visited in Union City
and was well known by many of
our citizens.
The body was buried at Humboldt.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-23
Bluff That Failed.

General Plumer, who has recently
been recalled to France from Italy,
can be very ironical when he chooses,
as the following story proves:
Shortly before the war, when he
held the Irish command, regiment
was being Unanswered before him on
a field day, and the colonel in charge
succeeded in getting his men mixed up
pretty thoroughly.
However, he went grimly on, and at
last, calling a halt, rode up to Plumer
with an air of Importance.
81 f1atter myself that was extremely
we'll done, SIR" he said, evidently with
the idea of trying to bluff that moth
ing had gone wrong.
"Oh, excellent" was General Plum
ers suave reply. "But may ask what
on earth you were trying to do?'-
Parsons Weekly.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-23
Perfect Evening Spoiled.

isn't it glorious here?" she ex-
claimed when the waiter had taken
their orders.
do you think SOP" he replied.
cts perfectly lovely. Everything is
in such beautiful harmony-the foun-
tain, the trees, the swaying lanterns,
the music-everything is ideal. It's
like Fairyland."
''I'm glad you like It,"
SIN simply enchanted. Doesn't it
make you feel as if you had stepped
out of the everyday world into some
thing strange and newY"
'NOt a bit"
"What's the matter? You don't seem
to be enjoying yourself"
"My boss is sitting at the third Ia
BILE over there to your left, and 1 can
tell by his looks that he's wondering
how 1 can afford to blow myself at a
place like this."-DaytOn News.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-23
Our Patriotic Opportunity.

We must be self-supporting State
as long as the war lasts.
The Government has taken over
the management of the railroads that
the people may more fully realize
the part that transportation plays in
the winning of the war.
The movement of troops and army
supplies has the right of way-noth-
ing must interfere.
The farmers should use wood for
fuel, and get it from nearby sources.
We must grow our own seeds
wherever possible: soy bean, cowpea,
sorghum, corn, wheat, barley, rye,
red clover, crimson clover, timothy,
red top, tall meadow oat, orchard
grass. All the seeds we plant in
field and garden should be grown in
our own neighborhood this year that
We may relieve railroad congestion.
and have our seed on hand at plant
ing time.
We must produce our own feed
stuffs. The hundreds of cars that
were used for shipping hay and feed
into Tennessee before the war can
not be had this year-the army needs
them. We must grow our own hays,
and reduce the need for concentrates
by feeding well-cured legumes.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-23
WHEN LIFE SEEMED GOOD

I got up in the morning feeling out
Of sorts.
1 was blue and depressed and had
many troubles.
1 was short of funds and long on
obligations.
The coming cares of the day
seemed to be too much for me and I
dreaded meeting them.
was in ill humor as dressed.
Then l went to the front door and
picked up the morning paper and !
read:
"Yanks take twenty townsl"
"Yanks capture many guns and pris-
oners -
"Yanks drive back the Hunsw
And forgot all my troubles.
And I gave one loud, American
cheer.
For life looked mighty good to me.
indianapolis Star.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-23

In a booklet recently published the
Bishop Of Stepney tells some amusing
stories of the behavior Of poor people
in the East end of London during the
raids.
One woman dwelling in big block
of model dwellings (writes the au-
thor) said to me, "You see, we're quite
safe, because all here are contrite"-
a fine frame of mind, only she meant
concrete.
Another woman, riverside dweller,
who caught sight of Zeppelin when
she was out in her back yard in one
of the earliest raids, said: $50 1 runs
into me kitchen, and in minute or
two looks out at the front door, and
blest If it wasn't waiting for me there.
I don't call it natural. "-Pearson'
Weekly.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-23
"Orion" Type Of Stars.

The youngest stars Of which we
have knowledge are the "Orion" type
of stars. The constellation of Orion
is composed mainly Of them, as well
as parts of Taurus, the Pleiades, and
parts of Perseus. In ceor, they are
much like the Sirius typ>, blush white,
and brilliant, but a spectroscope at
once detects the difference between
them. Stars like Sirius and Vega
are surrounded by hydrogen gas, but
the Orion stars have no hydrogen, and
are made of helium and nebula. They
often have great volumes Of fine nebu-
la dust about them, showing that they
are still in the process of condensing
out Of the primitive star matter.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-23
Insects That Have Food Value.

Among insects which have been and
are considered of gastronomic value
are caterpillars, moths, a favorite in
some parts Of Africa; the pupae of
the silkworm in China; ants, alive and
roasted, are appreciated in Burmah, as
well as by the Indians Of North and
South America, while it is said the
lumbermen Of Maine enjoy an occa-
sional meal Of large wood ants. The
beetle Is eaten in the Nile valley, in
Turkey, Lombardy, Java, Peru, and is
said to be nutritious and fattening. In
Central America the eggs of three
aquatic bugs are made into little
cakes and eaten. Mexicans make a
strong drink by infusing a tiger beetle
In alcohol.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-23
AN ORDINANCE

AN ORDINANCE creating the office
of Assistant Superintendent of
Public Schools, providing the man
ner of election thereto, and to pre-
scribe the duties thereof, and man
ner of fixing the salary thereof.
Section /. Be it ordained by the
Board of Mayor and Aldermen of
Union City, That there is hereby
created the office of Assistant Super
intendent of Public Schools, the in
cumbent of which shall be elected by
the Board of School Directors an
nually at the same time the Super
intendent and teachers are elected !;
and it shall be the duty of said Board
of School Directors to fix the salary
of said office, and to report both the
election of the incumbent thereof
and the salary fixed to the Board of
Mayor and Aldermen for approval.
Section q Be it further ordained,
That the duties OF said Ottlce shall be
such as are provided by the Mayor
and Aldermen, or by the Board of
School Directors, subject to the right
of supervision and control by the
Mayor and Aldermen.
Section 9. Be it further ordained,
That this ordinance take effect from
and after passage.
Passed August 20, 1918,
F. E. QUINN, Recorder.
Approved August 20, 1918,
F. L. PITTMAN, Mayor.
Published in The Commercial at
Union City, Tenn, Friday, August
23, 1918.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-23
JUST A DOMESTIC DRc
Tooth, Bread Board, Mother and s
All Mixed Up in This Little
Everyday Story.

A tooth, limousine, a bread board
some Wyckoff noodles, a mother an
her son enter into this drama.
Mother is loyalty doing her own
work, and on returning from market
she drove her limousine to the kitchen
door. Lacking room to place her mar
keting, she temporarily put the bread
board, covered with noodles, on the
back of the convenient limousine. Just
then her son had fall in such man
ner that front tooth was cleanly re-
moved from it's socket. In great ex-
element she picked up the boy and
the tooth and fastened in the limou-
sine to the dentist. On one of the prin-
cipal streets, during the trip down.
town, she heard a sound as though the
limousine had run over a loose board,
but gave it no thought. The dentist
replaced the tooth and mother and son
returned home. Her husband, who is
very fond of noodles, said: "Marguer-
cite, what did you do with the bread
board and the noodlesT Then she
knew. Did she go back after the bread
board and noodles? She did not.
Is the boys tooth still in? 1t is.
Will you find the bread board and
noodles advertised in the lost column?
NO.-Indianapolis News.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-23
MAKE THE FALL GARDEN
PAY ITS WAY THIS YEAR
Four Reasons for Having a Fall
Garden-and Then Some.

The fall garden promotes thrift.
1t is worked at odd moments and
exalts the idea of seeing a thing
thru" to the end.
The fall garden kills weeds and
insect pests. Constant cultivation
prevents weeds ripening their seeds
and this lessons the number to go
thru the winter to terminate in the
spring. Persistent use of sprays kills
off each brood of insect pests as they
hatch and lessons the number to
pass the winter and multiply the
next spring.
The fall garden trebbles the out
put of the garden. Three crops can
be grown each year in the vegetable
garden and the fall crop produces
more food than the spring crop.
The fall garden ticks the Kaiser.
Don't be afraid of raising too much
foodstuff. Rather be afraid of hav-
ing too little. Conserve every ounce
of it. Conserved crops will come in
handy when we have five or ten mil
lions of our producers on the way to
Berlin.
The crops that can yet be grown
in Tennessee are many. Plant a
quart of Country Gentleman corn, a
quart of Red Valentine beans for
snap and two quarts of Red Kidney
beans for dried beans. Plant two or
three ten-cent packages of Danvers
Half Long CARROT, Purple Top Strap
Leaf turnip, Seven Top turnip, Early
Blood beet, and one ten-cent package
each of Big Boston Lettuce, Southern
Curled mustard, Georgia collard,
Dwarf German kale, Rapid Red rad
ish, Dwarf Essex rape, Moss Curled
endive, Bloomsdale spinach, Brus-
sci sprouts, Alaska peas, Davis Per-
feet cucumb6" and parsley.
If plants can re procured, cabbage,
cauliflower, celery and tomato may
be set.
During early September, addition
al paintings may be made of snap
beans, English peas, lettuce, mus
tard, collard, kale, turnip, beet,
spinach and rape. Rape will stand
the winter by mulching with straw
and makes exceptionally good greens.
Prize Taker or Yellow Danvers
onion should be planted in October.
In West Tennessee turnips, radish,
spinach, and peas may be sown dur
ing the early days of this month.
AS one crop natures sow in the
late fall. Sow the space to rape, rye,
crimson clover, wheat or any crop
that will stand the winter. This
makes good chicken pasture and fur
nishes a good green manure to turn
under in the spring.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-23
SHIELDS HAS 1884
MAJORITY OVER RYE
Official Canvass Gives Roberts
12,209 Plurality Over Peay.

Nashville, Tenn, Aug. 21.-The
official vote cast in the Democratic
primary August l, as announced in
resolution adopted by the Demo
cratic State primary board, acting
as a board of primary canvassers
Wednesday, was a follows:
For United States SenGtor-John
X. Shields. 66,299; Tom C. Rye,
55,S45. Shields majority, 1884.
For Governor-Albert H. Roberts,
64,191; Austin Peay, 1891; Clyde
Shropshire, 5,231. Roberts ma
jority, $3.50; Roberts plurality,
1920.
This resolution was adopted after
the Secretary of State had notified
the board that it mao been impos-
sible to secure returns of the primary
from Lawrence and Decatur Coun-
ties,
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-23
Remember.
o19fi

91When the war is over, no excuse viii
goDd0a
Either you were in it or you were
not. ae
Either you shouldered your gun,
served in the trenches, or the Young
Mems Christian association, the Red
Cross or in some place where the door
was opened, or else you did nothing.
If you could not serve, you could
send your boys with a Godspeed, as
they marched out to the front. To
hold them back stamped them as slack
ers.
Either you strained your resources
to buy Liberty bonds or you forgot
your obligation to those who fought
and died for your flag.
Disqualification for active service is
no justification for forgetting the boys
behind the guns who sacrificed all
thought of gain and were willing to
sacrifice their lives at their country'S
call.-Leslie's.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-23
Possibilities Of North Africa.

North Africa-Tunis, Algeria and
Morocco-contains around a half mil
lion square miles. Some Of 1t Is des-
ert, but much Of 1t is highly produc-
tive, and 1t has special advantages for
producing some forms of live stock.
The climate and pasture make 1t al
most as ideal country as Australia
for sheep raising, and it has peculiar
advantages for what might be called
extensive pig raising; it's acorns and
other tree crops taking the place Of
corn. Yet down to the beginning of the
war very little had been done to make
this potential wealth actual and avail
able.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-23
Law on PULLING Down Trousers Lea,

Law on Pulling Down Trousers Leg.
1t is hard tJ'believe that man who
was sober would spend half minute,
or seven seconds, In pulling down one
leg Of pair Of trousers. But we can
not say as matter of law that If he
was sober he did not do so. What we
do say, however, is that when man
has at least the whole highway, includ-
ing a sidewalk devoted to foot passen-
gers alone, to choose from, 1t is not the
act of prudent man who wants to
pull down one leg of his trousers to
select street railway track eight sec
onds around and away from corner
from which an electric car may emerge
at any moment, and to stoop over to
pull down his trousers without again
looking up until he is run oversee
Jordan VS.. Old Colony st. r. Co., 1873
Mass. 124.-Law Notes.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-23
You Do Say. Mr.. Fisherman!

J. W. Partridge, federal fisheries
commissioner, is trying to encourage
housewives to buy sea fish.
He was discussing the virtues of the
sea fish the other day. 81
do you believe, Mr.. Partridge,e r
asked a bystander, shat the sea trout
is as good a pan fish as the lake or,
stream troutT ~
"Well, wouldn't say for sure" says
J. w. P, that's all matter of taste"
Indianapolis News.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-23
Meeting Closed.

The meeting at Mount Zion, con-
Quoted by the pastor, Rev. G. T. Sell
lars, with the assistance of Rev. w.
A. Russell of Jackson, closed last
Tuesday night with a number of
conversions and additions to the
church. The meeting continued ten
days and there was good interest and
the church is revived.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-23
Ask the Thief.

The lawyer was trying hard for his
client and was setting the points out
In logical manner. There was ono
thing he was not quite clear about and
he accordingly said:
"Now, sir, you state my client
knocked you down and then disap-
peared in the darkness. What time of
night was this?"
II can't say exactly" the complain
ant answered dryly. "Your client had
my watch"
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-23
Worsted.

II noticed that you engaged in earn
est conversation with that conductor
ette"
eve were just having little argu-
ment about the proper pronunciation
Of the street 1 live on" said Professor
Diggs. ..She insisted that it should be
called Wellington but having some
knowledge of the man who defeated
Napoleon at Waterloo, contended it
should be Wellington
"Well which Is it to be henceforth-
Wellington or Wellington"
"Ahem Wellington "-Birmingham
Age-Herald.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-23
Boarding House Fare.

Some current humor is too rash
About its statements-see?
Our boarding house dispenses hash,
But not exclusively.
Let testers giggle as they will,
l am compelled to state
That while we have prunes on the
bill
They don't predominant.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-23
The Situation.

Though prophet rose from the
dead, he never could have persuaded
the third George of England that I'M
der the fifth George the nation Of
George Washington would save Eng
land from destruction at the hands Of
the third Georges kin. AS old John
Phoenix used to say, truth is often
more of a stranger than felton,
Topeka Capital.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-23
Drop In Irish Birthrate,

The Irish registrar generals return
for the first quarter Of this year shows
a drop in the Irish birth rate of 3.6 be-
low the average for the previous ten
years. The marriage rate is practical
ly stationary. The death rate is 3.3
below the average.
The general prosperity Of Ireland Is
reflected by the fact that the returns
on Irish pauperism show a decrease Of
B122 In the average number Of work.
house inmates.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-23
It Can Be Done.

II really believe she thinks more
of her poodle than she does of me-"
Never mind. Keep up your at
tention. l started with my finance
under similar handicap and won
out"
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-23
Lonus for a Pisistratus,

Pisistratus, the first lawgiver of
Athens, when asked why he had made
death the penalty for every infraction
of his statutes, replied that it was
none too much for the least crime and
he knew nothing more severe for the
greater. All, if Pisistratus were only
here to judge the Huns at the final
count.-Seattle Post-InteIligencer.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-23
Motor Etiquette.

Here's the argument. A young
lady is invited to go motoring. The
car breaks down"
"Well?"
Now, should she stick to the Car
or accept the invitation of another
motorist to take her homc?"