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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-02

How many tories were there in
America at the time of the revolution?
Notwithstanding to an estimate
made by John Adams, fully one-third
Of all the people in the American col
onies were t0rieG-abcut 100000 out
of 100000.
Evidently all was not harmony dur
ing the revolution,
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-02

Hinder Hindenburg by subscribing
for at least one of the Liberty bonds, -
alliterates Oscar Stauffer in the Pea
body, Kan, Gazette.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-02

Leave it to the theorists and the
quibblers and we shall build no ships
at all.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-02

Tor about twenty-f0ur hours -MlIWau-
kee Sentinel. s..
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-02

It is strange what housekeeping
time Brings to light. Some nnknOwn
and kind friend has sent this office
copy of the Milwaukee Journal eli
July 3, 1917, which contains Letter
written by Herman Grotophorst of
BarabOo to n c.. Bachelor of La
Crosse, and shows the leanings Of
the BarabUO attorney. The letter was
written October s. 1916, and in the
letter Mr. Grotophorst objected to
Senator Husting coming to Baraboo
to deliver a political speech, tearing
the hostility of the German-Anneri
cans. The letter states he was per-
sonal friend Of Mr.. Husting, but pre-
ferred that some other speaker be
sent on account Of the strong feeling
against the candidate vino was elect
ed and who afterwards met a tragic
death.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-02

Gradually the .shoddy is being elimi
mated from the var department.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-02

1t is said that the classes in Ger
man in the Baraboo schools are dwin-
ding and that vote recently taken
show ed that students in the future
did not intend to begin the study Of
this foreign tongue.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-02

An Atchison, Kan. rooster, which
ALPHABETICALLY insists on Growing on
the old time, will die Sunday morning.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-02

The love of dogs and other animals
s test of the moral progress Of man.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-02

kind, according to the writer named in
the above paragraph. "Not Stephen
son, nor Faraday, nor Morse, nor Full
ton, nor Bell" he says, did so much
for the human race, to say nothing Of
the other animals, as did that dueling
Irishman who, in the year 1922, pro-
posed in the English parliament, amid
shrieks and bowls of derision, what
afterward became the first law for
the protection Of dumb animals ever
placed on the statute-book of any
country" The dueling Irishman" may
be identified as Richard Martin, wide
ly known as Humanity Martini"
name conferred on him by no less a
parsonage than George ", king of
England.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-02

The Jasper Qnd) courthouse now
has a woman janitor. Ten to one there
will soon be new supply Of mirrors
in the place.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-02
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Cincinnati man has sued hospital
because he was operated on for ap-
pendicitfs by mistake. They mlstook
him for another man. The moral of
this that you should not consent to be
operated on until you have been prop
erly introduced.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-02

Just because a man has gold
crown put on a tooth is no reason why
he should begin refusing to speak to
his wife," righteously interjects Fay
Seaton in the Manhattan Mercury.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-02

There are 27 post offices in the
United States called Berlin, one be-
ing in Wisconsin. An effort is being
made to change the name Of all of
them.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-02
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BLOOEY! BLCOEY!

What would you DO if you cUu!d act
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-02

Owing to the necessity Of conserv
ing the supplies of straw in Germany
Soldiers mattresses are henceforth tC
be stuffed with newspapers. School
children are being organized TO col
lect the papers.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-02

After the Russian Socialists had
betrayed their country, surrendered
to the Germans and released two mil
lion men for action against our boys
on the western front, there were still
people in this country who publicly
pressed confidence in the bOlshe vikis
good intentions, and were pleased
when Trotzky showed himself anna
BILE by offering to accept aid" of the
United States.-Nationa Republican.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-02

DRAW picture Of Plymouth Rock
as you think it locked" said the teach
er to the class, as reported in an edu-
cational magazine. One small boy
seemed to be in difficulties. what is
the trouble?' asked the sympathetic
teacher. 81 can't tell which you want
me to draw" was the reply, "a rooster
or 2 hen"
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-02

When I. L. Lenroot took his seat in
the senate at Washington, Senator
La Toilette was not present. The new
senator was escorted to his seat by
Senator Knute Nelson of Minnesota,
in the absence of the senior senator
from Wisconsin.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-02

One-half of the quota in the third
liberty loan at Plymouth was rails
ed by the women of that place.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-02

The Fort Scott Tribune says the
man who fed cattle u~eG to be able to
borrow money easier than anyone else,
but it's the man who milks COWS for
his revenue who obtains the easy cred
it nowadays.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-02
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The trouble with Hindenksurg i
that he seems to have nobody in hi
old army that knows how to kick goa
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-02

Query from the Topeka Capital:
What has become Of he old-fashioned
tramp who was forced by the exigen-
cies of existence to offer for sale the
ring his mother gave him?
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-02

Petitions are in circulation TO GUST
the study of German in the Appleton
high school. When a sufficient num-
Der of signers are procured, the board
of education will be asked to act.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-02

Since the Wisconsin senatorial cam
Daign we all know who it was that
put the Tom in ngrot.-Nationa.
Republican.
Connecticut western news., 1918-05-09
oNE.TIME PIRATES
Esthonian 0utrages EnkindIed
Wrath of Danish Kings.
as Daring, Predatory People
of the Baltic.

The EsthOnians, who constitute four
fifths of the population of the Russian
Baltic province of Esthonia, which lies
between Riga and Petrograd, are the
subject of bulletin issued by the Ma
tional Geographic society from its
Washington headquarters
"Like the Films, to whom they are
closely related, the Esthonians or
Esths, race numbering 100000 peo-
in Esthonia, retain many character
istics which bespeak their Monaghan
origin. They are long-armed and short
legged, have broad face and low brows,
are usually beardless and have oblique
eyes.
'The first record of the Esths in
Europe reveals them as a daring, pred
atory people of the Baltic whose
piratic outrages enkindled the wrath
of Danish kings as early as the twelfth
century. In 1894 and 1196 Canute VI
sent a strong expedition against them
and forced a number of the lawless
bands to accept Christianity and allow
themselves to be baptized. Hardly
had the warlike proselyters left the
Esthonian shores, however, than the
Inhabitants reverted to barbarism and
their heather practices. A quarter Of
century later Waldemar III was more
successful. He subjugated the north
ern portion of the land and brought
the inhabitants under submission to
the Danish crown. 1t was never q
willing submission, however, and for
more than 100 years the inhabitants
gave their conquerors endless trouble
until 1343 Waldemar " decided that
they were not worth the bother so
| he sold his interest in the rebels and
in their land to the Knights of the
Sword, who were gradually spreading
their net of power northward from
Teutonic lands.
"For more than 500 years thereafter
the lot of the Esthonians was virtual
| ~ that of serfdom under their Ger
man landowners.
''In the sixteenth century both the
mobiles and the fortified towns Of Esth-
onia placed themselves under the pro-
lection of the Swedish crown, but they
were forced to acknowledge a new
master after Peter the Greats success
full wars against Charles XII.
"For the last thirty years the Rus
sian imperial government has been
making systematic efforts to abolish
the Esthonian language, to which the
people have chung tenaciously. Harsh
regulations as to the use of the Ian
guage in the schools have not served
to wean the people from their lam
guage, however. One characteristic
which has served to preserve the Esth
language through the centuries has
been the peoples love Tor poetry, and
they have rare natural gift for versl.
f1cation.
"The Orthodox Greek church of Rus.
STA also has conducted an active pro
gram in Esth0nia, but according to the
latest religious census SO per cent OF
the inhabitants are still Lutherans."
Connecticut western news., 1918-05-09
Canaan Evidence
for Canaan People
The Statements of Canaan Resi-
dents Are Surely More Reliable
Than Those Of Utter Strangers.

Home testimony is real proof.
Public statements of Canaan. people
carry real weight.
What friend or neighbor says COM
pels respect.
The word of one whose home is far
away invites your doubts.
Here's Canaan mans statement
And it's for Canaan peoples benefit.
Such evidence Is convincing.
That's the kind Of proof that backs
Doan's Kidney Pills.
Lee r. Wickwire Railroad st. -.
says: ST am glad to recommend Doan g
Kidney Pills, for I have used them
with wonderful results. am subject
to pains across the small of my back
and when they come on, use Doan Is
Kidney Pills. They relieve me almost
immediately, so I know from expert
ence they are wonderful medicine. -
Price GOO, at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Wickwire had. Foster Miburn
Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.-adv.
Connecticut western news., 1918-05-09

kind of business with the guy that
runs the movie. Some of these guys
around here ought to know who he is,
though"
The young man whistled shrilly, and
beckoned imperatively to another pros
perous-looking young business man
who stood conversing with friends on
the opposite curb. In response to the
signal, the second young man crossed
the street and questioned the first
young man with lifted eyebrows.
Listen, 3D." said the first young
man, "who is the guy with the white
goatee across the street? Hasn't he
got something to do with the guy that
started the movie shown"
SEARCH me, Jack" replied the Sec
ond young man. Il never saw that
guy before"
Closing his eyes as though in deep
pain, the elderly gentleman stumbled
off down the street, murmuring nought
save the words: ''Thank you, guys"
who's the old guy?" asked the Sec
ond young man curiously.
"Some crazy guy, l guess" replied
the first young man, Struggling his
shoulders.-"Two Guys and a Guy" in
Puck.
Connecticut western news., 1918-05-09
ABOUT SOME GUYS.
Fastidious One Learns English
"As She Is Spoke"
Adds New Word to His Vocabulary In
Course of His Conversation With
Two Business Men.

The elderly gentleman with the silk
hat and the white waistcoat APP
preached the intelligent-looking, neatly
clad young man and addressed him
with an air of courtly grace.
II beg your pardon" said he, "but
this is my first visit to this town in
many years. Would you be kind
enough to tell me the name of the
gentleman across the street? His face
looks vaguely familiar; and it is barely
possible that / knew him in the years
before I went abroad to live"
The young man shot an alert look
at the elderly gentleman, and then
smiled sympathetically. do you mean
that guy in the brown derby?" he
asked. That's my old man-Judge
Smith
The elderly gentleman drew back
slightly 81 didn't refer to that-er-"
He paused and brushed his hand over
his eyes. did you refer to him as
'guy'?" he continued.
"Sure," replied the young man, with
a somewhat puzzled air. "Was that
the guy you meantF'
mo! Nor' declared the elderly gen.
tleman hurriedly. II referred to the
-er-guy with the white goatee."
"Oh, that guy!" exclaimed the young
man. Il don't know that guy. He
came TO town Yesterday to do some
Connecticut western news., 1918-05-09

To effect the needed saving of wheat
we are wholly dependent upon the
voluntary assistance of the American
people and we ask that the following
rules shall be observed:
1. Householders to use not to exceed
a total of IL pounds per week of
wheat products per person. This
means not more than IL pounds of
Victory bread containing the required
percentage of substitutes and one-half
pound of cooking flour, macaroni,
crackers, pastry, pies, cakes, wheat
breakfast cereals, all combined.
2. Public eating places and clubs to
observe two wheatless days per week,
Monday and Wednesday, as at present.
In addition thereto, not to serve to
any one guest at any one meal an
aggregate of breadstuffs. 'macaroni,
crackers, pastry, pies, cakes, wheat
breakfast cereals, containing a total
of more than two ounces of wheat
-four No wheat products to be served
unless specially ordered. Public eat
ing establishments not to buy more
than six pounds of wheat products for
each ninety meals served, thus con-
forming with the limitations requested
of the householders.
8. Retailers to sell not more than
one-eighth of a barrel of flour to any
town customer at any one time and
not more than one-quarter of q barrel
to any country customer at any one
time, and in no case to sell wheat
products without the sale of an equal
weight of other cereals.
l. We ask the bakers and grocers to
reduce the volume of Victory bread
sold, BY delivery OF the three-quarter
pound loaf where one pound was sold
before, and corresponding proportions
In other weights. We also ask bakers
not to increase the amount of their
wheat -four purchases beyond 70 per
Connecticut western news., 1918-05-09

dency of said application and time and
place of hearing thereon, by publishing
a copy of this order in some newspaper
having circulation in said District,
and by posting copy thereof on the
public sign post in said town of North
Canaan at least five days befme the
said day of hearing, to appear, if they
see cause. at said time and place and
be heard relative thereto, and make
return to this court.
Attest:
David q. Whittlesey,
Judge.
Connecticut western news., 1918-05-09
Ripe Bananas Not Harmful.

The unripe banana consists largely
of starch; this starch changes into
sugar as the fruit ripens, and to sugar
in its most easily assimilated forms.
"The composition of the banana and
the potato" says Il report, "shows an
interesting similarity both as regards
total carbohydrate and the amount of
the different mineral constituents.
While the banana can hardly be re-
garded as a potato substitute, the fact
that it has practically the same calorlc
value as the potato is worthy of note"
Connecticut western news., 1918-05-09

cent. of the average monthly amount
purchased In the four months prior to
March /.
5. Manufacturers using wheat prod
ucts for non-food purposes should
cease such use entirely.
6. There Is no limit upon the use of
other cereals, hours, and meals, corn,
barley, buckwheat, potato flour, ct
cetera.
Many thousand families throughout
the land are now using no wheat prod
ucts whatever, except q very small
amount for cooking purposes, and are
doing so in perfect health and satisfac-
ton. There is no reason why all of
the American people who are able to
cook in their own households cannot
subsist perfectly well with the use of
less wheat products than one and one
half pounds a week, and we specially
ask the well-to-do households in the
country to follow this additional pro-
gramme in order that we may provide
the necessary marginal supplies for
those parts Of the community less able
to adapt themselves to so large a pro-
portion Of substitutes.
In order that we shall be able to
make the wheat exports that are alb
solutely demanded of US to maintain
the civil population and soldiers of the
allies and our own army, we propose
to supplement the voluntary co-opera-
ton of the public by further limita-
ton of distribution, and we shall place
at once restrictions on distribution
which win be adjusted from time to
time to secure as nearly equitable dis
tribution as possible. With the arrival
Of harvest we should be able to relax
such restrictions. Until then we ask
for the necessary patience, sacrifice
and cooperation of the distributing
trades.
Connecticut western news., 1918-05-09
AMERICANS TO BE NO DRAG
ON ITALIAN GOVERNMENT,

In order that the personnel of the.
Red Cross and the American ambu-
lance drivers and rolling canteen
workers shall not he drag upon Italy
or the Italians the War Council has
appropriated the sum of $16S,300 for
the purchase in this country of six
months supply of gasoline and army
rations for zoo men per month for n
period of six months. These supplies
will be shipped abroad.
This sum of money was set aside
for this purpose on the recommends
ton of Major Perkins, A. II, @. COM
missioner TO Italy. who advised that
the American Red Cross should not
accept or buy any food or gasoline
from the italian government for its
service in Italy.
Connecticut western news., 1918-05-09
CANTEEN WOMAN TELLS
OF WORK IN FRANCE
Tells How Workers Meet Poilus
With Boilers Filled With
Coffee.

The following is an excerpt from a
letter OF an American Red Gross cam
teen worker In France, describing the,
work Of the canteen women and the
experiences which enliven the daily
routine OF their lives:
1--WE meet the trains at the station
they have only a short stop-with
great boilers full of hot coffee, and ON
these cold winter nights you don't
know how grateful the Poilus hold out
their battered tin cups to have them
filed.
1.-The canteen itself liz very pleasant,
with brightly colored walls, a beauti-
full painting by former Judge of the
Salon, who has a country home near
by, son who is a prisoner In Germany
and a charming daughter who is one
Of the helpers OF the canteen. He has
donated large seascape and wants
the Red Gross to take IL back to Amer
lea after the war.
Good Food Served.
"Then we have a photograph which
s. an endless source of pleasure to the
men, and soon when our new recrea-
ton room is In order we shall hire a
piano. We serve good food at much
lower price than they can get Mt the
railroad restaurants, and, as the Poilus
receive cents day, 1t means a lot
to them.
'"The bread ration is very strict at
present, and 1t lis hard to have to re-
fuse more than one sou of bread to
each man when he looks up in a hum
CRY fashion and says: But how can /
eat this cheese without q little more
breadT The one expression that seems
to cover everything over here Is c'est
la guerre, but sometimes you see 1t
brings very little comfort.
"The suffering In the world comes
home so to one here. Why, just the
other night when was on duty at the
canteen, which is at the station, a
poor soldier had both legs run over
and torn off by a train. We tried to
do what we could to help the doctor
who just happened to be changing
trains. Our Red Cross car took the
man Off to a hospital. shall never
forget how, while / was holding his
hand trying to comfort him, he repeat
ed over and over, Mes trois pauvres
enfantsr (my three poor chiidren)."
Connecticut western news., 1918-05-09
A Good Wife.

Once upon time there was a farm
er whose wife daily pumped the house
hold supply of water up to a tank on
the roof, says The Little Journal At
ter 20 years he installed an electric
motor to do this for her. Careful cal
culation brought out the fact that the
wife had been working that pump ham
die 1850 hours at a value of half a
cent per hour. She had saved him
$18.75 in 20 years. What was it the
preacher said about her worth being
above rubies?
Connecticut western news., 1918-05-09
DISTRICT OF CANAAN S.. Pro.
III y hnAo

DISTRICT OF CANAAN S.. Pro.
II bate Court, May 4, 1918.
Estete of Matte W. Marvel, late of
North Canaan, in said district, de-
ceased. ~.
The Court of Probate for the Dis.
trict of Canaan hath limited and
allowed six months from the date
hereof, for the creditors of said estate
to exhibit their claims for settlement
Those who neglect to present their
accounts properly attested, within said
time, will be debarred recovery. All
persons indebted to sad Estate are re-
quested to make immediate payment
TO
George s. Fuller,
Administrator,
Canaan, Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1918-05-09
America Consumed 100000 Bushels Monthly.
From Now Until Harvest Must Use
Only 100000.
RATION PER PERSON IS Il POUNDS
OF WHEAT PRODUCTS WEEKLY
Military Necessity Calls Sacrifice Here-Aed War
Bread Must Be Maintained-Our Soldiers and
Sailors to Have Full Allowance.

If furnish the Allies with the necessary
ton of wheat to maintain their bread from until the
next harvest and this military necessity must reduce
our monthly consumption to 21o0o0o0 bushels month
against normal consumption of about 100000 bushels
80 cent of normal consumption This the situa
ton set forth by the u S. Food Administration at Washing
Reservng margin distribution army and
special cases. leaves for general consumption
1 pounds of wheat products weekly The Food
Administrators statement continues Many of
dependent bakers Such bread be durable
and therefore, requires proportion of
than cereal breads baked the household Our army and
require full allowance. The wetodo in
make greater sacrifices in the consumption of
products than the In addition population
the agricultural districts where the other album
dant skilled the preparation of breads
other cereals than the crowded city and industrial populations
With improved transportation conditions have avail
able surplus Of potatoes We also have the spring months
surplus of milk have ample
consumption The drain and barley substitutes has
already greatly exhausted the supply of these grains
Connecticut western news., 1918-05-09
BUILDINGS WHILE YOU WAIT;
APPLY TO THE RED CROSS
Portable Houses Shipped to Any Part
of France on a Few Hours
Notice.

The American Red Gross In France
has established a record for home
building. A call came to Paris from
somewhere In France" for three bar
racks. The Red Cross was told that
Ii would take the workmen at least
FIVE days to erect one building. With
In that time the Red Cross workers
had all three buildings up and ready
for occupancy. They employed just
% men on the job.
Red Cross officials determined some
time ago to place "in stock" number
of portable or demountable barracks
for immediate use wherever they
might be desired.
1t was discovered that q Swiss man
ufacturer had on hand 43 buildings
that were not needed by the Italian
army, for which they had been con-
structed.
The Red Cross Immediately con-
tracted for the entire number, obtain
ed them and now can ship home for
10 people to any part of France on a
few hours notice and erect 1t In less
than two days. 1t has even supplied
the United States army with ten Of
these buildings for immediate use.
The. buildings are unique In con-
struction. Each weighs about five tons
and can be easily shipped In one
freight car. Unlike many demountable
or "knock-down" buildings, these are
absolutely rain and weather proof,
thus assuring adequate protection in
unreasonable weather to refugees. hos
pital patients, etc.