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Evening star., 1918-06-14
boL0NNATIoN JEWISH NEED.
b. scheinkn Says Palestine Can.
not Be Reclaimed Otherwise.

Or. II. scheinkin. who for the past
esn years has lived in Palestine. told
)nsmhers Of the Washington Zionist
pocietiss last night at the Young
Mems Hebrew Association that "the
bctual reclamation Of Palestine by the
psws depends upon the Jews them
Selves."
He declared that a peace conference
Doastug over Palestine to the Jews
ROu2d not result as anticipated unless
~ psepls th4msslvss oelsniSs the
Evening star., 1918-06-14
Briquets From Locomotive Waste.
From tho Scientific American,

It Is stated that the French rail-
roads alone lose 100000 tons Of COM
bustible product per annum, which
can. however. be readily made up into
briquets or balls. and the fuel thus
obtained IL quite as good as the usual
brtquets. This product Is. in fact, no
other than the waste material which
collects in the smoke box Of locomo.
tives. and its heating power is no less
than 1000 oalorieS. Tho war con-
ditions. with their resulting economy,
have now led to the use Of this sub
stance, and II 10 stated that q French
manufacturer Is engaged in the pur-
chase Of the combustible from the
railroad companies and is making up
briquets by Its use. A French patent
has been obtained for the use Of this
neither coal (Which has been now
burned) nor coke, for 1t results in fact
from tho distillation Of coal.
Evening star., 1918-06-14
What Boys Are Asked to Do.

High school boys are being called
on to do their share during the sum-
mer by working on the cars. The
boys in the graded schools are not
asked to do that much. They are only
requested to give up small part of the
afternoon. Don't put 1t off until to-
morrow; call at The Star ONCE to-
day and at least hear what Mr.. Burns
has to tell you.
Evening star., 1918-06-14
Nothing Gained by Being Killed.

"If anything at all were to be
gained by my being killed, don't you
think I'd submit to It gladlyf But
what's the good Of It? All my friends
are gone, and new ones como and
are moved down. and the war goes
on. and each day some big brain
evolves a cleverer and moro ghastly
way to do the slaughtering@
""The little padre IL singing again.
I softly venture. Listen:
"when get home at eventide.
God will remember and provide"
MY poor tired fighter gulps a little
over the last mouthful, rises and.
looking down at me from his great
height, says. very simply: Never fear
for me. madam; God helping me. I'll
carry on
And as I remove the last Of the
dishes and the half-faded flowers: as
I scrape up the crumbs and fold the
cloth, I keep thinking, That's right.
God helping US. we'll all carry on"
Evening star., 1918-06-14
Signs First Divorce Decree.

Justice Bailey of the District su-
preme Court today signed his lrst
divorce decree. He granted an alb
solute divorce to Bertha Hinton from
Percy Hinton and gave her permis-
sion to resume her maiden name,
RerfhA Hind
Evening star., 1918-06-14

1SCn k1oCo6s 0AVGN 1oCE
no ono about but Peter Rabbit he
opened his shell in another place
and thrust his legs out.
"Why-e.ew cried Peter. fairly
dancing with excitement. you've got
two doors to your house. haven't
The eye. Of Slow Poke twinkl.d.
wanted to. His lips are hard and
horny, something like the bill Of a
bird.
on. Door wculdne % m! ?: any ye9ed Goed
I've got . front door and . back
door. and when close them I am
as safe as any one can be. No ono
can get one Of those doors open"
Let me see you close them. Please.
them" cried Peter"
Good naturedly. Slow Poke drew in
the front part Of the lower shell
closed until the edge was close
against the upper part; r.. n The a same an .e
Of the lower she'll. Slow Poke was
once more wholly boxed In. Peter saw
how closely those two queer doors
fitted the upper shell. There wasn't
q chance anywhere to get 90 much
as claw In with which to try to pull
The two funny little doors opened
and once more SLOW Poks's head and
legs appeared. We'll" said he.
"what do you think Of fhem9''
"Oh" cried Peter. II think there
never was anything more wonderful
1t must be perfectly. splendid to feel
SO absolutely safe all the time. 1t is
just as IL Johnny Chuck could carry
his hole around with him, or as II
could take with me q bramble tsngle.
Never in my life have I seen any
thing like this have always envied
your cousin Spotty, who lives in the
Smiling Pool, but don't any more.
My, my, my, my! It must be won
derful to always feel perfectly safe!"
AZ he said this Peter looked
hastily in every direction to make
quite sure that no danger was near.
Evening star., 1918-06-14
To GIVE BELGIAN STORY
m JULY -FOUR PAGEANT
Community Center Department Of
Schools and Church Choir
VIII Participate.

The tragic story Of Belgium will be
depicted in the Independence day
pageant, Democracy Triumphant"
to be given by the community center
department of the public schools and
the Drama League of America The
action" will comprise chiefly the
dramatization Of the Independence
day Of Belgium celebrated on July
q. 1915, under the nose Of an invad-
ing German army. at a cost to the
heroic nation of 100000 marks.
The story Of Belgium as told by Mrs.
Charlotte Kellogg, the only woman
member Of the Belgian relief commits
sion. will be followed in the version de-
picted by the pageant
Assembled in Cathedral.
when the time came to celebrate
Mrs. Kellogg says. the Belsians
naturally wondered whether or not
their German oppressors would per-
nit the usual celebration. As no
orders were issued prohibiting the
usual meetings. tho citizens OF Brus-
sells assembled In the cathedral. where.
under the leadership OF Cardinal Mer-
ClcE, lHSy CcleuEdtcu mass "AISit " GO
followed by memorial service to the
Belgian dead.
prohibited to wear the national
colors. they wore a simple strip of ivy
leaf green ribbon, indicative of their
hope for brighter day. Upon leav-
ing the building the great crowd As
ono person began crying Long I've
the king which. Of course. brought
forth the wrath Of the Germans, this
wrath being expressed in a fine of
]. 100000 marks"
Evening star., 1918-06-14
Dogs straggle In, Weary.

A dog cannot walk as far as q man.
Neither can a horse. for that matter.
day in and day out. The dogs get
sore feet. Then when a march starts
they have many things to investigate,
such as front yards along the road.
hedges and even back yards. They
cover a great deal Of ground, but do
not go in a straight line. But they
get along somehow.
ally catches up with his company
before nightfall. 1t Is not unusual
for the dogs to keep struggling for
several days They find their way
home. usually limping and footsore
and ready to sleep for the rest of the
week. but the army Is their home and
they must keep up with It.
Evening star., 1918-06-14
OFFICIAL WEEKLY FAIR. PRICE LIST
useholders Of the District Of Columbia:

70 he Househo Of District Of Columbia:
fair prices staple food II your
Clarence Wilson fedeiai 1000 ao
Of northwest
Evening star., 1918-06-14

sand
zinchesn damete
sze''-Dpartment No
Evening star., 1918-06-14

Five girls Of Aberdeen. Wash. have
ss9nsa - susss % . Sasans steam
Evening star., 1918-06-14
ADDS TO BOYS Chance
FOR EARNING GOOD PAY
Closing Of Schools to Afford 0ppor-
tunity for Accepting The
Stars Offer.

As the last day Of school approach
es it is expected that moro boys in all
parts Of tho city will take up the Of
fer Of The Star to give them a chance
to earn good pay for a short period OF
afternoon work during the summer.
The Stars invitation should be par
ticularly interesting to boys OF Co
lumbia Heights. Washington Heights
and the neighborhood Of Dupont Cir
Gle. The youths Of these sections have
not responded as rapidly as have
boys in other parts of the city and
there are still opportunities for them.
Evening star., 1918-06-14
Need Not Wait for Schools to Close

not wait until school closes II they
visit The Star any afternoon after
school Mr.. Burns. circulation man.
ager. will see them on the second
floor and explain the offer to them.
They can begin work now without
interfering with their school work.
Nor will the work take much of their
playtime during tho vacation months.
There will be plenty OF opportunity
for play, and yet the boys who take
advantage OF this chance will be able
to say that they have made them
selves useful at time when every
body can help take the places of the
men who have been called into the
Army
Evening star., 1918-06-14
At Smithsonian Institution.

At Sm1thSon1a0 .IdSt1tUt1od.
The Belgian section Of the pageant
is being rehearsed at the Powell Com
munity Center. Both adults and
pupils Of the Powell School will par
ticipate and will be assisted by groups
from the Friends Select School and
Miss Moret's school. The choir of St.
Patrick's Church also will participate
in this action, which will be staged
at the Smithsonian Institution.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-08-08
COUNTY JUDGE o.
TRIAL; TREAS IN
TALK is (;K RGE

The trial OF County Judge Jim M.
Becker Of Monroe, charged with viola
ton of the espionage act, began Thurs
day before Judge A. L. Sanb~rn at
Eau Claire.
The Indictment against Judge Beck
er was returned after a gubernatorial
boom was started in his behalf 1t
charges that among other utterances
Judge Becker had said:
''The idea of having an administrat-
or of fuel and food is ridiculous. The
idea of a shortage of food is being
preached by agents employed by cor
po1ations for their own gain. This is
a rich mans war. We won't have
peace as long as these high salaried
fellows have jobs to protect"
He also is alleged to have said to
the mother of two soldiers: That is
a nice thing, your boys going to war
to shoot their own relatives"
Former Assistant Secretary of State
Louis B. NagIer was found guilty the
evening before of violating the espion-
age act by utterances against the Y.
M G. A and Red Cross.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-08-08

Sank county in the COS when hops
caused Croesus to reside at every cross
road. The days in Door county are
usually cool so that the cherries keep
well. Last year one could go into an
orchard and pick a market basket full
paying only fifty cents for the privi-
lege. This year while at cottage
occupied by a Madison family, Pro-
lessor and Mrs. F. G. Sharp and rela-
tives, Mrs. Sharp brought out a quart
box for which she had paid 20 cents
at the grocery near at hand. The war
has given a boost to the price Of
cherries as we'll as almost every
thing else except air, sunlight and
other natural elements.
+ + + +
There is a great deal to be done to
improve the much mentioned state
park in Door county. We drove
around on the inside to obtain good
view. The roads need improving and
paths through the woods for pedes-
trians need to be provided. There is
little of that bold and rugged scenery
which makes for the fame of Devils
lake. The bluffs in Door county are
of limestone, the woods are dense and
the place can be reached only by boat
Or automobile.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-08-08
The O.d-Tiiyne Bed

When Sally went to make the bed
In good old grandma's day,
Twas not as now, but was instead
Done quite a diff'rent way.
The bedstead then, was made of wood,
A quarter cord or more,
And on four massive posts" it stood
High Up above the floor.
The space beneath was hid from view
BY valance" hung about, e
Tho this thing may be known to you
AS "Flounce" beyond a doubt.
In place of springs some rope or twine
From side to side was rove,
Which caused a dismal creak and
whine
When daddy CHANGED to move.
Another trait the old bed had
AS pa began to snore,
The blamed thing rolled" and landed
Kerplunk upon the floor.
Or else it ''rolled" the other way,
Where small l CHANGED to be,
And so you need not to be told
That pa rolled onto me.
Upon the ropes was placed "tick"
stuffed with fresh, clean oat straw
Until it was near two feet thick,
According to the law.
Upon this tick another one,
Which had been long in use,
And feathers this one held alone,
Plucked from the simple goose.
Next came two wooden blankets, white
But these from sight were hid
BY several "kivers," far from light,
And snowey "coverlid."
Then a couple of big pillows
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-08-08
WHEN We HAVE AN
IRISH KAISER

(Air-"Wearing of the Green'D
When the war is over, ladies, just
take a tip from me,
There1l be no German submarines a.
diving through the sea;
In the Fatherland is Kaiser Bill, the
guy we're going to lick,
And we'll have a brand new kaiser,
and the same will be Mick.
Well change the song, ode Wacht
Am Rhine" into an Irish reel,
And make the kaiser dance, if SO in
clined we feel;
The police force in Berlin will be
Micks from County Clare,
When we put an Irish kaiser in the
palace over there.
Sure in every park in Germany you'll
find a sweet colleen,
And the fields of waving sauerkraut
Wen plant with shamrocks green;
No liverwurst or sausage when the
-Dutchman drinks his suds,
He'll get corned beef and cabbage and
good old Irish spuds.
The heather guns and gas bombs We'll
throw them all away,
And make them use shiIlalahs, or
bricks of Irish clay;
There will be no iron crosses; sure it's
shamrocks they will wear,
When we put an Irish kaiser in the
palace over there.
Frank Halter in StereOtypers' Jour-
nal.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-08-08
BIG MADISON
STRIKE AVERTED

Madison's threatened labor strike
has been averted by representatives
of seven governmental departments
who arrived on the eve of the strike
and induced the men to return to their
work in the munition plants. About
$50 employees of the Steinle Turret
Machine Co., the Madison-Kipp Lu-
bricator Co., and the Four Lakes Ord
nance company walked out yesterday,
but after a conference with the gov
eminent officials agreed to return to
work tomorrow.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-08-08

Were piled up at the head,
AS life savers from the pillows
Of grandma's old-time bed.
But nowadays when Mary Ann
Performs bed-making feats,
She uses quite a different plan,
She spreads the quilts and sheets
Upon hunk of camouf1age
To represent two ticks,
Because this style is now the rage,
And feather beds are nix.
This new bed looks as sloven
AS a fizzle of a cake,
That has fallen in the oven
Ere it has time to bake.
Yet new beds have one element
That's pleasing to the soul,
They are fiattened out to such exten
They surely cannot roll
N. G. ABBOTT.
Eureka Springs, Ark.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-08-08
The Gift

Miss Ada Burnham, Baraboo, sub
mits the following poem written by
Professor James H. Hughes and print
ed in the Northwestern Christian Ad-
vocate:
God gave my son in trust to me;
Christ died for him, and he should be
A man for Christ. He is his own,
And Gods and mans; not mine alone.
He was not mine to "give." He gave
Himself that he might help to save
All that a Christian should revere,
All that enlightened men hold dear.
''To feed the guns?" o torpid soul!
Awake and see life as whole.
When freedom, honor, justice, right,
Were threatened by the despots
might,
With heart aflame and soul allght
He bravely went for God to fight
Against base savages whose pride
The laws of God and man defied;
Who slew the mother and her child;
Who maidens pure and sweet detlled.
He did not go to feed the guns"
He went to save from ruthless Huns
His home and country, and to be
A guardian of democracy.
what if he does not Gomez" you say.
All, well! My sky would be more
gray,
But through the clouds the sun would
shine,
And vital memories be mine.
Gods test of manhood is, | know,
Not will he come?'i but "did he go?'
My son we'll knew that he might die,
And yet he went, with purpose high,
To fight for peace, and overthrow
The plans of Christ's relentless foe.
He dreaded not the battlefield;
He went to make fierce vandals yield.
If he come not again to me,
I shall be sad; but not that he
Went like a mana hero true
His part unselfishly to do.
My heart will feel exultant pride
That for humanity he died.
''Forgotten grave?" This selfish plea
Awakes no deep response in me.
For, though his grave l may not see,
MY boy will meier forgotten be.
My real son can never die!
IT'S but his body that may lie
In foreign land: and I shall keep
Remembrance fond, forever, deep
Within my heart Of my true son
Because of triumphs that he won.
1t matters not where anyone
May lie and sleep, when work is done.
1t matters not where some men live,
If my dear son his life must give,
Hosannas / will sing for him,
Fen though my eyes with tears be
dim;
And when the war is over, when
His gallant comrades come again,
I'll cheer them as they're marching
on,
Rejoicing that they did not die,
And when his vacant place | see,
NV heart will bound with joy that he
Was mine so long-my fair young son,
And cheer for him whose work is
done!
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-08-08
More and More

A fresh invoice of canteloupes was
being unloaded in front of Viewpoints
store last week, when the colored
preacher, who was standing by, re-
marked, Dem melons suah remine me
NV ali o. niggah out wes' where dey
wuz vOt,n' on de Ticker question. All
asked him how he wuz gwine ter vote,
an he s2yd, I'ze gwine vote for mo
whiskey an biggah bar'ls. Dat jist
how ah feels about dem melons, an
Pze gwire vote for mo melons an big
gah crates. Huh yah yah!"
N. G. ABBOTT.
Eureka Springs, Ark.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-08-08

What is the meaning Of the word
tkultur"?
Answer: "Kultur" indicates the
whole mass of customs, conventions
laws, institutions and ambitions from
which the Prussian people derive their
outlook. 1t indicates the type of civ
ilization for which Germany now
stands sponsor.
:" + !
How many members of congress, are
foreign born
Answer: Ten, as follows: julius
Kahn, Germany; Adolph j. SABBATH,
Austria; Niels JUL, Denmark; P. P.
Campbell, Nova Scotia; Knute Nelson,
Norway; S. H. Durkker, Holland:
Meyer London, Russia; Joseph Nc
Laughlin Ireland; George F. O'Shaun-
essy, Ireland, and Edward Voight Ger
many.
/ + t I
Two darkies were suing for divorce.
1t was necessary for the old rarsoR
who had married them to testify He,
appeared and this colloquy ensued:
Judge: Niger what's your name?'"
Parson: William Lewis, c. w. B.
NJ, yoh honah."
Judge: do you know this couple ?''
Ia-s-1: "Yas. sub. l do"
JrGge: did you marry them?"
Tarson: mo, subj"
J~'~e: Didn't marry EN-? Why,
:-1cv nave proof you did,"
larson: "Mebbo so, boss, but yo"
see it was lax dis. Dat yaller niger
come to me an said he'd glib me, 81 to-
marry him. I SEE All right and he
went and got dat ole woman and
brung her to de church. Just befo'
de ceremony he low as how he amt
got but six bits to glib me. Boss,
couldn't puhform no regular ceremony
lax dat for measly six bits, SO just
read de Christian Endeavor pledge
ober dem and turned dem loose"
/ + + /
People are finding the letter 3 on
oat leaves this year. 1t is said by
some that this is an indication that
the war is to come to an end soon,
for the same thing was found on oat
leaves just before the close of the
Civil war.
+ + + T
Why nail punctures kill-Rusty
nails often swarm with little bugs or
germs, so small that million can sit
on the head of a pin at one time.
When you step on a nail the bugs get
into the blood and in "a hours may go
to the heart and cause lockjaw and
death. There is just one thing to do
when you step on a nail-secure
medical attention at once. Rusty
nails around horse barns often con-
tain the tetanus germ which causes
lockjaw, as the tetanus germ comes
from the horse
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-08-08
TITS and S6af

On January /, 1919, the law as to
wide-gauge sleighs will go into effect.
After that date dealers will not be al
lowed to sell the ordinary narrow
gauge sleighs which are manufactured
before that date, and no person may
legally use narrow sleigh purchased
first hand after that time. This will
not interfere with the purchase and
use of secondhand sleighs, but only
the new. The width of the sleighs
which the law will permit to be sold
after that date will be four feet and
six inches. Dealers having in stock
the narrow sleighs will have to get
rid of them before the time set by law
or keep them indefinitely thereafter,
unless they can sell them outside the
state. The wide-gauge sleighs are
coming into very general use in some
sections, so that not many dealers are
likely to be caught with any great
number of the old-style sleighs on
hand.
i 7 / +
The oldest tree in New York, or
anywhere near the city, is probably
the famous tulip tree near the south
bank of the Harlem ship canal, few
hundred yards from the Hudson
river. The foresters have estimated
it's age at something near three CEN
turtles, but that guess may be some
what short of its true age, for the
trunk is far from symmetrical, and
had been subjected to hard usage be-
fore the park department repaired it's
burned and rotted interior and put an
iron fence around it to keep vandals
at a distance.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-08-08
/ + / +
CONSERVATION HINT

Don't waste anything-eat the paper
label on the loaf of bread-it is as
nutritious as some breakfast foods.
And speaking of cereals, an old whisk
broom chopped fine covered with real
cream and plenty of sugar makes an
excellent morning dish. If you have
no hose handy, water the garden with
your tears. Save your empty tin cans.
They may be Strengthened out and
used to mend the leaky roof. The
lazy husband who sits around all day
and rocks may be made to run the
churn if properly harnessed thereto.
Florida Times Union.
+ / + /
CAMOUFLAGE ON THE FARM
The honest farmers apple crop
Has been dispatched to town.
The barrels look this way on top
5000 OOOO 90 o O O
And this way lower down:
5000 100000 900
Boston Transcript.
+ = + +
LaFollette is wondering why VIII
helm II doesn't send him the iron
cross that he has earned so many
times over for his devoted service to
kaiserism.-T Pathfinder.
+ + +
President Wilson attended perfOr-
nance of Barnum & Bailey's circus
in Washington recently says an ex-
c"a1ge. The president is fond or
shows; he is a regular attendant at
Keith's theater and other playhouses
of the national capital and also makes
it point to see most of the circuses
that come to town. AS the Wilson
party entered the big tent by pri-
vate entrance on the recent occasion
a man in a red uniform reminded the
president that he had not paid war
tax on his ticket. Mr.. Wilson smiled
iovially and walked the whole length
of the big tent to the front entrance
and deposited Is cents with the ticket
seller.
+ + i +
According to statistics by the gov
eminent. church membership in the
United States during the ten years
ending with 1915 increased from 3d.
OsS O58 to 42,044,374 The number or
churches inceased fom 212,230 to 22o'-
OO7: ministers, from 164,830 to 49,
1922: Sunday school children, from
15.337,S11 to 20,569,831.
/ + + +
When the Ringing circus appeared
in Madison the clowns were as anus
ing as ever This year a number Oh
them carried banners with approprl-
ate inscriptions for the amusement OIL
the multitudes. One of the up-to-date
ones read:
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-08-08
WISCONSIN TO SUPPLY
1855 WAR LAB0RERS

AS a result of arrangements of the
government for the employment of
laborers, the state industrial COM
mission must furnish S,6S5 men to
serve in various war industries dur
ing the next two months. State di-
rectors of the employment service are
now at work on the problem of organ
izing the quotas.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-08-08
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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-08-08
I / I !

At Green Bay we were greatly aided
by J. p. Schumacher, long resident of
that city. He is interested in archeo-
logy and local history. Engaged in the
undertaking business for many years
he became acquainted with many fam
lilies and knows the location of almost
all the graves which traveller might
desire to visit. In the two cemeteries
at Green Bay lie early lawyers, bank
ers, editors, senators, founders and
others. Descendants of some Of the
very early families still reside in the