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

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Petitions are in circulation TO GUST
the study of German in the Appleton
high school. When sufficient num-
Der of signers are procured, the board
of education will be asked to act.
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The Kansas Industrialist's own lit
tie hymn of hate:
We hope the kaiser, when he dies,
Will go to his sarcophagus
With all his dirty, boastful lies
Rammed down his blamed esopha-
gus. H. w. d.
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The situation in Russia is summed
up in the brief statement that the
Germans ar getting the booty and the
Russians the boot.-Chicago Herald.
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What words are most frequently
misspelled in the papers? Two candi-
dates for the honor have good claims.
ed"-"haled into court often
appears as hailed" identify" for
some curious reason, is frequently
printed indenttfy." Superceded,' Gee
stacy" and "develope" might receive
honorable mention in the list.
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DRAW a 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 G hen"
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Even the most careful housewife Oc-
casionally signs for unbreakable dish
es and, whether the responsibility Of
a broken dish is hers or her maids,
she will sympathize with the heroine
Of the following skit from the Liver
pool Post:
John" said Mrs. Jenkins, looking
up from the evening paper, 'you know
how many dishes Kate has broken
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The Jasper Qnd) courthouse now
has woman janitor. Ten to one there
will soon be new supply Of mirrors
in the place.
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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 bOlshevikis
good intentions, and were pleased
when Trotzky showed himself anna
BILE by offering to accept aid" of the
United National Republican
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Owing to the necessity of conserv-
| ing the supplies of straw in Germany
Soldiers mattresses are henceforth to
be stuffed with newspapers. School
children are being organized TO col
lect the papers.
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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.
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Carrie Jacobs Bond of Hollywood,
composer of ga Perfect Day" and 9TH
er popular songs, is at the Westlake
hospital, Los Angeles, seriously i'll
from the effects of inhaling sand when
caught in a terrific standstorm while
travelling in an automobile between
Ontario and Riverside. Other mem
bars of the automobile party are also
seriously i'll, but their condition is not
as bad as that of Mrs. Bond, who is
past so years of age. According to
her physician, Mrs. Bodn has little
more than an even chance for final re-
covery. She is a former resident Of
Chicago and GAINESVILLE. Her songs
are sung the country over.
It 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.
THE MEN WE NEED
'God give us men! A time like this
demands
Strong minds, great hearts, true
faith and willing hands;
Men whom the lust of office does not