Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-04-17
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We heard a fellow say the other
day: Henry Ford is a little cracked"
Maybe so, but we opine it will be
long time before he is broke.
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you stupid mani" exclaimed the ex-
asperated lady, according to the pas
sing Show" why in the world did
you get seats for Madame Butterfly
when I distinctly told you I wanted
TO hear 'Pagliacci'? " well, my DEAR"
was the explanation, II had to pre-
serve my dignity. When [ reached
the ticket window 1 forgot how to
pronounce that thing!"
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The women of the Marouesas Is
lands also exhibited some of the
freedom of opinion which is attributed
to the Bolsheviki. Il ought to have
more than one husband one of the
native women is quoted as saying.
If one of my husbands is chief, he
is too important to work; if one is
hunter, where am I to get fish? /
need three Or four husbands to keep
my house we'll supplied"
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Was the original home of the Boil
sheyiki the Marquesas Islands? A
book about the south Sea Island tells
of the feeling of absolute equality
which the original inhabitants of the
Marquesas manifested toward the
white men who "discovered" them. A
missionary asked one of these fine up-
standing natives who was their king.
you are king" was the dignified
reply; Il am king; we are all kings"
This sentiment, uttered 1923, sounds
much like some latter day doctrine.
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we require all telegraph operators
to tell the train dispatcher anything
that happens at their respective sta
tons, said a railway man recently.
why? Well it may prevent an acct
dent or explain one. For instance: A
young woman operator reported
train out at p. m. and then asked
What did the conductor mean when
ne said he was going to steal twenty
minutes? The dispatcher then as
certalned the exact time the train did
leave (5:20). That train was later
deralled on account Of making excess
slve speed. The dispatcher remem-
bered the operators question, and it
was then clearly proved that the ac-
cident was due to trying to make up
the stolen time"
Have you rule of life? Most peo
pie have not and probably it is Just
as we'll the most of us stumble
through the world blindly and with
out a purpose. A few serious ones,
however, try to follow some course
that will give them the most sunshine.
the most golden fruit along the way.
About $4,000 years ago there lived a
Greek who thought the soul of man
transmigrated to animals, that the
heavenly bodies were wheels of air
filled with fire, and other queer no
lions current at that time. His name
was Rythagoras and here are a few
of his famous rules of life:
/. To abstain from beans.
2. Not to pick up what has fallen.
3. Not to touch a white cock.
f. Not to break bread.
5. Not to step over a crossbar.
6. Not to strike the fire with iron.
Z. Not to eat from whole loaf
8. Not to pluck a garland
8. Not to sit on a quart measure.
10. Not to eat the heart.
II. Not to walk on highways
IL. Not to let swallows share ones
roof.
Is. When the pot is taken off the
fire, not to leave the mark of it in
the ashes, but to stir them together.
IA. Do not look in mirror beside
a light.
Is. When you rise from the bed
clothes, roll them together and smoth
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