Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-12-25

Was DOTH LII EASiduu LII 1000 dAu Auu
long resided in this country. He was
related to Robert Parfrey who resided
years ago at Parfrey's glen, one of
the picturesque spots on the south
slope of the Baraboo bluffs.
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Professor M. RI. Jackson OF Grand
Rapids, who spoke at the Country
Life meeting at Baraboo some years
ago, discussed the Irish question be-
fore the Mems club at Portage a few
days since. He declared it was the
biggest problem England ever tackled.
Mr.. Jackson did not attempt to offer
a solution OF the perplexing ques
ton.
E. Bnrd Grub of Burlington, N J..
inherited $50 quarts of cheerful"
Scotch from his uncle, c. r. Grubb,
Manada, Pa. BY inheriting is about the
only way to get a "windfall' these
days and now it remains to be seen
whether or not booze is a boon.
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Rev. C. K. Carpenter of Chicago
startled the Methodist ministers of
that city when he told them last year
the people Of the Windy City spent
$17.01 per family for liquor and 1886
per family for church work Seven
teen times as much was spent for the
movies as for books.
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After w. J. Dorward of Tacoma
had given his reading and songs at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. w.
Melzl the other evening, the company
fell into reminicent mood. 1t was re-
called by a number, including the en-
tertainer. that many. years ago Bara-
boo was more musical than now. Re-
gularly the lovers Of song met at the
J. ]. Gatiker home where the time was
spent in improving along harmon
ious lines Mr.. Dorward says that not
many these days can read music ra-
pidly but that the late J. X. Halves,
G. A. Langdon, Henry Cowles and
others could without hesitation. One
Of the singers at that time was Mrs.
Hare, her son and daughter, as well
as many others. Mr.. Dorward re-
grets more attention is not given to
old fashioned singing
schools. Those days are gone, the
public schools doing what little is now
done.
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Mrs. e. A. Birge at Madison died
only ten days after her husband had
been elected president Of the great
university. Although he was chosen
to the place temporarily some months
ago, 1t was no doubt great satisfac-
ton to the president and his wife
they could enjoy the honor before her
departure. She had reached the full
ness of years and no doubt saw her
husband ara. he last ring of 10
ladder in his ,ng AMI useful ca car
"a joy to be fully appreciated.
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Perhaps you have noticed that the
world is moving on just as if nothing
occuered on the 18th It was all fold
erol to pretend to believe that the SOL
lar system would go awry because
most of the planets happened to be on
one side Of the sun. That has no
doubt occurred many times before
and will again.
Suppose the conditions should have
become such. the bodies had gone off
into space? Garrett p. Serviss, the
astronomer and author, an
swers this question as follows.
If suddenly released then, the earth
would fly towards the stars Of Leo
and Virgo at speed of about IS IL
miles per second, ana IL twelve
months it would be 584,000,000 miles
from the sun. By that time every
pond, lake and river. and large part
IF the oceans would be frozen, and an
eternal Winter would decend upon the
runaway planet, with blanket of
snow in which all its at
mospheric moisture would be locked
up, from the poles to the equator In
ten years it would be wandering !
through. the awful cold and gloom of
space, nearly six thousand million
miles from the sun!
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Citizens of the southern part of the
county report plenty of deer and that
he animals are unusually tame.
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No taxes will be received at the |
city hall this year before JAN /. In
he past citizens have been able to ]
pay during the last days of December
but in order to keep accounts as they
should be no money will be received
On the assessment roll There will
be ample opportunity, however, dur
ing 1920 to heap the money box in thei
treasurer's Office.
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Now that booze is certain to be-
come an unknown quantity in this
country, what will be the effect on
Will those from Iio1or