Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-03-27
suggestion is emphasized.

tory, writes:
If | were to say offhand and briefly
what is the quest of life, | should say
something like this:
To harmonic ourselves with our
material environment and, without
sacrificing our integrity, to harmonic
ourselves also with our social environ
me1t and to do all possible to make
the environment better for the gen
erations to come. This done and old
age will bring satisfaction. But, be-
yond that. it is for each individual to
develop his intellect and heart and
aspiring spirit ready for any higher
existence that may come after.
The book business in Boston is
booming. The publishers are free
from wartime uncertainty and lmita-
lions and the production Of volumes
grows. The war book has been large
ly displaced.
Secretary Baker, in making a tour
of the United States came across a
queer experience. A few days ago he
changed from Chicago train to To-
cal and his aid rushed to the brake
man of the local with Save seat for
the secretary of war and the chief of
staff" He was met with:
= = =
Save nothing! / hain't got no au-
thority to save no seats for nobody
If you got any secretaries with you,
they'll have to take their chances on
seats just like anybody else"
* & *
The Bible speaks of seven fat years
being followed by seven years of lean,
and there is a sinister application of
this parable to modern poetry. lit
erary observer says that the output of
verse during the seven years previous
to the war was greatly inexcess of the
years of conflict.
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Sleeping sickness, scientifically de I,
thargic ensephalitis," which gave Eng
land a little scare several weeks ago.
is reported on the way to New York
Two deaths from the disease are re-
ported in Chicago. The malady is not
the African sleeping sickness, but is
bad enough. d 'zziness, aching and
drocping of the eyelids, drowsiness,
sore throat and extreme loss of
strength are the symptoms.
* * *
Must Lady Nicotine follow John
Barleycorn?
i Will it ever be over over there?
Do you think if that scare had been
reality that the federal liquor Ii
paid the $1,000?
A local stock company at Charlotte,
N. c., has taken over the improve
ments constructed by the government
at Camp Green at a cost of from two
million to three m lion dollars for
twenty-five thousand dollars. The
electrical equipment alone is said to
have cost the government half mil
lion dollars. /
H D. Olson of Arlington recently
delivered to Lodi his tobacco crop
from e ght acres, for which he re-
ceived better than $4,000, or an aver
age OF $500 per acre When all this
tobacco has been ground up between
human molars some expectorating will
be necessary.
A card from Dr. and Mrs. j. E. Eng
lsh states that they expect to arrive
in Baraboo about the first of April.
Thov boyo cInonf winter OF
Oak, Calf, with their son and family.
Mrs. English says in w. H. McFet-
ridges interesting article on birds she
was surprised that he did not mention
the meadow lark They are very nu-
merous at Live Oak, perch on the
highest tips and pour out such food
of triumphant song. She is surprised
to learn there are fourteen varieties
of truff1es in California. { A truf
fie is an edible fungi highly esteemed
as delicacy.
4 4 s.
A recent issue Of a paper printed in
Panama tells of addresses given there
by Rev. and Mrs. c. S. Williams of
Baraboo, on their way to Baranquilla,
Colombia The addresses were given
in Colon and concerning Mrs. Williams
the paper says:
Mrs. Williams spoke to the Young
Peoples society at their meeting pre-
liminary to the regular church serv-
ices, giving highly interesting talk
on manners and customs and condi-
tons of the common people in the in
terror. Mrs. Williams is pleasant
speaker with gift for graphic de-
scription. Her talk was not only in
teresting but instructive as well, and
was greatly enjoyed.
The following is part of what is said
concerning Mr. Williams at the regu-
lar service:
His words concerning the battles of
peace-which are harder fought bat
ties than those of war-were both
practical and appealing. He de- ,
scribed wildly social and moral con-