Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-12-11

that must be one Of the Senator'S"
said one of the girls in a loud whis-
per. "They don't look much, do they?"
The correspondent overheard the re-
mark and neatly countered by approa-
ching the girls and saying, goOdhum-
oredly: mo, young ladies, am not
a Senator, but If you think don't
look much, YOU ought to see some
real Senator'S
Nathaniel Hawthorne's handwriting
was SO illegible that some of his man
uscripts remained unpublished because
nobody could read them. This was
likewise true of Carlyle. The story is
told OF a type compositor who was
employed in London printing Office
because of a strong recommendation
which he brought from Scotland. The
first price of manuscript given him
was by Carlyle. My God!!" said the
new typesetter. Have You got that
man here, too? fed from Scotland to
avoid him.
Genius" says the Smart Set" is
the capacity for sidestepping infinite
pains"
A note Of correction in the New
York Times" adds to our collection
of amusing misprints: In a letter
from Mrs. Florence Howe Hall in the
New York Times Book Review she
was made by the compositer to speak
of the poet Longfellow as sweet
sinner when her manuscript had re-
ferred to him as sweet singer :"
I have called to borrow some
money" says Jones, as quoted in the
funny column of the Detroit Free
Press II cannot lend you money,
but I'll give you some good advice"
replies Smith. '"That won't do. ]
want to borrow money from you so I
can go out and pay lawyer for some
real advice"
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At least $500,000,000 will be forced
from income tax dodgers in 1920 by
the federal government, according to
an official announcement issued by
Daniel Roper, commissioner of intern
al revenue. The drive so far has net
ted about $500, 100000, the statement
said. A like amount will be forced
into the treasury by the close of the
governments fiscal year, June 80, it
is promised.
Silk stockings are going higher.
Asst. II. s. Atty. Ben A. Matthews,
foe of the profteers at New york,
said that as result of an agreement
between the wholesale, jobbers and
manufacturers the prices of this FEM
!. mime luxury are to range from $12 to
SIS a pair Before the war $3.50 would
buy perfectly fine pair.
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Cadet A. M. Andrews. son of Mr..
and Mrs. George Andrews Of Baraboo.
No. of 1.-THE Bray" from West Point,
New York. On one ear Of the paper
appears the words:
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* Navy Game Number *
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and on the other ear:
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The paper is filled with things that
interest the young men at the govern
ment school Mr.. Andrews also sends
menu card of the Thanksgiving
dinner served to the corps of cadets.
Cream of tomato, soup, celery, olives,
roast stuffed turkey, cranberry sauce,
sweet potatoes, green peas, mince pie,
ice cream, cakes, nuts, candy and cot
fee were things on the bill of fare.
s. !. x
! Henry Ford now predicts that all
trolly tracks will be out of America
with in ten year. Show us the new
tangled f1iver, Henry.
s. s. s.
A decrease of more than 40 per
cent in child labor since the revenue
law, with is special tax on the pro-
duct of such labor, went into effect
April Is, is noted by the internal rev
enue bill. The sharpest decrease
more than IS per cent-oecurred in
the cotton mill industry of the south.
The way is thus materially cleared
for near approach to uniform legis-
lation to cover all American industrial
establishments.
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Women in Englandn are not without
their hall Of fame. In the lady chapel
of the great cathedral in Liverpool is
a magnificent array of stained glass
windows of the deeds of good women.
All the famous women Of the Old and
New Testaments are commemorated,
but by far the most interesting are
the windows commemorative the
deeds of the great women of modern
times, among the Susanna Wesley,
Elizabeth Fry, Grace Darling, Queen