Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-05-08
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The siberian Sapper," published
periodically by the Canadian Engi-
neers at VladivOstok, is priced at one
Tuble and some people will think is
worth it. A recent number contains
this free verse" "Once upon time.
was civilian and | had a trade
And it was a good trade, And when ]
wanted to go To Siberia The Recruit
ing Officer said Join the Engineers
and Work at your trade And SO | did.
Since then | have scrubbed floors And
peeled potatoes And manicured horses
that kicked And fixed doors And desks
And electric lights And stoves that
smoked And pipes that leaked And
/ have built more tables and chairs
And filing cabinets And Chippendale
furniture Than they made in Grand
Rapids, Mich. In ten years And now
I want to see That fellow who said
Join the Engineers and work at your
trade I thank you"
Most people have had the experience
of coming into possession of a rare"
coin, only to find that the collectors
would offer merely it's face value for
it. A reader of this page however,
tells a story of real luck in regard to
a coin:
During the year 1889 | was in
Venice and saw in an old shop a gold
piece, S. size, marked pixies Peak,
with a bankers name. | knew moth
ing about the coin, but the pixies
Peak" interested me, and l bought it
for $5-the face value. | kept it un-
til about three years agOo, when
thought it time to know what it was.
Going to reliable coin dealer, he at
once said my coin was rare and valu-
able. Result: | sold it to him for
$1,O5O, and he sold it to a collector
for $1,000.
Speaking of names for chilren
brings to my mind the fact that Bib
1ical names are not now so common
as formerly In Nova Scotia, how
ever, they are still prime fayorites A
subscriber writes that in Canso, Nova
Scotia. are six brothers whose given
names are, respectively: Cyrus, Elias,
Silas, Ananias, Zacharias, and Cor
nelius Strange to say" she adds,
'"some years ago these brothers were
working on one of the fish wharves
when a heavy thunderstorm came up
and Ananias was struck by lighting!
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A man hurriedly entered a post
office to find an address in the tele-
phone directory, says the Portland
Telegram" but he found lady
studying the book very intently. lie
waited patiently for a while, but she
seemed 10 nearer the object OF her
search and as his time was limited he
finally ventured: eff you are in no
great hurry, madam, would you be so
kind as to allow me to glance IN that
hook for Just moment? On, ceE
taintv." replied the lady: Il was just
looking it over to find a pretty name
for baby. @
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What a springtime It's going to be
this wear, with the boys back from
over there and the girls ali flufiify anu
femin. ne again in their new gowns
while their war uniforms are hung up
in the attic to be worn only tor
masuuerades, dress-up parties an0
such peaceful pursuits!
Snringtime and Peace! The world
can hardly wait-already the trees are
full of pep and buds. Father is out
old
a breezy blue and shinlns up the
lamps and giving the machinery some
iazzerino iabs with an oil can. Ana
,nothar sings around the kitchen VIII
. smile tvitching the corners OF hef
mouth while she consults COOK poohS
and the good old recipes she fofmerlE
s.,sod for the connection OF those Sooo~
;oc that --um-um-fairly melt III
your mouth.
Sister bushes, smiles and hutterS
around the east side OF the hous0
where she can look out OF the VIII
.5ows at the home next door Where 4
certain sergeant is due shortly 10 re-
+,,rn And Buddy, who has come pacA
with two service bars ana an uli
,,,epchable appetite, yawns, stretches'
o+s 1ies in bed late and has perIecl-
" gorgeous time calling up all MS
n;r,s and dating them up for moon
1iob+ strolls and visits to the nioNle0
when spring comes.-N. Il. "A
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IF il were not for chickens ana cllli-
aren Baraboo would not have more
than one neighborhood row IN year.
In some respects times 90 not
change. A generation ago. II was
nossible for a man to see whlLe
horse and immediately meet req
headed girl The white horses are
GONE but there seems to be as many
ed-headed girls as flivvers.
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The man who is really busy never
entertains the thought that it 1eop-