Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-08-12


best he can" No wonder he says, that
many farmers have given UP the at
tempt to raise market crops profitably
with this kind Of help at Sd per day.
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That repository Of odd announce
ments and requests, the Personal col
umn of the London Times, has per
haps seldom found an advertiser will
ing to spend ten shillings on an in
quiry like this, which appeared in a
recent edition:
Can any London Theosophist
Prove to an Unframed Inquirer
the Existence of Super physical
States and Forces? Write Box
E, 572, The Times.
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The watermelon industry, according
to the Railway Age" is threatened
this year by the stem-rot disease, and
the railways are trying to control it.
All agents have been notified to give
their cooperation in inspecting the
melons to be shipped and seeing that
the treatment for the disease is ap
piled. This treatment is in the form
of paste applied to the stem of the,
melon.
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One of the small dealers in the New
York City stock market known as
"room traders recently expressed his
opinion OF the present uncertain con-
ditions of his business in the following
humorous way, as reported in the New
York "Sun and Herald" You might
liken our occupation in this sort Of
market to a man who leaves the house
in the morning with his watch stopped
and who tries to set it by guess. He
alters it every time he sees clock
showing a different time. Ask any of
these traders around here and they
most likely will tell you that they
can't tell to save their own lives wheth
er they are bulls or bears. Anyhow,
most of us are slowly but surely Gid
ing toward the day when we will have
to go to work"
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Ohio, "the mother of presidents"
now has five nominees on five tickets
in the presidential and vice presiden-
tial derby. Three are editors and
publishers, the fourth is the head OF
book publishing house, and the
fifth is Methodist clergyman. Two
candidates for vice president are
Clevelanders.
In addition to James M. Coxl Dayton
democratic nominee for president,
editor and publisher Of the Dayton
News and Springfield News, and War
rem G.. Harding, Marion, republican
nominee for president, editor and pub
lisner of the Marion Star, the new ad-
ditions to Ohio's list are: The Rev.
Aaron S. Watkins of Germantown
prohibition candidate for the presi
dency; Max S. Hayes, Cleveland farm
er-labor party's nominee fer vice-pres'
ident editor and publisher of the
Cleveland Citizen a weekly labor pa
per, and Richard G. Barnum, Cleve-
land single tax party's nominee for
vice-president. He is head Of a book
publishing company and is regarded
as the tallest candidate who has ev-
er aspired to that office. He stands
six feet eight inches IN his stocking
feet. He was born in Texas SO years
ago
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Witr the introduction OF five min
ute limit for speakers at 4 recent Lon
don dinner, says Mr.. w. PETIT Ridge in
an English magazine, a staggering
blow has been dealt to a cherished
British institution. "The old method,
he says, was to sail as you pleased.
For instance, there was once Colon
ial Premier who happened to be called
upon to say a few words at luncheon
at the Savoy When he had spoken
for some considerable time, certain
of the guests slipped away and took
the air on the EmbankInenty for an
hour or so; returning, they looked in
at the room and heard the Colonial
gentleman saying: I now approach,
subject of my brief discourse!'
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Circus paper of the Barnum and
Bailey and Ringing brothers combin-
ed shows covers walls and bill5oards
IN Chicago. The attraction will open
At Grant park ON August IL for aE
anga cement of eleven days
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Chicago papers state the spending
orgy in that city has about ended.
There are fewer good jobs" more
empty pocketbooks and greater ten
iency to remember the banks
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Or. D. Porras is the new president