Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-01-01
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There is one thing that is sadly
missed these days, that is the jingling
of sleigh bells. Not one farmer in a
1.ohsand brings out the string OF
metal spheres to fill the air with
CHEERFUL sound Many farmers use ma
chimes and as more come into use bells
will fade away as did the tallow
candle and the OK team.
A bulletin board in front OF a
moneybrokers shop on the East Side
in New York City reads, in several
!. languages: Buy and Keep!--10,000
German marks, $4O0. 10000 Russian
rubles, $500" The investor will thus
have, If the mark ever goes to par
again. $500 for his $500; and is the
rubles RECEIVERS its pre-war value, 5000
for $500.
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| Because dogs nose Is moist, John
Burroughs says, is why he has UGH
I an acute scent. 1t the moisture were
to dry up the animal would be power
less in following his prey, the natur-
Hist AYERS. He also says that If people
desire to smell acutely they should
moisten their lips and nostrils, this
being a great aid. The explanation OF
Burroughs explodes the story the dogs
nose is moist because he stood in
the door Of the ark for forty days
DAVIS while the food came
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] w. A. Titus of Fond du Lac has
contributed an interesting article on
the portage at Portage in the Deem
Der number Of the Wisconsin Maya
zine of History. So far as known the
first white men to cross the portage
were Louis Joliet and Father JAG
ques Marquette, in June 1873. Many
other names familiar in history are
associated with the place. The mag
azine also gives short account Of the
stay of Wallace Rowin (Rowan or
Rowen) on the north shore of Lake
Mendoza at Madison. He was the
first settler there, also the first to
enter Land in Columbia county, and
one OF the first to locate at Baraboo.
He is buried on the Ruggles farm In
this city recently purchased by John
M. Kelly. Other articles are in the
magazine.
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Now that the "drys' have about
won all the victories possible in this
country, they might turn their guns
on Cuba il all the surplus whiskey Ia
this country Is to be shipped to the
helpless island. In the first place it
is shame to heap all the intoxicants
on our neighbors, but if this must be
done the drys should follow the trail.
even though it be long one.
A pOrtly Dutchwoman applied to the
post office for money order, so a
Western paper says, to send to her
son in the Far East. She told the
clerk she had left her sons letter at
home, but said he was ''some place
out in China dot sounds like der noise
an automobile makes" The clerk
smiled and asked another clerk
What kind of noise does an auto
mobile make, Joe?" "Honk! Honkt,
was the apt reply. "Yah. dots it's
exclaimed the woman, her face bright.
ening. "Honkkonk, dots der place. )"
The clerk saw" and made out the
order to Hongkong.
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The last issue of The Wisconsin
Magazine of History, December, 1919.
contains an article ON "The Kenning
ston Rune Stone" by H. r. Holland
OF Ephriam, Wis. 1t will be recalled
that Mr.. Holland delivered an address
before the Sank County Historical
society last October on the subject,
lmpressing his hearers with the in
teresting narration he gave. The in
scrlption on the stone says a company
OF Norwegians were near where Ken.
kingston, Mimi, is now located in
1862, about $50 years before Column
pus came to America. It is well known
the Norsemen We're on the New Eng
! land coast centuries before Colum-
bus came but it has never been estah-
llshed they had reached the interior of
the continent. The plausible theory
is that they entered Hudson Bay.
could not return on account of the
winter, found their way up the rivers
70 where Minnesota is located and
attempted to go across the country
70 new england. The account of Mr..
Holland is most interesting. Further
investigations are to be made and
these are awaited with interest. A
copy of the magazine may been seen
at the Baraboo library.