Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-04-07
GETS AND LIKES
NEWS IN TEXAS
c. W. WaddelI of Greenville, Texas
Tells in Interesting Way of First
American inhabitants

c.. w. Waddell, a brother of Mrs. A.
E. Capener of this city, writes let
ter of appreciation to the News, cop
les of which paper were sent him
while he was a patient in a hospital
in Greenvil1e, Texas.
The letter, in part, reads as follows
am a reader of the Baraboo News
these times though away down here in
Texas. | have been in this city for
two months and more. AS | lay flat
on my back at the Cantrell hospital
here suffering from a severe opera
tion on my left leg, my sister Mrs. A.
E. Capener of your city sent me a
number of copies of your paper and
it was better than getting a letter
from home.
It called to my mind many memories
of the past, when l was in your city in
good health and doing my share Of
the business. Now all is different in
stead of handling hay / handle great
crowds of people. In place of pitch
fork | handle a heavy billiard cue as
last July when l was stricken with
lameness I have used the cue as a
cane.
But in the paper of March 3rd I
notice an article about the early Morse
men visiting America, also an account
of the Kensington Rhinestone the
property of Mr. H. r. Holland of Eph-
riam, Wisconsin. Since / quit hand
ling the pitchfork / have found out "a
few things relative to the past history
of this American continent. Here are
a few of the facts in a nutshell:
This country, at one time, was
thickly settled, not by the American
Indian, not by the Mound builder or
Cliffdweller, but by a sturdy class of
white mon. the descendants of Shem
the son of Noah. Many of their ru ned
cities can be found in the southwest,
some IN Arizona, Mexico, Gutamala,
and Central America. Streets were
paved, cities were laid out in a per-
feet square, and irrigation was car
ried on quite extensively. They cross
ed the American continent and they
are the builders of the Old Stone
Tower at Newport, Rhode Island.
They mined copper around the
Great Lakes and knew how to temper
the same long before the angels her
aided the birth of our Christ over in
the old world.
Almost the same can be said Of old
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dense population who knew nothing of
the downfall of their country or of
their own origin. Just now three of
the richest men of the east, Harri-
man, Morgan and Rogers are sending
an expedition into old Asia to dis
cover if possible the much sought for
missing link SO far in their research
they have found a small remnant a
bearded class with Caucasian blood,
who are the last descendants of the
once powerful white race who in
habitated that great domain.
My book the Way of Cain, a copy
of which you have there in the His
torical society, makes all this plain
and is having good sale. But since
the hard times have come on books
must give way to bread and the actual
necessities of life.
have walked about a few days.
Now I am ordered back to the hotel
and not to be on my feet, as I am
worse, and have been for several days.
This is a hard . blow for me as the
panic has just tied everything up.
can't go out for ten days or two weeks
yet The paper surely is appreciated
by me.
Respectfully,
CIV. WADDELL