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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-07-21
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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-07-21
CIVIL SERVICE SECRETARY
DIES AFTER OPERATION

william Munsell, AZ, secretary Of
til board of civil service examiners
died following an operation.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-07-21

Inc m0L0F1SL ana CyCllSt aCcuSLOu1
ed to contending with all the Difficult
ties of the road is now faced with an
other problem, according to the Unit
ed States department of Agriculture
which has recently undertaken ma
tion-wide survey concerning the rapid
spread of th tribulus terrestis OF
Devils Burr, as it is called in Arizona
This troublesome weed is said tt
have its origin in southern Europe
and was probably introduced into
this country by means of burrs adher
ing to the fleece of sheep. It has nov
made it's appearance in California
Arizona, Texas, Iowa, Illinois, Arkan
saSs Indiana, and Nebraska. The
vines lie on the ground in such I
manner that one of the sharp long
spines always points upward read,
for the first tire that comes along. II
one California county it is estimated
that at least half of all bicycle tir'
punctures and good per cent of tir'
troubles experienced by the motoris
are caused by this pest, which b.
reason of it's color, and because i
lies so close to the road, is almost in
observable even in broad daylight
Besides the sharp spines this wee'
produces spiny seeds which attacl
themselves to the tires, being car
ried long distances, every revolution
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-07-21

l.. w. Stone writes from 2O7 North
Acacia Avenue, Eagle Rock, Los
Angeles, California, that he is now
located at the above address. While
d policeman in Baraboo number of
years ago Mr.. Stone was injured as
he was making an arrest and writes
that he is still on the gain but it. is
slow.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-12-22
insist that their efficiency is very
small indeed when compared with
that of American girls.
President Helps Us to See


The president is evidently TAX
ing view of the liquor question
quite different from that OF the
people who insist that, 80 far from
being wiped out, the traffic is 60
ing on about as usual. At any
rate. he recently authorized the
statement below as representing
his personal views:
Gin another generation I believe
that liquor will have disappeared,
not merely from our politics, but
from our memories"
The truth appears to be that We
are too close to the great struggle,
whose purpose is the stamping out
Of the curse of strong drink, to
know whether it is winning or
los ng. Many have lost heart and
decided that the attempt might a.
well be given up. As the presi-
dent sees it, they are mistaken;
and the battle is actually being
won in the most decisive manner.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-12-22
Princesses are Set at Work

When the American relief com
mission reached Moscow recently
and set about the big task of or
ganizing system of food distrib-
ution, it was besieged by a verit-
able multitude Of young women
asking for clerical positions. A
large percentage of them were
found to be girls of noble birth un-
der the government Of the car;
many of them being countesses, OF
even princesses, who had been re-
duced by the red revolution to
poverty and want
Though they asked for work, il
scsn appeared that what they were
really looking for was American
husbands who might bring their
hardships to an end. They were
disappointed in this hope and re-
quired to get down to work in
stead. To their credit it can be
said that they faced the ordeal
without finching and are giving
the best ser of which they are
ficials in charge
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-12-22
The Problems OF
Home and Family
A Talk with our Wives, Mothers.
and Sisters
The Curse of Bad Blood

A woman IN Chicago recently
murdered in cold blood little girl
Of three years; and later, when her
crime was discovered, she COM
mitted suicide.
When the case vas investigated,
it was learned that she was a men
tai defective, AZ shown by psy-
chopathic test that had been made
year or two before. Moreover,
she had married man who was
mentally defective; and the two
had begotten two children, both of
whom were similarly afflicted.
Though the mother is gone, she
is reinearnated in her little ones,
who may be expected to pass the
ta'nt on to others.
Cases like this are really so nu.
merous as to justify alarm. The
projeny of a single woman Of thi,
type, 700 in number, were tracec
out; and most of them were founc
to have been inmates of jails, poo
houses, insane asylums, Or peni
tentiaries.
The truth seems to be not mere
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-12-22

y that such defects can bs bred
into the human raes, just - GER
tain desired features, or character
istics, nay b bred into domestic
animals, but that persons Of low
and defective intelligence breed SO
much more rapidly than other
people that they tend to displace
the better types.
In the interests Of society, such
persons should be sterillzed to tho
end that the inherited defect may
not be passed on to others, but
may be eliminated instead. Look.
ing st the MATER calmly and RAJ
tionally, most people agree TO this
view. However, we recoil from
the idea when it comes to putting
il into practice.
Sooner or later, society must
take new stand on this question,
else it can never be raised to the
happy condition, which humanity
longs for, and which many are be-
ginning to foresee. Certainly so
ciety can never become better Sc
long as the individuals who COM
pose it are degenerating mentally
and morally; and the only way to
prevent this appears to be to for
IBID undesirable types to reproduce
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-12-22
woman's Place Not Clear

There are Two influential women
in Washington who disagree sharp
ly as to a question which is Of
vital interest to other women
everywhere They are Miss Elsie
Hill, chairman of the national wo-
mems party and Miss Alice Rob-
ertson, representative from Okla
homa.
Miss Hill, as her Office indicates.
advocates the organization of the
women of America. based merely
Of mainly upon their sex. She
holds that women should stand
and fight together for the things
that they desire.
Miss Robertson believes tina
women should not consider them
selves as elaa apart and organ
ize to accomplish their own pur-
poses regardless of the interests
q others.
So far, Miss Robertson seems to
have the better OF the argument.
There are too many classes and
factions already in America, try :
ing to serve their own selfish inter
ests without regard for the inter
ests of their fellow citizens. If the
women are merely to become an
other contendlng group, several
million strong, then it is hard to
see how their new citizenship is to
prove much of benefit to our
democracy.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-12-22
The Weeks Events
Briefly Told for Women
Readers
Making the Race Better

One of the most rapidly growing
societies Of our country is the
Child's Health Organization of
America, which has become during
the three years Of it's existence, an
exceedingly powerful agency for
the Improvement Of the health of
our boys and girls.
This organization has turned it's
back upon the old-fashioned type
of physiology, in which children
are required to learn the names Of
the bones and muscles and many
other useless facts about the anat
omy Of their bodies. 1t holds, in
stead, that to know the laws of
health is far more important, and
that to make the practice of these
laws genuine habits with the chill
dren is more important still.
The program which it is advo-
eating for-the schools of America
includes among other things the
four important features below:
% A scale in every school.
(2) Every child's weight to be
recorded and sent to the narenta
regularly on the monthly report
card.
90 Time to be allowed every
day for the development Of chill
dren's interests in the formation of
health habits.
~ Teachers trained in normal
schools, to the end that health
habits may be properly taught.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-12-22

TO promote the growth Of ferns,
dilute . small quantity Of sweet
milk with . little water not oftener
than twice q week. This acts a. .
fertilizer, and will insure luxur-
ious growth to the most stubborn
house fern.
Scrub wicker furniture with q
hard stiff brush, using laundry
soap and warm water. Dry thor
oughly, then cover with q thin
coat Of shellac, and the articles
will be as good as new.
When making chicken pies for
church ocials, cut the crust in
small biscuits and lay OF top The
servings will then be more even
and more quickly arranged on the
plates.
Az . disinfectant and hardener
of the gums, use q tablespoonful Of
lemon juice in half . glass Of
water and polish the teeth we'll.
Then rinse the mouth thoroughly.
If potatoes are shaken awhile
after they have been cooked and
they will become mealy.
When chewing gum becomes at
tached to garments, rub it with
and it will come off.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-12-22
Men Outnumber Women Here

Men Outnumber Women Here
According to the new census, q
little more thau twenty-five per
cent of the total population Of the
United States consists of women
more than twenty-one years Of
age. The total number is very
nearly twenty-nin and 4 half
million, Of whom ten per cent arc
colored. Approximately one
fourth of all white women are
foreign-born.
Men outnumber women by near
ly two million, the total number
peing nearly thirty-one and half
million. In this respect the condi-
ton of the United States is great.
ly different from that of practic-
ally all European countries, where
women are in the large majority.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-12-22
Borax Will Drive Moths Away
Sponge Drops

Into two eggs that have been
beaten, beat one cupful Of sugar,
one cupful Of -four, one teaspoon
full of lemon extract and one-half
cupful Of boiling milk, pinch Of
salt. Beat well, and bake in gem
pans or cup cake tins. Frost with
rose cream or soft mocha.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-12-22
To Clean White Satin

Wash the white satin in cold
soft water with white naptha soap.
When half dry, iron on the wrong
side. Press on the right side with
warm iron to bring out the lus-
ter.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-12-22
Men Blame Young Women

The Yale Union, which is an or
ganization of the young men of
Yale University, has debated long
and earnestly it seems. the ques-
ton: Resolved that the morals of
the present generation have fallen
below the normal American stand
ard"
The negative won by an over
whelming majority, the members
Of the organization holding strong
ly to the notion that the your &
people of the present are in no
9 nse worse than were their paren 8
two or three generations ago.
On one point there was general
agreement. t was that the cen
sure that is being directed against
the young people of America just
now is tracsable to the indiscre-
tons Of the young women rather
than those of the yonng men.
This was, of course, a logical con-
clusion to reach, in view of the
fact that only men engaged in the
discussion of the question.
Woman Sheriff Gets Action
In Allamakee, the only Iowa
county having q woman sheriff,
there rssently occurred most re-
voting murder. Miss Inga Mag
nuson, = beautiful and popular
young school teacher, was slain in
the basement of her schoolhouse
sitter school had been dismissed.
Bloodhounds were put upon TIA.
trail Of the murderer and followed
it to neighboring house. Before
they arrived, . young maA whe
lived there suddenly departed from
home. He was followed. arrested
IS he was boarding . train at q
station thirty miles away, and
brought back. Once in Jail, he
confessed the crime, giving Is his
reason the fact that the young vo-
!! man had Tilted him. He IL said to
be moron; i. e., q person of low
or defective intelligence.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-12-22
Butter Scotch

Boil two cups sugar and two
tablespoons each butter and water
without stirring, until brittle when
tested in cold water. Pour On
buttered tins to cool.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-12-22
While Others Are Hungry

While Others Are Hungry
The most expensive gown in the
world is said to be the one owned
by Mrs. Smith Wilkinson, of Eng
land. Its ornamentation is chiefly
by means of diamonds, of which
$4,000 were used in making it. 1t
is insured for Eve million dollars.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-12-22
Phone Heroine Wins Medal

Phone Heroine Wins Medal
For saving over one hundred
lives when Omaha creek over
flowed during a cloudburst, Mrs.
Mildred Lothrop, mother Of five
children and chief telephone oper-
a'or at Homer, Nebraska. has
been awarded the Vail gold medal
FIR hefoism and cash reward Of
S 600. Her name heads .he list of
medal awards for 1920, which
praises her for performing her
duty.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-12-22
Housewives Corner
n random record of helpful
suggestions for bus1 home
n1akers
To Clean Baby's Bottle


The easiest way to clean baby's
bottle is to put into it some shot
and then shake the bottle thor
oughly.. This loosens the curdled
particles of milk. Take care Of the
bits of shot and they can be made
to last through all baby's nursing
period. Filling the bottle later
with hot water and little baking
soda will make it nice and sweet.
Borax Will Drive Moths Away
Borax may be scattered among
the clothing as it is packed away
for the summer. Ants, reaches
and waterbugs simply cannot en-
dure it and will not stay where
there is lots of it. 1t may not
look attractive in the closets but
it is far better than having the
bugs.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-12-22
Honey Popcorn

Boil one pint strained honey un-
til very thick. Stir into it freshly
popped corn. When cool enough
to mold, form into balls or squares.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-12-22
Mother Saves Little On.s

sc1 o3vee AItthc OneR
The auto in which Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Whitacre and two children,
of Cumberland, Maryland, were
riding went over an embankment,
pinning the mother and children
underneath. The mother was able
to bear the weight Of Ne car until
it could be righted, thus saving her
shildren from death; but when
she was extricated, her own injuries
we're found to be mortal.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-12-22

Use borax in the water in which
you rinse out the dishcloth and
towels and they will be sweet and
clean.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-12-22
Helpful Thought
Physical of the spirit Feeling knly the
the him
that finally ended in a grim tragedy
comes from Switzerland.

Twin sisters were courted by q
Hungarian officer, who was unable
to distinguish them and thought
he was always with the same one.
When he learned his mistake, he
asked the sisters to decide which
one should marry him. They
solved the problem by preparing =
glass Of water and one Of poison
and drawing lots, the loser tc
drink the poison. The pact was
carried through, and one died.
Then the other was arrested and
tried for murder. She was re-
leased when she told her story il
court.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-12-22

Fruit stains on linen should be
covered with glycerine and left for
an hour, then washed in warm,
soapy water. Repeat the process
if necessary.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-12-22
Dry Platform Win, Office

OIy El0S10Tm wins OtICe
The newly-elected mayor Of
Fairport, Ohio, is DR.. Amy Kan
konen.
Miss Kankonen is only twenty
three years Of age but = graduate
of the Women's Medical College
Of Philadelphia and q praeticing
physician in the lily Of which she
is to be The chief magistrate. She
served in TIE Un,ted States Army
during the war a. member of the
volunteer medical corps. She is q
believer in prohibition and was
elected on . platform pledging her
to put every bootlegger in the
city out Of business.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-12-22
Sisters Fatal Likeness

The story of a strange romance
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-12-22

When storing hams or bacons
paint tho entire surface with .
paint brush dipped in parafin.
This effectively prevents mold, do
ing away with the hard outer sur
face which must be cut from hams
which are stored the ordinary way.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-04-04

getting wet in the rain without
an umbrella. Uncle Wiggily pick
ed a tiny toadstool for her, and
made her a raincoat with u piece
of leaf from the rubber plant, ard
then she went on her way rejoic-
ing,
But I guess that's the only ad-
venture I'm going to have"
thought the bunny gentleman. as
he hoped on and on, nothing
else happening. "I'll get Baby
Bunny her mud and help her
make pies"
1t was not hard to find mud
puddle in all that rain. and soon
the bunny gentleman stood on the
bank of a large one, scooping
mud up in the pail with q piece
of shingle. ....
Uncle Wiggily had the pail
nearly full of mud when, all of o
sudden, harsh voice cried:
Here! You let my mud alone!"
Uncle Wiggily looked up, and
there stood the bad old Skillery
Scallery Alligator.
"Oh! is this your nude asked
Uncle Wiggily. in a gentle voice.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-04-04
FRANCE is STILL WAITING.

After two years. France has not received a
single separations payment. according to Rene
Viviani, envoy extraordinary to the United States
Whatever rehabilitation the French republic has
accomplished has been through her own efforts
The despoer is still haggling the amount
and the method of payment, while his own land
has been untouched by the ravages of war
Even to those of who have studied the
Huns dilatoy tactics and cynical craftsmanship it
is somewhat surprising that the allies have per-
mitted themselves to be put off so long.
1t is because of these frequent delays that the
entente finally determined, but only a few weeks
ago, to occupy additional German territory
The howl that went up from the Rhine was a
loud one-but it went off into a diminuendo of
whining when the enemy that the world was
not frightened by a yell.
There is no French official today, since Glen
enceau stepped out, that knows how to handle the
Germans as does Marshal Foch. He studied the
Teutonic psychology as a subaltern in the Franco
Prussian war. Later he worked out the strategy
that eventually brought about the collapse of the
kaisers military machine.
The marshal is the best bill collector that
France has as far as Germany is concerned.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-04-04
FUNCTIONING NORMALLY.

/ Nine out of ten crooks arrested by the police
claim that has framed" on them and
aakesthe attitude of injured innocence.
People who want to put a crooked deal to
defraud the public, invariably charge their assaant
wsth. 'backmail." Such is the psychology of the
type of mind engaged in occupation which
will not bear the test of scrutiny that it uniformly
seeks to shift the burden to the other fellow by
these simple They do not realize that they
fool
The crooked promoter of fake prize fights
operating just beyond the reach of the police by
staying in Barelas. functions normally when he
charges the Journal with blackmkai
1t is probably unnecessary for the Journal to
say that the editor did not pay the slightest at
tenton to the chicken-feed effect the business
6ffice of what he wrote when he condemned these
fake fights The fact is that certain police nfu-
ences called attention to the fraud the
public and the bad moral atmosphere at the
training quarters.
,NLThe only astonishing thing to us is that the
mental attitude of the Phantom of the Twilight of
the Old Day is such that he did not deem the
backmail charge too ridiculous and transparent to
give it front page space But perhaps certain
legislative printing contracts of malodorous fame
had unrestricted his moral nerve centers.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-04-04
DECLINE IN OUR FOOD ANIMALS.


The stock growers of the United States evil
IDENTIFY the handwriting the wall" at the
close of the war, says statement by the Nation
al City Bank of New York. The demands of the
war upon them for food animals, and for horses
and mules had resulted in a large increase in
both number and value of every class of food and
draught animals. But when the war ceased, and
5urope's absolute demand for meats gave place to
uoubt as to her future consuming power, the
rneatl producers We're quick to note the situation
and the number of farm animals in the United
States has actually fallen off by $1,000, 600 in the
two years since the armistce The value of all
farpex animals, which had increased $2,936, OOO-
000 in the five years of decreased 50 591 600
00V 10 the two postwar years, 1919 and 1920. This
Is especially true in the matter OF strictly food ami
niafs,,s the number of swine the farms of the
United States which stood at the high water
mark of 900 on January l. 1919 (sixty days
after. the close of the WARP had fallen to 66,649-
pO00a on January 1, 1921 decline OF over 10 per
cent in the two years following the close of the
wsrs during which the number had made its high
est record, the actual decline in the number of
swine being nearly 100000. -.. .
Cattle. other than those kept for dairy pur-
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-04-04
PEGGY's DEPARTURE.
CHAPTER XCT.

CHAPTER XCT.
81 should like to get another
dress to take home" Peggy re.
marked while we sat taIkini in
her room after Tom had gone tC
bed.
IF You like we can go down
to the shop where you bought the
white one. I'm sure madame will
have something to suit you" while
l talked | determined to say Moth
ing to Helen this time.
II believe l shall, Sue, that is
if it won't be too much trouble
for you to go with me. l suppose
l could ask Mrs. Thurston, or |
could go alone"
mo, Well get up early and get
dressed before breakfast, and Just
as soon as / tend to the order
ing we will 60" 1 hastily replied.
1t was none of my plan to have
Helen take her this time.
Miss Halstead wants to look
at an afternoon dress" I said to
madame, who fortunately was
able to see us at once. Something
stylish, but dark"
II have something that will lust
suit Miss Halstead."
She ushered us into a fitting
room, and ordered the gown
brought to her. Then, turning to
me, she said:
win this purchase go on Mrs.
Thurston's account?'
why, no! Miss Halstead will
pay you for it." said, astonished
that madame should ask such a
question.
"Oh. you misunderstood" Ma
dame returned quickly. l meant
should Mrs. Thurston get the
commission
An Unpleasant Discovery.
NO, no indeed" Peggy broke
in. ''if there is any commission,
Mrs. Randall should have it,"
Here was my chance.
And madame, l feel that If you
have given anyone a commission
for other purchases Miss Halstead
has made, it should be transferred
to my account. l brought her to
you, she is my guest. Mrs. Thurs
ton never would have known
about the clothes if we hadn't
asked her to come with us that
day. ], myself proposed coming
to you"
why didn't you say so them"
Madame asked bluntly. Business
is business, you know"
Il intended to. but Helen, Mrs.
Thurston got ahead of me-" said
lamely.
You would make q very poor
business woman, Mrs. Randall"
she replied with a smile, yet
knew she meant it.
Peggy tried on the dress, a
dark blue serge with purple fac
ings, and bead embroidery. 1t was