Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-09-28
By The Way

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We have been asked this and 9TH
er questions several times since our
return and in order to answer in a
general way, the following random
notes have been written.
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First as to Jupiter Pluvius: There
was rain one afternoon when we were
in the White Mountains and we spent
rainy day in the mountains of
West Virginia. In the White Noun.
tains where the roads are paved and
the grades quite moderate we were
not inconvienced at all; in fact we
were glad TO have an opportunity of
viewing the scenery through the mist
In West Virginia it was slightly diff
terent. There on the old National
road they have not been so careful
about the grades. Each inch of the
road is paved. however, so as long
as one could see through the rain
drops to guide the car, there was
nothing to worry about. But it hap-
pened while the rain was Sitting
steadily and silently down, we were
directed by notice at the roadside
TO detour We turned reluctantly awav
from the paving to a narrow mounain'
road that looked as though it was
rarely used and never worked. Up.
up, we journey then down, down. Up
some more and down again and so on
for several miles passing numberless
tourists like ourselves who were
weaving their way among the stones
as best they could. Just as we were
congratulating ourselves that the rain
was passing and the end of the detour
near, someone discovered that a tire
was flat; the first tire trouble we had
experienced in driving little over
5000 miles. There was nothing to do,
of course, but stop on the stony hill
side and change tires. This we did as
quickly as possible and hurried along
as night was coming on. The remain
der of our trip through the mountains
was made in fair weather.
In New York City we experienced
rain but as the shower only lasted a
half hour, our inconvenience was
slight. There were showers at other
points along the way but they were
always at night much to our salts
faction.
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AS we passed through Rhode Island
we noted that this state furnishes IN
usually small automobile plates. Some
one in the party remarked that this
is as ii should be. Rhode Island. be-
ing the smallest state in the Union is
unquestionablv entitled to the small
est plates for machines if she desires
them.
Unless one is forced to detour. and
that is not often a tourist is not
troubled with dust after leaving Buff
faio or Columbus. The roads in the
cast are either concrete, brick, or
oiled. The most of them are stone
roads with an oil covering. the same
as many in Sank county In the east
they have been ahle to non out most
OF the corrugated places so that a |
washbCdld effect is lot felt as one
ride; alrng
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This year there was no trouble IN
find hotel accommodations. While ia
some places they charge a tourist |
more than a tn, cling salesman. vet
We were never refused Entertainment
on account of crowded hostelries. Not
50 many people camp in the east as
ic tie west because tie distances are
not &C great From New York or the
neighObring cities the owners of cot
tages are able to reach them in a |
day so that hotels Or camping are not
required. In the east more people go
to hotels and remain for a week or
more than in the west, in that way
lower rates are obtained. /
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The name of Baraboo rarely failed
to arouse interest. In one eastern
city while we were waiting at the
curb, two sprightly young ladies hap
pened to pass the car CHANGING at
the name plate one said to the other:
"Baraboo?" Where's that?" !
We did not think it necessary to
inform them
Again, several small boys lettering
near the car were questioning each
other in regard to the name. None of
them had ever heard of Baraboo but
when a member of the party asked
if any of them had ever heard of
Ringing Brothers Worlds Greatest
Shows they all nodded their heads.
They were greatly interested in heal.
ing that Ringing Brothers had lived
in Baraboo.
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In Providence. r. l. we were anxious
to visit the capitol which is noted for
its noble site and the beauty of the
building Quite naturally we asked a
passer by, for directions to reach it.
He obligingly stunned and ranao+oa