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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1923-10-25
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TUESDAY K

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Mrs. Theodore Collins and Mrs. B.
R. Harper of Reedsburg were bust
ness visitors in the city yesterday.
Mrs. John Harris, who has been
seriously i'll at her home on Seventh
avenue is improving very slowly.
Mrs. N. B. vethe and daughter Mil
dred were visitors in Cottage Grove
today.
Mrs. E. E. Kingsley and daughter
Gladys were weekend visitors in
Lacrosse.
Mrs. Bertha Schoenwetter has gone
0 Galesville for several days visit
with her sister, Mrs. Henry Faivre,
and family.
Mrs. w. w. Morse is spending some
time in Rockford with her daughter,
Mrs. Elliott Thomas and family.
Mrs. A. r. Mailer and Miss Bernice
Warne were visitors in North Free
dom today.
Miss Esther Hitler has returned to
Highmore, S. D. after spending her
summer vacation with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Pooch.
Miss Genevieve Jones, Evansville,
Indiana, has arrived for visit with
her mother, Mrs Cora Jones, East
street.
Dr. A. L. Farnsworth was able to
be back at his Office today for short
time. DR.. Farnsworth has been con-
fined to his home for a few weeks by
an attack of pneumonia.
Among University of Wisconsin
students who spent the weekend at
their homes here were Miss Mar
garet Thuerer, Donald Buehler, Os.
car Isenberg, Miss Helen Kingsford,
Harlan Ode and Miss Esther Schadde
. Mr.. and Mrs, Irving Coles and
daughter Thelma of Baraboo and Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Durham and daughters,
Ethel, Florence, Viola, and sons, Rob-
ert and Kenneth of Kilbourn spent
Sunday at the home Of Mrs. Eliza
Hoege in Greenfield and visited with
other relatives in that vicinity
Mr.. and Mrs. S. W. Olson enter
tanned a number Of friends at their
home en- Sixth street Sunday even
ing. Three tables of 500 were played,
first prizes being won by Charles Oty
and Mrs Ed Gollmar, Paul Cyan and
Mrs. Charles OFT receiving conso}a-
ton. A dainty lunch was served.
Mrs. Elizabeth Plu1nHior left for
St. Paul Monday morning 10 visit
with her daughter before returning
20 her home in Des Moines, iowa. For
the past three weeks Mrs Pfummer
/ has been visiting with relatives in
! this vicinity, a guest at the home of
Mrs, Eliza Hoege.
The car which was reported miss
! ing from the residence Of Superin.
tenlent Of Schools A. c. KingsfOrd
has been aocated Sn BarsIboo garage
| Garage 1nen coming to make repairs
| on the battery OF the car found it nee
! essary to take the machine to the
garage to do the work and Mr.. Kings
| ford being away at the time, he was
not notified.
! SEARlES BIG BARGAINS, NEW
rugs. NEW Simmons beds, NEW
dr8ssers, NEW library tables, NEW
chairs. B22 So Center Street.
Former Lieutenant Governor and
! Mrs. e. f. Dithmar, Barab0D and AT
try have rttErned from 3 4.utohjeF
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1923-10-25
to
Operate Radio

Howard R. Ryan, who recently re-
ceived his license as a radio opera
tor is now preparing to receive and
send all kinds Of messages at his
home near this city. His station
call is 9CFX.
In order to obtain license one
must be able to cope with about II
wordsna minute, Mr.. Ryan can man
age almost twice that many. His
license does not include the sending
of musical selections.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1923-10-25
GAUDY HATS FOR
MEN THIS FALL, CLAIM

The National Association of Re
all Clothiers in convention at Chi
cage prescribed fall hats for men IN
colo1es 80 loud they will make your
head ache. The convention also pre-
cribed silk hose for men in gay and
gaudy cOlOrs-
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1923-10-25
CHICAGO DANCE HALL MAY
HAVE AID FOR WALL FLOWER

A woman proprietor Ola dance hail
in Chicago tried to force one OF the
sheik" dancers to do a few turns
with a wall flower at the point of a
gun. The sheik resented and broke.
a window in his graceful exit. Now Az
warrant is out for his arrest and the.
danceless girls may have partner,
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1923-10-25
MEXICO HAS BREAK
WITH VENEZUELA

The Mexican government called
home it's minister to Venezuela and
ordered him to close all Mexican con-
sular offices in that country. 1t was
reported that the cause leading to
severing diplomatic relations was the
refusal of Venezuelan authorities
to permit a Mexican theatrical troupe
to land at La Guaira.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1923-10-25
HAY ExPLoDEs. IN BARN
AND BLOWS ROOF OH

Several persons narrowly escaped
death Saturday when 200 tons Of hay
in a barn at Modish, Cal.igniting
through spontaneous combustion, ex-
ploded and burst in flames. The sex-
plosion threw the burning hay in all
directions and tore part of the roo
from the barn.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1923-10-25
NOISELESS STREET CAR
INTRODUCED I'M MINNEAPOLIS

A nojseless street car equipped with
roller bearings and automobile brakes
has been introduced in Minneapolis
and ST. Paul, 1t is reported that the
car makes SO little noise that the pas
sgngers have difficulty in talking
over the car.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1923-10-25
THIS WOMAN CERTAINLY
CAUSED LOTS OF TROUBLE

All the telephones on the twenty
one lines at Easton, Maine, were out
of commission for about thirty six
hours recently because woman fast
ened wire that supported her vines
to the telephone wire on the walls Of
her house.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1923-10-25
SNOW FALLS AT 500;
STORM SWEEPS LAKES

Two inches of snow fell at Saulk
Ste Marie, Mich, Saturday night and
early Sunday in the wake of the storm
that swept the upper lakes Friday
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1923-10-25

that there were but
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1923-10-25

Miller reportc
g few flakes.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1923-10-25

ition in Ericon and Gerlach hardware
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-13
STRONG PLEA OF THE LIBRARY

In the preparation of its annual budget there is hope that the city com missioners may see their way clear tc appropriate for the public library the comparatively small increase asked by the library board in order to carry on and expand it's work during the com ing year. There are serious problems arising from the many demands of the public service to be taken care of ou. of limited funds, but in considering the library it should be borne in mind that it is sentimental institution, but is so practical in its influences that it has become an essential part of the development of this great dis trict. Thousands of people use the library reference books every year, and here are solved many of the ques- tions that arise in industry. The in formation derived from that is of im- portance in all lines of business, and particularly in anything of a technical nature. The service rendered by the library is intimately interwoven with the districts industrial and conner ciaI development For this reason the library boards, request is entitled to the most. thoughtful consideration at the hands of those responsible for pro- viding the necessary funds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-13
THE NEGRO IN THE NORTH

Again comes further proof that tho best place for the negro is in the South among his friends. This time it is Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, where Pittsburg officers. were called upon to prevent mistreatment of mem bers of the negro race in Stowe town ship. Following the killing of white man seventy-th1-ee years old and the wounding of his daughter last week by a negro who made his escape, all negroes of the community, most of whom are employed in the steel plants, were ordered to leave. Coming So closely upon the action in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, where nationwide at tention was attracted to enforced exodus of negroes from that city, this incident would seem to represent the general attitude in that section.
 It also goes to show that human na- ture is pretty much the same the country over, and that like reactions will be caused by like conditions and circumstances. Where work is not plentiful white men often take stren- uous means to express their resent ment at being supplanted in their jobs by members of a different race. The fundamental difference between the North and the South in this re- spect is that in the South the negro is not brought into that close and direct competition with the whites that largely prevails in Northern plants. In the South the negro's work is laid out for him. His tasks are such as do not interfere with those per formed by whites. As a result both races have an understanding of their rights, and it is rare that race clashes in the South grow out of direct com petitive conflict. It may take time for the negro to realize and appreciate this, just as it may require long ex- perience for Northern labor agents to realize that it is bad economy to lure negroes away from the South for jobs hitherto occupied by whites. Many of negroes have gone North, but thousands of them are already returning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-13
ADVANCING DAIRY INDUSTRY

l.. c. Bulmer, chief of the division of food and dairy inspection of the city and county health department, has returned from the sessions of the Ma tional Dairy Council with the message that Birmingham's reputation for leadership in dairy and other health work is becoming nationwide. Mir. Bulmer found forty nations repre- scented at the sessions, and everywhere there was interest shown in what Is being done in Birmingham. This city has demonstrated that careful and in- --.iiigent dairy inspection is not orly beneficial from a health standpoint, but that it is good business. Purer and better milk creates greater demand for the product at improved prices. The greater demand brings more dali ries and expands the industry. Bir- mingham consumes more milk per capita than any other city in the United States. The industry is grow ing, and the people are giving it CO., operative support. This city's example is being followed by other sections of Alabama with the result that the state is becoming noted for it's dairy and cattle-raising industries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-13

to supply the products upon large scale. Recently a large party of ex- ecutive officers of the Louisville and Nashville and of the Atlantic Coast Line railroads spent the day going through the various steel works of the district. President Mapother of the Louisville and Nashville has been here so frequently that he was familiar with the operations of these plants, but Chairman Henry Walters of the Coast Line had not been to Birmingham since the Chickasaw works at Fairfield had been built. The contrast with the situation of former days was so strik- ing that he was enthusiastic over the quality and quantity of the cars that can be produced at Fairfield. It was regarded as significant that upon the day following the inspection by the visitors announcement was made that the Louisville and Nashville was in the market for 2,300 steel cars. That the Birmingham district will get its share of this business is taken for granted, because that railroad system has continually shown friendly atti- tude toward Birmingham industries. The first steel cars were produced at Fairfield for that railroad, and it has been a steady customer ever since.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-13
PROTECTING MIGRATORY FOWL

It is claimed that the United States migratory bird law, which has been followed in recent legislation on the subject by the state of Alabama, has done much for the future preservation of wild fowl, due to shortened opea seasons and proper protection and si,- pervision of bird refuges and feed ing grounds. Sportsmen contend that one of the chief menaces of bird life is the unnecessary draining of lakes and watercourses in various parts. of the country which deprives migratory birds of the resting places to which they have been accustomed for many years. It is held that much of this drainage has not reclaimed a singse acre of tillable soil, but has had the effect of killing the fish and in some cases leaving marshes of poisoned alkali water, such as Buena Vista lake, in southern California, where literally millions of wild fowl perish every season either from the effects of drinking the water or of being de- prived of their customary food winch they come South from Canada for ths winter season. Other sections have seen similar drainage work carried or without retaining any land of value to agriculture.
 A measure is pending before COZ gress known as the public shooting grounds and game refuge bill. Under the provisions of this law the goverr- ment would use fees paid for hunting licenses to create suitable water areas would see that the birds are properly protected. Alabama is not directly affected by the proposed legislation because newly created water areas ;a this state probably greatly exceed the acreage that has been drained. Bus every state is interested to the extent that if wild ducks and geese perish by millions every year, there will soon be more left for the use and pleasure of mankind.
 Sportsmen are accordingly asked to interest themselves in the federal game refuge bill which it is felt works hardship on no one, but, on the other hand, makes possible the continuation of sport and recreation of ancient and honorable antecedents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-13
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PROGRESS IN COUNTY SCHOOLS

The Jefferson county board of edu- cation announces four new school project contracts awarded which will mean an expenditure of S46,122, and the superintendent states that this is only part of the $s65,750 program which has already been laid out for extension and improvement of county schools as soon as the necessary funds are available. The county board hopes to have the voters on November 10 pass favorably upon the levy of a three-mill district, school tax. to meet the increased provision to be made for the county's school children.
 The county board is pursuing the surest method of getting favorable action and approval of it's efforts. Be- fore askine the voters for funds tic board makes specific plans. The field is surveyed to see what is needed. Estimates are made on the probable cost of the whole program. Then the board goes to the voters with a defi- mite, concrete proposition. For the money which has been given in the past voters have been shown com mendabIe results. The rural school system of Jefferson county during the past few years has shown such ad- vanees that educators of national rep utation have come here to make a study of the system.
 It is, after all, a simple matter. The people of Jefferson county, or any other county, for that matter, are willing to make sacrifices, if needs be, for their children's welfare and edu- cation. All they ask is that they be shown how their money is to be spent and when it is spent to see the bene- ficial results of wise administration. Under those conditions they are will ing to go still further. Alabama's schools, both city and county, can and will be developed 'and expanded just as rapidly as the people are convinced that their public servants show 2 proper blending of business acumen with vision sof the needs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-13
POOR ROYS WHO
 BECAME FAMOUS Ev Frederick Houk Law
Matfhevx Vnxsar

In a796 five-year- boy came with his father from England to the United States. Day after day during the long weeks of the voy- age on small sailing vessel the little fellow walked about the docks, looked up at the towering masts, watched the sailors at their work, and thought nothing at all about the land to which he was going. He knew vaguely that his father intended to be a farmer. Perhaps he hoped, like his father, to take care of sheep and to live the outdoor life, The important thing that he really did in life was to found a great college.
 :. On the little farm near Pough- keepsie, where they established Themselves, Matthew Vassar help-l ed lis father as far as his strength permitted-for everyone had to work. The sheep multiplied; tho farm prospered; money accumu- lated, and the father. remembering experiences in England, set up a little brewery. In that the boy work ed in a small way, and. then, at fifteen, went away from home to work as clerk in a store. Now he fully expected to become a storekeeper. He worked hard, saved a little money, and looked forward to a good future. His fa- ther needed help, and he went home to work as bookkeeper. Then. when he was twenty, fire swept away almost all the prop-l erty his father had owned. At once Matthew Vassar took what money he had and re-established the business, adding to 1t a small store in which he sold oysters. In his days of clerkship and book keeping he had learned much about business. Now he added to his Knowledge the desire to re- 5uild the family fortune. Little by little he made his business pros per, and finally not only won back all that the fire had destroyed, but also made himself immensely rich, ''
 One day young woman who was relative of his told him how hard it was for woman to gain education. and how pleased she would be if she could induce him to establish college for girls. Matthew Vassar. from his boyhood, had always had a high sense of duty, and he seized the sugges- ton as a real opportunity fo do good. As a result he gave 200 acres of land and $7SS.000 for the founding of what Is now yassar college. He died at 77 while meet- ing with the, board of trustees of the great college that he had 80 nobly founded. a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-13
MOTHERS OF FAMOUS
 MEN
The Mothcr of Alfred the Great

y
 Out of the dust of history; out of the centuries that go back ato the days when Alfred the Great, king of England in the ninth cen tury, was only a boy, there comes happy story of mother-love and mother interest. The dry-as-dust historian, Asser, in the midst of all his dry narrative of history, stops to tell the story of Osberga, the mother of Alfred the Great.
 Imagine the scene. There sat Osberga with all her glory of gol" den hair hung over her shoulders in two great braids. There before her sat group of boys, among them the then little Alfred. the future king of England. Osberga read to the children from q book of Saxon poetry. What story was it that she read? Who knows? Whatever 1t was, it delighted the boys.
 In those days a book was worth it's weight in gold, Little ones" said Osberga. this book, this very book, shall belong to that one, Of you who can learn by heart the poems in it." There was go job! It was Alfred who set to work and memorized the poems before any of the other boys did. He won the prize-the precious book that he took and Rugged tos his bosom.
 Thus it was that Osberga, the mother of Alfred, first made him interested .in learning, with the result that he became Alfred the Great, the patron of all learned men. and himself the author of books. Osberga was the daughter of Oslac, a cup-bearer to the for mer king, and she had won the love of Aethelwulf, the king of Kent. Poor mother! She lied when little bright-eyed Alfred was only seven years old-but she had set him on the road!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-13
|CPErLIcHTS ffEzL 4G541 ANNATIONAL iI1
 . CAPITAL ETg Q


 It is an astounding fact that the government. is still paying a pen sion based on service rendered duf- ing the Revolutionary War.
 And the government is paying several pensions based on service rendered in the War of 1872.
 In each instance, however, it IS the widow of a veteran that draws the pay. This does not argue that women are longer lived than men. It is simply another proof that an old soldier, on the verge of the grave, is generally able to induce some young girl to marry him.
 And in every instance it is not true that the young girl was ami mated by knowledge that the vet eran's years would be few, and l3that his pension would aid, in the future, in keeping the wolf from the door.
 The soldiers who fought in the Civil War are rapidly passing Civil War pensions, for soldiers, decreased last year 25,250, while pensions for widows decreased 7,614.
 In a very short while the sur yivor of the Civil War will be a rarity, which is fact greatly to be deplored. That season will mark the passage of another romantic chapter in the history of the coun- try, perhaps the most romantic of all.
 Veterans of the Mexican War still survive. Forty-nine are drawing pensions from the gov ernment. The last fiscal year there were seventy-three.
 But while the veterans die the burden on the government in- creases. The amount of money paid out for pensions the fiscal year 1923 was s263,012,50o, as com pared with s25s.S07,5Ss the pre- vious year,
 Politicians increase the amount of the pensions because they love the old soldiers and because they love the holding of office. and widows do not pass with the rapidity of their spouses.
 And pensioners of the Spanish- American War increased by 22,43s during the year. It has been said in this column that the government which starts paying pensions starts something it cannot finish. Evidence daily accumulates to make that state ,ment automatic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-13
TThg7SSeORCEf @ EARER.
The Literary Cowboy

At the sporting desk the copyboy is sitting,
 And his youthful eyes are filled with keen delight; He is reading Old King Brady and the doings, dark and shady, Of the proving desperadoes of the night. He is drinking in the daring deeds of gunmen
 And of petermen and other kinds of crooks. In his fancy he is roaming with the sleuth hounds in the gloaming, When he should be reading gentle Rollo Books. I shall speak to him in accents firm and forceful
 When his eyes have feasted on the final line, For ] feel an urge to borrow it and read it on the morrow Old King Brady is-an ancient friend of mine.
 The California idea-When in doubt go into the real estate business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-13
An Unexpected Answer
 G.nndnn u'inlaSl


 The inspector was paying his monthly visitto the village school. He examined the children in read ing and general knowledge, as was his custom, and was pleased with the answers he received.
 After the last question had been asked and answered satisfactorily he rose to his feet, and, looking slowly round on the upturnej facess he remarked genially: T wish | was little boy at school again.
 He allowed few moments for this to sink in, and then added: Do you know why l wish thate" For a moment or two there Was silence, and then childish voice from the back of the room was heard to say:
 "Cos you've forgot all you ever knowed."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-13
The Little Gowr

The little gown was pretty,
 All sparklin,' shinin, bright; The lavender sweetness of it
 Was for her hearts delight. With little gold shoes and stockings, And little gold bracelets, too; 'Twould make any maid the fairer And cheer up hear. some blue. But now that the bath is over, And the gay, wee hours fled, The sweet little gown is crumbled And the maid weeps on the bed.1 For what is the sparkle and beauty When he failed to come and behold All the glamor so quickly departed, And the goldncss seems not gold.
 Grace Deevinc