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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-11-13
HIS SENTENCE

A Negro charged with stealing
watch had been arraigned be-
fore the court The judge was not
convinced that he was guilty and
said:
"You are acquitted Sam
"Acquitted?" repeated Sam doubt
fully. "What do you mean, Jedge"
That's the sentence; you are
acquitted"
Still looking somewhat con-
fused, Sam said, "Jedge, does dat
mean have to give de watch
back Christian Evangelist.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-11-13
EYES

When you go for the first time
to have your measure taken for
glasses, it is vastly irritating to
watch the chart of the oculist and
realize that you can't read all the
letters, row after row.
The F's and the RS and the Els
look alike, and the VS. and the
US fool you. You need glasses,
ali right, and you know in your
heart that you should have been
in long before.
why do so many more folk wear
glasses now than did a generation
ago? Well, there are two reasons,
q bad one and a good one. The
bad reason is. that the nervous
strain on which our lives are or.
dered nowadays hits most OF us
in the same plaee-the eyes. They
give out. Nature has given her
toll for abuse. And most of us
do abuse our eyes scandalously.
The good reason is that a gen.
GRAFTON ago most people suffering
from defective vision didn't know
it. We said a boy in school was
stupid, while often he was merely
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-11-13
LATE TRAINS

One Of the very important prob
lens which the railways OF this
country must solve if they are to
win and keep public favor is that
of running passenger trains more
nearly on time. On the average
every person in the United States
makes 10 trips by railway annual
ly. This gives each individual 10
opportunities to get angry at the
railways il tho trains he uses are
late. In ado u, many thousands
of persons go to railway stations
every day to meet friends who
are arriving. Every train that is
late gives these people the i'm
pulse to ''cuss" the railways.
One morning this week the writ
er went to a large passenger ter
minal that is used by three rail-
ways to meet a train. He first ask
ed for some information at the
station information bureau. A
woman employed there gave it to
3
him, not courteously and gladly,
but with a freezing manner which
it is not uncommon for employees
of railway information bureaus 20
use. We then went to the bulle-
tin board and found that Of nine
trains to arrive during the morn
ing six were. bulletihed from 20
minutes to three hours, 35 min
utes late. The other three trains
were bulletined to arrive on time.
Within a few minutes two Of the
trains that were bulletined late
we're bulletined still later and one
of the trains originally bulletined
ION time" was marked late. I'm
questionably, this was an unusu-
ally bad mornings record. Never
theless, it does forcibly call atten-
ton to a problem which every
railway operating officer must adj
NIT needs more attention than
it is being given.
Trains are not late merely at
large terminals. In fact 1t is
probable that relatively moro Of
them are late at intermediate sta
lions than at terminals. The rail.
ways are doing more educational
work than ever before to create a
friendly public sentiment and OPP
Grating officers are working I'M
remittingly to improve service.
There is nothing more important
in passenger service from the
standpoint of public relations than
running passenger trains on
time.-Railway Age.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-11-13
THE RESURRECTION OF
DENVER DAN

Where the West begins there's
many a man
Can tell you the story of Denver
Dan:
He lived in the hills in a cabin
quaint;
Gle wasn't a sinner, nor he wasn't
a saint,
Jes' happy go lucky as the winds
that blow.
When the war broke out an he had
to go.
But soon he returned a different
mani:
A coffin held all that was mortal OF
Dan. ts.e
Them features are his'n, "said his
own little gal;
81 guss l know daddy, for he was
my pal"
Accept his insurance" the wan
Office said;
We've looked up his record, and
of course he is dead''
When, sufferin' maekerel, what
should they see,
But Dan comm home like he's been
on a spree!
"How Gomez" said his neighbors;
1--WE thought you had died"
well, maybe did, but I'm back, .
he replied;
"An jes' fer to show you it's me
that's on deck,
Here's the wart on my thumb !
was born with, by heck"
"It's true!" said his daughter; GIVE
played with it often"
So to get at the facts, they dug w
the coffin.
Some people affirm the birthmark
was there
When the coffin was opened; to
this they will swear,
While others, when questioned
vehemently say
A bullet had carried the wart thumb
away.
So out in the West, where the
friendships are stranger,
Where bronchos are busted and
shadows grow longer,
Where people are truthful, there
isn't man
Can tell you exactly what happen
ed to Dan.-John c. Wright in
the Rocky Mountain News.
Persons who desire lines to re-
cite will find the above appropriate.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-11-13
From Rev. Mr.. DOuthit

Many in Baraboo will be pleased
to hear again from Rev. Robert c
Douthit, formerly pastor of tht
Free Congregational society, which
was located where the Carnegie
Free Public library is now situated
Rev. Douthit made many friends
while here and is always mention
ed most kindly. His letter runs as
follows:
Petersham, Mass, Nov. l. 1924
H E. Cole.
Baraboo Weekly News
Dear Mr.. Cole:
A Baraboo friend recently
sent us a copy of the Weekly News
It has been twenty-seven years
since Mrs. Douthit and | first turn
ed our faces toward New England
but we find that the copy of the
News that we received contains
interesting items and longer articles
about people that we're formerly
associated with the Free Congre
gational society or with whom we
had friendly relations in the COM
munity. We should be pleased to
receive the News every week and
herewith enclose check covering a
years subscription.
We first came to Petersham IT
long after leaving Baraboo but al
ter four years went elsewhere ser
wing different pastorates for ten
years. Then the people of Peter
sham were good enough to, invite
US to return under such favorable
conditions that we could not re-
sist. We have been here now
twelve years of second pastorate.
We still look back to Baraboo
with a feeling of affection, Mrs.
Douthit to the place of her birth
and I to the place of my first happy
experiences in the ministry. We
recall our former parishioners as
among the most loyal, intelligent
and energetic that we ever worked
with. We recall, also, your own
personal kindness and the many
courtesies which the News through
YOU and Mr.. Dorsett used to extend
us.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-11-13
/, wo KINDS OF PEOPLE

Br Ella Wheeler WILCOX

/ BY Ella Wheeler Wilcox
There are two kinds of people on
earth today,
Just two kinds of people, no more,
| l say;
Not the saint and The sinner, fot
it's well understood
THE good are half bad and the bad
/ are half good;
Not the rich and the poor, for to
count q mans wealth
You must first know the state of
his conscience and health;
Not tho humble and proud. for in
LIES little span
who puts on vain airs is not count
ed man;
Not the happy and sad, for the
swift flying years
Bring each man his laughter and
each man his tears.
| No! The two kinds of people on
earth l mean
! Are the people who lift and the
people who leaA
Wherever you so you will find
the worlds masses
Are always divided in just these
two classes.
! And oddly enough you will find, too
/ ween,
There is only one litter to twenty
who lean.
In which class are you? Are you
easing the load
OF oyertaxed filters who toll down
the road?
Or are you a leaner who let's
/ others bear
Your portion of labor ana worry
and care?
Tho Boilermakers Journal
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-11-13
REAL COOPERATION

No more striking evidence of
loyalty and practical cooperation,
from employees to employer, was
ever given than that recorded ir
Buffalo dispatch. Many humid
reds of the employees of the Inter
national railway, realizing the
enormous burden Of costs con-
fronting the management by req
son of the fatal collision of eX-
cursion trains at Tonowonda,
have made a voluntary offer to the
company of a days pay each IS
their contribution toward the cas- :
ing of the burden. This demonstra-
ton Of the sincerity and genuine
ness of the mutual good will and
cooperation that is the fruit of
the "men.and-management" policy
must be immensely gratifying to
Mr.. Tulley, president of the Inter
national. Though the mems saeri-
fee may not be accepted by the
company, the offer is a magnificent
one and marks a great forward
step in industrial relations.-New
York Post.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-11-13
A RUM ROW IN ALIENS
Rum row is another avenue

Rum row is another avenue OF
approach that offers splendid pos
sibilities to the bootleggers in
aliens. How many men have en-
tered the country from that source
it would be idle to discuss. The
number is large, but rum and aliens
do not mix well. A ship master
must run one or the other. Rum
is an easier cargo to handle, cas-
Ter to land, and the profits worth
while. A holdfull of liquor is
worth considerably more than a
hold-full of immigrants, unless
they chance to be the sort that will
pay high. The only race which
bears that distinction in impress
sive measure is the Chinese.
Nothing less than $1,000 would
suffice to bring a Chinese across
the Atlantic for night landing.
The price is likely to be even
double that sum. 1t is a sidelight
of immigration problems that the
Chinese is the most anxious OF all
men to enter the country where he
is the least wanted.--From James
c. Young's Breaking Into the
United States. in Worlds Work.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-11-13
Want The News

In renewing her subscription to
the Baraboo Weekly News, sub
scribef writes:
We don't like to be without tbs
News.
We are having nice fall weather
here, it is quite dry now. The crops
were pretty good around here.
Mrs. Gustaye Meyer.
Rout /, Dale, Wis.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-11-13

In Arabia justice is swift and
sure. A man robs a caravan, and
in less than twenty-four hours his
decapitated body will be lying in
the dust Of the public market
place as an object lesson for the
entire community. Nc time Is
wasted in long dTawn-out legal
formalities.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-11-13

Women of Paris oppose the high
crowns of winter hats which the
milliners seek to oppose upon them.
Perhaps they think they look too
much like the two gallon variety
worn by the men in the thirties and
forties.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-11-13

Another thought that has come
to us out of the crossword puz-
cling is that the meanest family Of
words in the dictionary is the
"mony" family, including "sancti-
mony," "parsimony," "acrimony,"
"alimony" and some would add
'matrimony. Chicago News.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-11-13
THE FARMERS DAUGHTER


Up in the morning early,
Just at the peak of day,
Straining the milk in the dairy,
Driving the cows away; .
Sweeping the floor in the kitchen
Making the beds upstairs,
Washing the breakfast dishes,
busting the parlor chairs.
Feeding the geese and turkeys,
Hunting for eggs in the barn,
Peeling- the turnips for dinner,
Spinning the stocking yarn;
Spreading the whitening linen
Down by the bushes below,
Ransacking every meadow
Where the red strawberries
grow. a
Darning the holes in the stockings
Churning the snowy cream,
Washing the pans ana StrdlherS
Down by the running stream;
Scraping the wooden ladle,
Making the pumpkin pies,
Jogging the little ones cradle,
Driving away the flies.
Graceful in every motion,
Music in every tone,
Beauty in form and feature
Thousands would covet to own;
Cheeks that rival Spring roses,
Teeth the whitest of pearls;
Give me a blithe country maiden
These are the. go-ahead girls
Ladies' Home Journal
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-11-13

In Los Angeles a Mexican wom-
an died from pneumonia and sew
enteen OF those who attended the
funeral also passed on. The cpl
demic is thought to he under con-
troi!.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-11-13

main at the wheel of the. Ship OF
State for at least four years. My
good opinion of the good sense of
the American citizens is only
equalled by my poor opinion of
Wisconsin's lack of the same
article.
JOHN d. JONES
6233 University avenue,
Chicago, Ill.
(Formerly of Merrimack)
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-11-13

suffering from eyestrain. We're
wiser now. More common sense
arrives in the world every year.
Maybe some day humanity will
have enough of it to stop abusing
its eyes.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-11-13

Telephone calls are numbered
as they reach the exchanges in
France. If a subscriber loses his
temper and rattles the receiver.
hook his turn Is placed at the
end of the list
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-11-13

After a deer had charged an
automobile driven by John Wot-
ring on a Montana forest road, the
deer was without horns and the
car was minus a fender.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-11-13

A living, beating heart has been
transplanted from one living body
into another. The experiments
were on embryo salamanders.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-11-13

No doubt the fellow who sold
the stolen automobiles at Sandus-
ky and then vanished has decided
that Sank county is Eot a healthy
resort for him.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-11-13

Representatives Of many ma
tions have assembled at Geneva,
Switzerland to devise a means to
fight opium. Drugs are a world
menace.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-11-13

With the great increase Of auto
mobiles about the only good road
that is not crowded is the strait
and narrow way.-Pathfinder.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-11-13

The person who is not willing 10
follow the rules should be put out
Of the game without ceremony.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-11-13

Nj. Kratsnotschekof, who gave
up hisyAmerican citizenship in 1917
to return to Russia and who later
became president of the Far East
ern Soviet republic, has been SEN
fenced to six years in prison for
misuse of bank funds. 1t appears
that he had better remained an
American citizen in Chicago, where
he lived comfortably before the
war. We can't work up much sym.
patty for n. Kfatsnotschekof.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-11-13

Many persons complain about
the cost Of necessities who insist
on going the limit on Injuries.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-11-13

Both in England and in Ameri-
ca radicalism has felt something
in the solar plexus.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-11-13

Perhaps the meek will grab off
the earth while the belligerent are
fighting for it.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-11-13

Now that the election is salts
factory to a majority, let business
go into high.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-11-13
Sincerely yours
ROBERT c. DoUTHIIT>


F. N. Peck and three of his
daughters in Excelsior were the
first to decorate the graves of Civil
war veterans inferred there: Mrs.
Charles Randall, town of Baraboo,
was one of the daughters.
Miss Barbara Greenwood; a Bara-
boo girl and at one time a teacher
here, is now engaged in interesting
work in Los Angeles, California,
according to the following clipping:
A step in the progress OF civil1za-
ton, a step whose great signlfl-
canoe can scarcely be measured,
was made this year in the Univer-
sity of California, Southern Branch
when students of and years OF
age, were admitted to a unique
school -
1t is called the Opportunity
School, and only children of unusu-
al mentality are taken. 1t was
decided by a group of women con-
nected with the university that
while much had been done for back
ward and defective children by in
genious methods flor developing
dormant faculties, no thorough OF
ADEQUATE treatment had ever been
evolved for the mentally agile child
whose intellectual pace is just 2
little faster than the child who pro-
ceeds at the rate of grade year.
Headed by Helen Matthewsoh
Laughlin, dean of women of the
university, with Edith Swartz and
barbara Greenwood, as heads OF
the department, corps of young
university students, studying for
kindergarten teachers, have trans
formed the ordinary school for in
fants into child's republic, where
future citizens are learning to live
by living.
"The thing we hope to do by
this method of educating" said
Miss Greenwood who has made
a lifetime study of child-training,
as not to evolve mental prodigy
out of the precocious child, but to
direct his faculties and form his
habits SO that he can adequately
cope with his environment, adapt
himself to his social duties and will
early outgrow that state OF irres-
possibility, medically known as in
fantility, which is responsible for
so many of the insists and such
large percentage of criminality."
Miss Greenwood is the vice-presl-
dent of the Information Kindergar-
ten Association, which will hold
it's next annual meeting in Los
Angeles some time next year.
X X =
Charles Hirschinger, 715 Broad
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-11-13

Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. WEIGH en-
tertained Monday evening at
bridge. Three tables were occupied
by those present. After the games
a delicious luncheon was served.
Prizes were awarded Mrs. M. h.
Joyce and Harlan Page.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-11-13
Thursday November l3 1924

It's the hot-headed fellow who
usually winds up with cold feet.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-11-13
OHapodriida
Like One Of Family

Please renew my subscription to
the Baraboo Weekly News. /
hope | am in time SO l won't miss
a. copy. 1t seems almost like one
of our family coming home once
a week.
n~ @a P, H. Luhrsen
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-11-13

Charles Hirschinger, 715 Broad
way, recalls an experience of his
youth in connection with the tear
ing down of an old landmark on
the corner of Ash and Water
streets that is to make way for
new cement block structure to
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-11-13
Consultation FREE

Home Address 1862 Minerva Ave
Chicago, Illinois
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-11-13

F. N. Peck and three of his
daughters in Excelsior were the
first to decorate the graves of Civil
war veterans inferred there: Mrs.
Charles Randall, town of BaraboO,
was one of the daughters.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-11-13

DOA q,
Loganyille, Wis.
Evening star., 1924-10-06
COMDR. H. H. BARR0LL
DIES IN CONNECTICUT
Retired Naval officer Was Former
Resident of Capital-Was
"a Years Old.

Word was received here today of
the death of Comdr. Henry Harris
Barroll u. s. N. retired. in Danbury.
Conn. on Saturday. Comdr, Barroil
had a long and enviable record in
the Navy and was formerly for sew
eral years resident of this city,
where he was well known.
Comdr. Barroll was born in New
Madrid. Mo, May %. 1850. He was
appointed to the Naval Academy from
the third district of Missouri in 1857
and was graduated from the Acad-
emy in 1871.
His first service was on the u. S. S.
Iroquois. He subsequently served OH
the u. S. S. Congress, the Wyoming.
Gettysburg, Powhatan, Lancaster,
Petrol, Marion, Yorktown. Helena
and the Dolphin. He served more
than a total of Is years on sea duty
and nearly Is years on land and 9TH
er duty.
He was promoted to the rank of
lieutenant commander in March, 1855.
He was retired June 80 of that year.
Later, in 1911, he was given the rar%
of commander on the retired list, vita
the new rank to date back to the
time of his original retirement. Fol-
lowing his formal retirement from
the Navy he was for a number of
years III thO
graphic office of the Navy Depart
ment. He retired from that post Ill
1909.
During his long service In the Mar
Commander Barroll served tor mang
years on the Pacific coast and was
also on active duty during the Span
ish American War. Besides his career
in the Navy, he was well known In
literary circles. himself being "A
writer of note. He married Miss
Mary Hoyt of Connecticut.
Evening star., 1924-10-06
BALL PARK DAMAGE BY CROWD
UNDER REPAIR FOR THURSDAY

ready advised Harris, from the stands,
to take Zachary out, Bluege started a
sizzling double play which brought
everybody up, standing. and later, in
Washington's half of the same inning,
Goose Goslin's homer with a man on
base threw the crowd into Mysteries.
Excitement Jagged during the next few
innings. with hare-up in the fifth
when Harris sent one into the left
field stands for the second home run
of the day.
Ninth Inning Thrills.
Otherwise the crowd sat back and
watched fine fielding and great pitch
ing, but there wasn't much to get
excited about until the ninth inning
and then there was more than
enough.
The shouts that went up from those
packed thousands when Peck, COM
ing up with man on and the score
tied, sent that bot one past the third
baseman and out into right field and
scored the winning run will be re-
membered for long, long time to
come. 1t was a finish like you read
about" and when 1T was over there
were misty eyes in that hysterical
throng.
The Washington team grabbed
Peck on his way in from the field
and pretty nearly carried him down
the steps from the dugout. Harris
had his arm around him, hugging
him tight. Goose Goslin, his face
beaming like the setting sun, grab
bed his hand and worked it up and
down. Peck just got to the dugout
before the fans, swarming out from
the stands, reached him. Had he been
a second later he might have been
mobbed.
Evening star., 1924-10-06

A deserted field, a vast array Of empty
seats and small groups of workmen
cleaning UP here and there were all left
this morning of the vast, cheering
throng of life and color which filled
every nook and Granny of American
League Park for yesterdays game.
Early today men went to work
about the diamond, repairing here
and there. making everything ship
shape for what they hope will be
another battle on the home field
Thursday.
Yesterdays crowd, as large as
Saturdays, took its time in getting TO
the park and it was only half an
hour before the game was ready to
start that the grandstands were
filled. The unreserved sections. and
the left field pavillions were jamed
and over-fiowing. however. early in
the morning, and while there were
no ceremonies, such as preceded
Saturdays game, the early birds had
enough to look at.
Band Joined by AHroek.
The band. which put in an appear
ance around 1880 o'clock. played for
a large part of it's time in front of the
right-fieid bleachers. Nick Altrock,
the first Nat to take the field in uni
form, went over and Joined the musi-
clans and went through his antics for
an hour or SO. When the Nationals
took the field for batting practice AL
trock and Schacht joine1 them and
amused the crowd until the game
started.
Yesterdays crowd did not have to
wait long TO get it's first thrill. When
things looked bad in the opening in
ming and the first doubtful fan had al