Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-12-31
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This And That
An odd reminder of the days
when chronology was popular as a
means of reading character with
sly dig at the tendency of its pro-
| fessors to give mplimentary ex-
plantations to the bumps" is found
in a letter from Elizabeth Barrett
Browning advertised for sale in a
London booksellers catalogue. 1t
reads in part: do you believe in
phrenology? Did you ever consult
a chronological oracle? and did it
answer, My son, thou art irwin
cible'?"
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An English paper prints this
good-natured joke at The expense
of the Irish recruit: 1.-THE little
Irishman was being examined for
admission to the army. He seem
ed all right in every way except
one. The doctor said: You're a
little stiff. Quickly the Irish blood
mounted as the applicant retorted:
And you're big stiff"
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n Mrs. Katherine Hancock Goude,
wife Of Professor J. Paul Goode Of
the University of Chicago, is Chi
cago's first woman legislator to go
to Springfield. She is a relative
of Miss Ruth NJ. Southland and M.
C. Crandall of Baraboo. At IS in
the Red River valley of Minnesota
Mrs. Goude found herself with a
license to teach and it was then
that her secret ambition was born.
In an interview in a Chicago paper
she said she wanted to be a college
president and that j. Paul Goode
was the reason for the terminal
ton for her ambition. Mrs. Goode
was gratified to be elected to the
Legislature because she thinks that
women should hava a voice in the
making of the laws that govern
them.
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Judge Antonio Sanchez de Bus
tamante has written a volume on
"The World Court" which will
greatly aid American readers in
understanding that institution. One
Of the main purposes of the life of
the author has been to have the
world arrive at a better inter-na-
tiOna1 understanding of this i'm
portant movement. Edward w.
Box, one who has given much slim
illus to the idea, has written the
of early movements are traced, the
theories Of Mill and others are dis
cussed, proposals are set forth, the
Hague and other courts are ex-
planned, the organization of the
court is treated, the procedure is
outlined, the work of the court up
to the present time is listed and
finally the conclusions are drawn.
The World Court idea has been
worked out by the best American
brains. 1t originated in America
and yet on account of politics this
nation stands aloof. Most certain
ly this republic should support an
idea which means for abolition of
war and bring peace to the world
The affairs of nations have be-
come SO inter-related as the result
of easier modes Of travel and quick
communication that it is impera-
tive there should be a tribunal
where differences may be adjusted
in sane and sensible way.
The volume makes most clear all
these ideas.
The book is distributed by the
American Foundation, 565 Fifth
avenue, New York City, and was
printed by the Macmillan company
of that city.
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A reading of "The French Reg
ime in Wisconsin and the North
west" by DR.. Louise P. Kellogg,
research associate of the State
Historical Society of Wisconsin,
impresses one with the richness of
the Badger state when it. comes to
dealing with past events. Of
course the predominant idea
brought out is that the first white
men who came into this region
were traders seeking furs of the
Indians and missionaries who
desired to convert the saw
ages. The former were more sue
cessful than the latter but the
story of humankind here in the
far west, with building forts, es-
tablishing missions, making new
discoveries and fighting the abor-
igin: is a thrilling one. Ex-