Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1886-08-05

! Il w Stoyer wishes to call the
special attention of The public to his
carefully selected stock of groceries.
contectioneries, &c, which he sells as
low as anybody. Give him call, you
will find his goods fresh aud clean.
WuAT THE NEW TAX LAW DoEs. -
That the new tax law is a very leneH-
caI arrangement is amply shown by
the follow comparisons taken from last
weeks lTdtchmdn, facts which are of
great interest TO all tex payers : The
whole amount OF county taxes to be
collected this year is $33, 500, against
SIS, ,10i last year The valuation of all
property, real and PERSONAL, including
occupations, is S4l. 1921, being only
SS,T3S less than last year, while the
taxes are 81 ,59j less-the difference
in tax being the reduction Of millage
from to3 mills. That is to say,
person who paid Sc last year would on
~ pay S /. 80 this year. Last year the
whole amount Of money ut interest, in
cludlng bonds, mortgages, &c., was
$3.50, ,320. This year il is S2,S73, 747-
a.grand difference of tuO million nee
hundred and ninety thousand tour ham
drcd dld eighteen dollars, the result OF
the late revenue act, an increase OF
over eight hundred per cent. over last
year, the State tax last year being ST..
$50, while this year it is S0,G45.
There are $50 moro taXables this
year than last. The real estate is val
ued at Sl2 ,602 90 less than last year.
The valuation OF household furniture
has doubled last years figures. The
value of pleasure carriages has increas-
ed since last year SIT. .G70, aud the tax
on watches is nearly twice as great rs
it was last year, showing concusiyely
that the mammonth pink sheet of pa
per with which our citizens were pre-
sented bv the several assessors had a sa-
lutary effect in the increase of State
tax.
Some time ago the ladies of the
w. II. s. f. NJ. Society of the Luther
an church of this place were busily en-
gagged in manufacturing a quilt, COM
posed of gay colored patches, which
were furnished by members and friends
of the society, at cents piece, each
patch bearing the name of the contribu-
tor. This quilt was gotten up for and
sent to the Denver, Col. mission and
the following letter was received by the
society in reply to their handsome gift;
Denver. Col, July Goth, 'S6.
To the Ladies Of the Millhem WI.
& +. NJ. SOciety-Greetings IN the
name of the Lord Jesus.
Your kind souvenir in the shape of
n memorial quilt reached us safely and
was enjoyed as much as the giving, l
can assure you, though the Master
said sit is more blessed to give than to
receive" Yours the blessing, ours the
pleasure, and with US it shall abide.
No amount of money could purchase it,
| assure you, unless it would be as sug-
gested, for the benefit Of the mission
and to the credit o: your society. We
shall make 10 effort TO dispose of it for
We CO enj y the pleasant reminders in
our work. Indeed there is nothing
cheers us more. The work is often
trying and dreadfulIy discouraging and
| cannot help the feeling some
times, "What is the use for this little
handful of people"
We have much 10 encourage US even
amid our trials. Not the least by any
means is the sympathy and thoughtful
ness of cur friends in the East. | did
enjoy that passage in your letter which
says, II can assure you that many
kind wishes and earnest prayers ac-
companied many Of the stitches. I"
Prayers and sympathy 60 a great ways
in keeping a missionary's courage up,
and coura ge is half the battle.
We enjoyed reading over the names
very much and when our eyes lighted
on the name of our dear departed DIR.
Weiser we were especially glad that
acme one remembered him. He long
ed to see a Lutheran church in Denver
and helped us plan and purchase the
lots, but before the work was finished
he was called home. His uame, how
ever, is on one of the windows and will
be on one of our pews.
We are greatly cheered by the inter-
ested taken in our work by the Wo.
mans Missionary Society of Millheim.
Surely your society has done well and
we will take great pleasure in securing
a pew for you and inscribing as you
suggest. If all the church had done as
we'll as your little congregation we
could build Lutheran church in every
important point in Colorado. May the
Dear Master say to each one of you in
that day, "She hath done what she
could" Asking for an abiding place
in your prayers and sympathies,
| remain Yours in Christ,
Z. A. HEILMAN.