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JUNIOR CLASS ENTERTAINED

Dillsburg, Pa, April 30.'- On Fri
day evening the Junior Glass of the
high school had a social evening at
the home of Lottie Crumlick, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. William Crum-
lick. They were accompanied by
Professor Doner, the principal, and
his family, and Miss Mayberry, as
sistant principal. Those of the class
present were: William Grove, presi-
dent; Marguerite Baish, vice presi-
dent; Mary Mcclure, treasurer
Pearl Weaver, secretary; Helen Alt
land, Nerdella Dick; Rachel Walls,
Katherine Baish. Park Cook and
Lottle Crumlick. Games and music
were the pastimes and refreshments
were served.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-30
/. CIVIC CLUB TO MEET

Marysville, Pa. April 30.-To- NOR
row evening the Maryville Civic club
Will meet at the home of Mrs. VIII
lis Hench, when further plans will
be made for placing an American
flag on top of the post office.
The annual spring cIeanun dav u,,lI
be. observed in the borough to-mor-
row.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-30
ROBERT BOWMAN BURIED

DiIIsburg, Pa, April SO. = Funeral
services of Robert Bowman were
largely attended. The widow was
overcome with grief and was taken
home from the funeral in an uncon-
scious condition. The services were
held in the home. The Rev. Hollen-
baugh, of Carlisle district superinten-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-30
c. E. CONVENTION IN JUNE

Marysville. Pa, April 3O.-The an
nual Sunday school and Christian En-
deavor convention of East Pennsylva- :
mia will be held in the MarysyilIe
Church of God. Tuesdsy and Wednes-
day, June and 8. One hundred and
twenty-nve new song books, entitled
Eternal Praise" have been nurcbas-
ed for use in the convention.
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but four of a bunch of, twenty-five
rats discovered under stack of fod-
der on the John Beltz farm, near
Chambersburg, were killed before
they could escape. Mr.. Beltz and
his young son and two dogs had a
strenuous short battle before they
were victorious. When the battle was
over they had half bushel dead
rats,
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76,000 sets of the Cambridge Issue have
been printed, and less than LOCO remain. In
this form the Britannica has been purchased by
Mr.. Rockefeller Mr.. Carnegie
Mr.. Schwab the late James j. Hill
Cyrus Mccormick II. c. Frick
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By over so executives of the Pennsylvania
Railroad; by over 40 of the United States
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-30

RAILRoADER FALLS FROM CAN
Blain. Pa, April 80. = YesterdsS
Ira Collins, of New Germantown.
workman in the Newport ana cneI
mans Valley Railroad yards. me-
with an accident while on @ ioadeW
lumber car. He fell from the ca
and cut an ugly cash in the oack o.
his head.
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dent of the Evangelical Church, off,
ciated. assisted by the Rev. Gladfei-
ter. Lutheran pastor at York Springs.
and the Rev. Frye. of Idaville, pass
tor of the Evangelical Church
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-30

HALF BUSHEL OF RATS
Waynesboro, Pa. April 30.-All
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university.
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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-01-04
The "Hish Cost Of Living"
in 1aAS.

Present day students and their par
ents will be interested in knowing the
cost of an education in Wisconsin two
generations ago. In October. 1S45, the
Platteville Academy, richly endowed
and amply provided with new and COM
plete chemical and philosophical appar-
atus'', issued it's preliminary invitation
to students. In it 1.-THE trustees promise
that this academy shall be in all respects
equal to the best class of academies in
the United States-and that board shall
be furnished at from $3.50 to So per
week. Of this announcement the
editor of the Grant County Herald OBJ
serves: cit ought to be furnished as
low, certainly, as 1926 or at most $50
per week" Apparently there were
kickers in those days, even as now, over
the high cost of living.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-01-04

Calling With a Donkey

"THE most delightfully."- ludicrous
sight 1 ever looked upon," said
prominent Chicagoan whose
early home was in little "down in
Egypt village, twas a New Years
calling rig.
'"The rivalry among the young men
Of the place was very strong, and all
of them put their wits to the test in
an effort to 'astonish the natives by
the oddly Of their conveyances. In a
contest of this kind the callers usually
went in groups Of threes and tours, but
one young man announced that he had
decided to flock by himself
eve knew by this that he had sur
prise in store for the communicated
so he had. About II o'clock he appear
ed in the main residence street Of the
village seated in a big, old fashioned
rocking chair drawn by the only don
key of which the town could boast.
"As the sleighing was ideal he had no
difficulty in making his way over the
hard packed snow.
"The town never had such a laugh
before or since that time. A band of
yelling and hooting youngsters follow
ed in his train, and the tumult inspir-
ed the donkey to put forth his most
tremendous vocal Efforts
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-01-04
PULLING POWER OF A HORSE

1t has been computed that on a
muddy earth road, horse can haul
from nothing to a maximum of 500
pounds; on a smooth dry earth road,
from 1000 to 1000 pounds; on a
gravel road in bad condition, from
1000 to $500 pounds; on a gravel
road in good condition, $500 pounds;
on a macadam road, from 1000 to
5000 pounds; on a hard surface road,
from 5000 to 5000 pounds. These fig
ures show that if the speed of travel
is the same on all of these roads, a
horse will haul on a concrete road
from six to ten times as many tons
per mile per day as upon a muddy
earth road. This matter may be look
ed at from another point of view. A
horse is capable of a certain fixed
duty per day. Then with a given load,
the effective radius of travel from a
given point on a concrete road is six
to- ten times of that on a moderately
muddy road
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-01-04
EFI rF591
~

Goodby, Old Year!
We laughed with you, we chaffed with
you,
The glass Of fun we quaffed with you
While sitting side by side.
You made life bright,
Put out Of sight
The griefs we had to hide.
We danced with you. we pranced with
you,
While others less entranced with you
Just slowly plodded on.
You lent a hand
At all we planned.
We miss you now you're gone.
We dined with you, we pined with you,
And many. too, oft wined with you,
Old Year. who went SO fast.
You were friend
Clear to the end.
Your joys and woes are past.
We sighed with you, we cried with you,
And some they almost died with you.
IT'S hard to say goodby!
Your heart was warm
Through sun and storm.
We grieve that you should die.
Mrs. Findley Braden IN Life.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-01-04
y W y y " !
Why New Years Day
Now!

THE ancient Arabs and their He
brew cousins used to count their
hours before sunrise, and the
eleventh hour" Of Scripture was the
time when the sun was near setting,
and travellers had to bestir themselves
to finish their journey before dark.
Our present system is rather more
arbitrary, but it's sins against the or
der Of nature are trifes compared with
those of our almanac arrangement
Even in railway towns 10 H." marks
a moment not far from the time when
the sun stands nearest the zenith and
~ p. M" when it gets farthest away
from 1t.
But what on earth or below entities
the eleventh day after the DIST of De-
cember to claim prestige as the be-
ginning of the new year?
Our New Year is made to coincide
with the beginning Of q new month.
but our month plan itself only aggra-
Yates the absurdity of the arrange
ment. If December were notched back
q week and half it would straighten
out September June and March, too;
the seasons would begin at beginnings
all around, and the dispute about the
meaning Of winter months" and "sum-
mer months" would be obviated
Our Saxon fOrefathers, with their
primitive methods of computation, beat
us about week, their Balderfest BAL
dur's FEAST being nearly contempt
rary with our Christmas. The Celtic
druids made even better guess and
celebrated the resurrection of the sun
god on the 10Th or Goth Of December.
Their night spirits were supposed to
assume control Of the atmosphere
about the time of the September equi-
nox and to have things more or less
their own way for the next three
mOnths.-F. I. Oswald in Cincinnati
Enquirer
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-01-04
The Three Voices
A NEW YEAR POEM

WHAT saith the Past to thee?
w Truth is departed;
Beauty hath died like the dream of
a sleep;
Love is faint hearted;
Trifes of sense, the profoundly un-
real,
Scare from our spirits Gods holy
ideal.
So, as a funeral bell, slow and
deep
So tolls the Past to thee. Weep!
How speaks the Present Hour!
Walk, upward glancing.
So shall thy footsteps in glory be
tracked,
Slow, but advancing.
Scorn not the smallest Of daily en-
deavor;
Let the great meaning ennoble it
ever;
Droop not DER efforts expended in
vain;
Work as believing that labor is gain
What doth the Future say2
Turn thy face sunward;
Look where light fringes the far ris.
ing slope.
Day cometh onward.
Watch; though so long be the twi-
light delaying,
Let the first sunbeam arise on thee
praying.
Fear not, for greater is God by thy
side
Than the armies Of Satan against
thee allied.
Religious Herald.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-01-04

Roman New Year Like
Our Own
THE Romans dedicated the first day
of the years first month and the

THE Romans dedicated the first day
of the years first month and the
whole ensuing month to the god
Janus, from whom it derives it's name
of January and whom they represent
ed as a man with two faces one look
ing backward, the other forward, i'm
plying that he stood between the old
and the new year with regard to
both. Throughout January they offer
ed sacrifices to Janus upon twelve al
tars, and on the first day of that month
were careful to SO regulate their con-
duct that their every word and act
should be a happy augury for all the
ensuing days of the year
Ovid and other Latin writers of that
age allude to the suspension sof all liti-
CATION and strife, the reconciliation Of
differences between friends, the smok-
ing affairs and the white ROBBED process
SiOns to the capitol upon the first day
Of Janus or New Years day, as we
now call it. They also tell Of the ex-
ceiying of presents or ''strenae," the
masquerading and the feasting with
which In their time the day was cele
brated throughout the Roman empire.
The modern gentleman who pats ON
his swallow tailed coat and his white
necktie today and sallies forth to visit
his Lady friends will be surprised to
learn that the Roman dandy, arrayed
in new shirt and toga, went out upon
precisely the same errand more than
1900 years ago.
From the very birth of Christianity
the participation by Christians in the
festival observance of New Years day
was vigorously opposed until, about the
fifth century, the 25th of December
had gradually become a fixed festival
commemorative Of our Lords nativity.
whereupon the LIST of January also as
sumed a specially sacred character as
the octave Of Christmas day. AS such
it still holds a place in the calendars
Of the various branches of the eastern
and western church, but only as a
feast Of subordinate Importance.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-01-04

A LII Japanese merchants distribute
n colored prints to their patrons
N at the beginning of the year.
The characters inscribed on the
left Of the print are the name Of the
merchant, his street address and the
nature Of his business. The picture
generally is intended to express good
wishes for the patron and hope of
prosperity for the proprietor In car
rying out this purpose an elaborate
symbolism is used.
The stork Gn JAPAN is supposed to
live 1000 years, the turtle 10000 years.
Hence they both express a wish for
long life. The pine tree is always
green, therefore it is a symbol of eter
nal good fortune. The fan is the sym
Dol Of increasing good fortune--as time
passes good fortune increases as a fan
opens out. The plum tree blossoms in
winter and is extremely fragrant. 1t
has very prominent place in Japa
nese life. There are seven gods of
good fortune. These are always used
in New Year greeting cards. These
OCNCA gus NO1ICopO1O " D111Acu III
this country, and recently Billiken him
self has been popular in Japan.
The prints have two purposes. They
convey good wishes to the patron and
they advertise the merchant.
One especially artistic print given
out by dealer in household utensils
contains picture of mounted war
rior trying to cross a turbulent river.
The significance is that if you strive
and persist in life you will in the end
achieve fame. The characters in the
panel are an ode to this effect
A Kobe liquor dealer gave out pic
ture showing Ebisu. god Of wealth, in
a very happy mood. He is going fish
ing, and among the many bass ONE
large red one taD leaps up before him.
which causes him great joy, as his face
will show.
From q Kobe dealer in rice cakes
came a card showing an attendant pre-
pairing a tai (red sea bass for the cele-
bration. The legend hanging on the
plum tree in the picture is an invita-
ton to all patrons to come and taste
their special rice cakes. At New Years
it is customary to play battledore, and
a lady is seen ready for a game-New
York Sun.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-01-04

which the Federal money shall be
spent.
That this trunk line system shall
be constructed under state supervision,
as the Federal government requires
that all roads built with Federal aid
shall be built under state supervision.
That this trunk line system shall be
maintained under state supervision,
charging back a portion of the main
tenance to the counties
Finally, regarding the financing:
That the Federal aid allotted to the
State of Wisconsin by the Federal
government, approximately 100000
for the five-year period ending June
80, 1921, and the equal amount appro-
priated by the state legislature to meet
this Federal id in the five-year period,
shall be distributed among the various
counties in Wisconsin on the basis
of the mileage of Federal aid trunk
lines in each county, provided that
the county board of each county shall
pToF1oe ny UOnu ISSUE OF olneI WISE
during the fve-year period ending in
1921, an amount equal to the states
appropriation to the Federal aid fund,
approximately $2,OOO,O0O
This will result in the expenditure
of almost 100000 on comprehen-
sively planned trunk line system of
state highways in a period of five
years.
in the highway history of Wisconsin.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-01-04
- - -
~~yL~
Hut ABB" OH
New Years Eve

TN many German cities, especially in
Berlin, a common method of cele
brating st. Sylvesters day, New
Years eve, reminds one Of the candid
brutality Of college boys or the rough
humors of the Stock Exchange. OF
course this, like so many other old
German customs, has been sadly af-
fected by the great war.
The unfortunate visitor from the
provinces Or the stranger ignorant Of
the peculiar customs Of the day strolls
blithely down the street clad in the
garments usual to elegant civilization,
ON his head the silk hat. Suddenly
cry reaches his ears-"Hut abb! COZ
with your hatvD Who can be shout
ing for the removal of hat? The
shout is repeated. From here and
there men are hurrying toward him.
Pshaw! Surely they cannot be telling
him to take off his hat. But now from
all about comes the sound of voices,
crying: Hut alb! Hut abr
The cry becomes roar, as voice aft
er voice joins it's volume to the chorus:
"Hut alb! Hut abr In an instant a
crowd has gathered, a mob Of shrek
ing, laughing, gesticulating ruffians,
yelling: Hut alb! Hut alb! Hut abr
And before the aStonished stranger
can begin to understand what all this
awful din may betOken, to give point
to the words, sticks and fists rain
blows upon his head. The offending
hat is hammered down over its own
er's ears, further and lower, until its
rim bursts and it's crown flies off, and
it bangles, bedraggled collar, on his
shoulders. Then the exultant mob,
with no more occasion for bowling
"Hut abr bowls in applause of It's
own success.
The stranger, not knowing what ca
tastrophes may follow on beginning
so frightful enraged, amazed, full or
fears. fees to the shelter of the police
man near by. When the assaulted
wretch has told his tale, with many a
gesture of the mangled remains Of his
hat, the guardian Of the peace offers
him as the only consolation, "Wess-
halb gehen sic dem aus?" C'Why DO
you go out?'9 In other words, do
not wear a silk hat in the street on
St. Sylvesters day"
This custom of the demolition OF
high hats has been traced back to
1913 1t had it's origin in a commem-
grafton of the riots on st. Sylvester's
day in that year, the lower classes
having at that time resorted to this
forceful method of expressing their
hostility to the bOurgeoisie, Of whom
the high hat was distinctive.
A most pleasant custom is found in
the Rhenish provinces. A gentleman Is
walking in the street when suddenly
he hears spoken closely in his ear the
words, "Prosit Neujahrr' the greeting
Of the day. BY the law of the day he
is thus made captive and must pay
ransom.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-01-04

New Year and Old.

New Year and Old.
When / was young the coming of
new year always found me jubilant;
now I am old the coming of the new
year always finds me silent My ia
vorite book then was 1.-THE Pleasures
Of Hope" which I long since ceased
to read; my favorite book now is "The
Pleasures Of Memory" of which I
mean to read page tonight. 1t will
not take me long. and it will suit the
hour and the time. 1t is about the
new year, not the new year that is to
be, but the new years that were-the
old, old new years.-Richard Henry
StOddard.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-01-04
THE RETURNS FROM YOUR
INVESTMENT.
Do You Know of Any Tax Pay
ing Bigger Dividends Than
the Road Tax?

!. Do you know any tax which
! you pay to the State of Wiscon-
sin, which in it's very nature
!. should and does bring you bigger
! returns, returns that you can see
:. and know you are getting, than
: the road tax, we mean for state
:. aid highways.
: The State Railr DAD Commits.
-. sion, The State Industrial Com
mission, The State Tax Commits
: sion are financed and kept In
!. operation by taTes. 1ou are GET
: ting returns from the work they
do, but you will admit it is diff
cult for you to put your finger on
j! the returns to you. They are in
direct and remote.
!. The Wisconsin University Is
: supported by taxation. It Is
. delivering the goods, but except
for those who attend the Uni.
versity or avail themselves OF its
services directly, it is difficult
again to put your finger on the
. direct result to you. The same
applies to the State Normal
Schools. The same applies to
numerous other activities of the
; state-splendid activities, which
are doing great work, but
; where the results are so distri-
|. buted that you are unable to see
> them.
. It is different with the highway
tax. We are not speaking of local
; highway work, but of state aid
highway roads. Every time you
; drive over these roads, you are
getting the returns from your
taxes, you are seeing the results.
They save you in time; they
} save you in effort and trouble;
they lessen the wear and tear
on your team and vehicle, or
your automobile; they enable
you to carry bigger load, which
results in fewer trips to market:
they enable you to drive to town
when the market is good, not
when the roads are good and the
market bad; they bring your
children nearer to school; they
lift yourself and family nearer {
the church; they move you near
er to your neighbors and give :
you an opportunity to enjoy the .
social life; they increase the :
value of your farms. .
Ali these things are before .
you. They can be seen and
realized. You don't have to in .
vestigate, nor study to find i!
out your returns. Your own /:
pleasure and comfort and profit +:
tell the story. Do you know of
any other tax that comes home s
to you so directly as this?
A common phrase is What are !
they doing with all this money !;
down at Madison?" The road !
that goes by your door or leads !.
to market tells you every day 3
what is being done with your :
state highway tax. They show :!
you the returns from your in. s
vestment.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-01-04
Residence for Sale.

The home of Mrs. Katherine Phillips
is offered for sale. 1t is situated in the western
part of the city; house contains seven rooms,
with modern improvements; lot 1OOx1l0 feet.
at a reasonable price.
Inquire of the Mineral Point Real
Estate Agency at The Democrat office.