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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-01-11
ALWAYS THE PRICE TO PAY
Western Jou1ai pelves to the Rooa
OF Things, and the Result Might
Be Foreseen.

u had to learn that for everything
worth having, one must pay an honest
price" So spoke very wealthy woni-
an the other day. explaining to her
young friend what she called the first
real lesson of her life, learned she
sadly regretted, after she had grown
MP and married. The trouble with
her early years, she said had been
that she had everything, or almost
everything, that she wanted, and she
had never thought of there being much
that her fathers money couldn't buy
for her And then life took turn
and began little bit of happiness
for money, that everything worth hav-
ing cost something OF herself.
Friendsl Even the finest of self-sac-
rificing souls must find something TO
respond to. The love Of her husbandf
That had nothing to do with her pos
sessions which were matched by his
own. Health? In the first two years
OF her married life, she and her hus-
band both went down to the valley OF
tHe siuuoN Huu Ioulu tidl Ire ltSeu
Is nothing we can claim as our right.
Two years in which to learn the les
son that the world is thrifty mer-
chant and doesn't offer us any more
than we offer 1t, that 1t drives its bar
gains ineXorably, that II has It's own
queer ways of taking the pride out
OF the naughty and rewarding the
humble This woman was doing well
and proving her own worth to the
world TO learn such a lesson In two
years. She may indeed be glad that
henceforth she will not look on hap
ptness as her right, but Will take
gratefully what Of 1t is youchsafed to
her and try to do her part to deserve
lt.--Milw0ukee Journal.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-01-11
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

CHARLES w. EMERY. Pastor
This Thursday evening the regular
weekly prayer meeting will be in charge
of the Epworth League.
Sunday services
Morning worship at 1890.
Sunday School HAS a. m. Glasses
for all Our motto: "The whole church
at Sunday School. Those who have nc
other Sunday school home are invited
to come with US.
Junior League 800 p. m.
Epworth League at $50.
Evening worship at 1880
Special music by the choir.
A general invitation to all our SER
vices is extended. Strangers in the
city are especially welcome.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-01-11
AMERICAS GROWING INCOMES.

The effect of the great prosperity Of
America on the individual incomes of
persons and corporations is strikingly
shown in the figures of income-tax re-
ceipts for the fiscal year of 1916, made
public in the latter part of November
by the Commissioner of Internal Rev
enue. There is a jump from 1915 in
collections from individuals of no less
than $27O0O.0OO, in round figures.
Three hundred and thirty-six thousand
ak hundred and ffty-two persons paid
an income tax last year, and more than
one-third Of these were assessed on net
incomes of between S.. 900 and $40, 900
year. Net incomes of 81, 900, 600 or
more were reported by l20 persons.
Two hundred and nine individuals paid
tax on incomes from $500, 900 to 81 600,
600, and 1893 showed incomes from
500, 600 to Sl5O,OOO. OF the 100 people
in the United States who had incomes
of more than Sl,OOO,OOO, "a lived in
New York State.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-01-11
Hard Order to Fill.

Nose Jackson, n gentleman of col
or as spring came on, felt alarming
symptoms Lassitude overcame him
TO such an extent that he even had
no desire 10 go fishing. AT TINT stage
ne was convinced that he was In a
dangerous condition, so he consult
ed the village physician, who found
nothing In particular the matter with
MI, Jackson and knowing his aversion
TO work and exercise, advised mis-
chieyously: Nose, what you need Is
caiisthenics, night and morning. Nose
asked no questions, but hurried off
to the drug store and said to the clerk.
An wants bout pint bottle o. ca.-
isthenicS, an All wants it quick"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-01-11
NATURE TELLS YOU
As Many a Mineral Point Reader Know,
Too Well.

When the kidneys are weak,
Nature tells you about it.
The urine is natures index.
Infrequent or too frequent passage,
Other disorders suggest kidney ills
Doan's Kidney Pills are for disord
cred kidneys.
Mineral Point people testify to Their
worth.
Samuel Terrill, marble and granite
dealer, Mineral Point, says: Some.
times my kidneys were too active anc
then again they weren't active enough.
Two boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills fixed
up this trouble and put me in gooc
shape.
Price so cents. at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy get
Doan's Kidney Pills--the same thai
Mr.. Terril had. Foster Milburn Co
Props, Buffalo. N. Y.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-01-11
OUR RICHNESS.

The resources of our national banks
are now fifteen and a half billions a
gain of four billions the past year.
This is billion dollars greater than
the combined resources of the Bank of
England, the Bank of Russia, the Bank
of France and the German Reichs
Bank, together with the national banks
of Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Denmark,
Switzerland and Japan. This the
greatest wealth ever held by any ma
ton in the worlds history
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-01-11
OUR IMPUlSIVE CONGRESS.

With so much to praise and admire in
the steady.going work of the Depart
ments at Washington, it is regretable
that one can find so little to praise or
admire in the work of Congress.
Things that are good and obviously
necessary tend to drag along and are
brought to a conclusion with the great
est difficulty But things in the ma
ture Of sudden plunges from the sub
lime to the.ridiculous have fatal fasci-
nation for the House of Representa-
tives. No human being has ever been
able to give i sensible explanation of
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-01-11
The Potato Problem.

1t is seriously questioned whether or
not the farmers. who have refused to
sell their potatoes at $3.50 per bushel
and are holding them for a still higher
price are not making a mistake. A re-
cent news dispatch declares that 1000
carloads of potatoes month have been
shipped from Aroostook county, Maine,
since the season opened. Some con-
trast between that county and some of
our local counties, and it should battle
the idea which many farmers have
formed, that theirs are about the only
potatoes in the country. 1t is general
~ conceded that there was a shortage
in the potato crop of the country this
season of more than thirty percent of a
normal crop; but parallel to this shor-
tage there has been more than an equal
shortage of consumption. This circum-
stance is explained by the fact that the
great potato consumer is the laboring
man. Potatoes are Is percent water,
which means that the potato consumer
is paying more than $500 per bushel
for a food which has a food value of
only % percent. This places the pota-
to as a regular staple beyond the reach
of the regular consumer and hence ex-
plains the shortage of consumption.
Farmers Of this community had better
take timely warning and sell their po-
tatoes at the present prices. They may
take less if they continue to hold them.
Whitewater Register.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-01-11
Christmas Savings Club
ICloses January &r
Is, 1917@&1
IOWA COUNTY BANK
is SANTA A MYTH +?
Read This and You VIII No. Think So.

NSdu MS anu on WI III NO. ntTlh DO
MANY other newspapers have reprinted
the following before-the famous Santa Claus
explanation by the New York Sun. II will
bear reprinting frequently
We take pleasure in answering at
once and thus prominently the commun-
ication below expressing at the same
our great qualification that its faithful
author is numbered among the friends
of the Sun:
Dear Editor | am years old.
Some of my little friends say there is
no Santa Claus. Papa says, If you
see it in the Sun it's so. Please tell
me the truth; is there Santa Claus
VIRGINIA O'HANLoN,
lis West Ninety-fifth street"
Virginia your little friends are
wrong. They have been affected by
the skepticism of a skeptical age.
They do not believe except they see.
They think that nothing cannot be
which is not comprehensive to their
little minds. All minds, Virginia,
whether they be mems or children S,
are little. In this great universe of
ours man is mere insect, an ant in
his intellect as compared to the bound
less world about him, as measured by
intelligence capable of grasping the
whole of truth and knowledge.
Yes, Virginia, there is Santa
Claus. He exists as certainly as love
and generosity and devotion exist, and
you know that they abound and give
your life the highest beauty and joy.
Alas How dreary would he the
world if there were no Santa, Claus.
1t would be as dreary as if there were
no Virginias. There would be no
childlike faith then, no poetry, no ro-
nance to make tolerable this existence.
We should have no enjOyments, except
in sense and sight. The eternal light
with which childhood fills the world
would be extinguished. Not believe in
Santa Claus You might as we'll not
believe in fairies You might get
papa to hire men to watch in all of the
chimneys on Christmas eve to catch
Santa Claus, but even if they did not
see Santa Claus coming down, what
would that prove Nobody sees Santa
Claus, but that is no sign there is no
Santa Claus. The most real things in
the world are those that neither chill
dren nor men can see. Did you ever
see fairies dancing on the lawn? OF
course not, but that's no proof that
they are not there. Nobody can con-
ceive or imagine all the wonders there
are unseen and unseeabe in the world.
You may tear apart the baby's rattle
and see what makes the noise inside,
but there is veil covering the unseen
world which not the strongest men
that ever lived could tear apart. Only
faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance.can
push aside that curtain and view and
picture the supernal beauty and glory
beyond. Is it all real? Oh, Virginia,
in all of this world there is nothing
else real and abiding. No Santa Claus
Thank God he lives, and lives for
ever. A thousand years from now,
Virginia, nay. ten thousand years from
now, he will continue to make glad
the hearts of childhood.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-01-11
THURSDAY. JAN. IL, 1917.

uTHERE is just a little hope that gov
eminent in the United States may
learn sometime to proceed as sensibly
with business and commerce as they
have learned to do in Great Britain,
Germany and France.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-01-11
TRINITY CHURCH

Saturday evening, Jan. 10. an in
formal reception will be held at the
Parish House for Rt. Rev. w. w.
Webb, Bishop of Milwaukee, at s
o'clock.
Sunday, Jan. IA, Holy Bucharest at
8 a. m. At 10 O'Clock sharp, morning
prayer, at which the Bishop will adj
minister the sacrament of confirmation
and preach.
f. =. o. REED. Rector.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-01-11

THE national government faces the
probability of deficit in the national
treasury of 1870, 900, 600 and it is pro
posed to meet this by added taxes no
beer, whiskey and cigarettes and added
duties on tea and coffee.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-01-11

lF it is true that the value of the
products of our factories is twenty
four billions annually, and the wages
paid is less than five and half billions,
this refutes the statement oft made
that the laboring men of the nation
get the bulk of the product of the fac
tories.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-01-11
ST. PAuL'S CHURCH

l.. p. O'REILLY, Pastor
Sunday services
Mass at 500 and 1000 a. m.
Evening service at 7:30.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-01-11

This nation gave TO the war sufferers
last year only about one per cent. OF
the the extra profits our munition
makers made out of the war. Surely
we can feel no deep sense of gratifica-
ton over our profitable generosity.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-01-11
CHURCH NOTICES
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

w. j. C. BOND, Pastor
Sunday services
1890 a. m, public worship.
HAS a. M, Sunday School
$50 p. M, Christian Endeavort
1880 public worship.
Weekly prayer meeting, Thursday
evening at 1880.
Strangers always welcome.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-01-11

THE official figures on the presidential
vote have been compiled, showing Will
sons majority to be 568, 822. His total
vote was over nine millions, which is
nearly three millions more than he re-
ceived four years ago.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-01-11
Hunters Bag Genuine Wild Cat.

While Charles Burg, James z. Faw-
cett and Harold George were out hunt
ing near Ipswich Wednesday they
came across a wild cat II the real thing,
critter seldom found around here
these days. They got its nanny. :
platteviIle Witness.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-01-11
De,irable Home for Sale.

The residence of the late John Tenn
by of the city of Mineral Point. New
and modern in all respects; well 10
Gated Apply to W. H. Temby, Liv
ngston, Wis, route 2 36tf
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-01-11

CHARLES M, SCHwAB, president of
the Bethlehem Steel CO., said a few
days ago that in the event of war his
plant would be at the disposal of the
government. II is said to be greater
and fifty per cent. more efficient than
the great Krupp Works of Germany
Such an offer is worth while even il
the government is never put to it tC
accept it.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-01-11

NEWSPAPER publishers in America
are forced to pay total OF more than
thirty-siX millions Of dollars this year
owing to the high price of paper
Many papers in the western states
have been forced to give up entirely,
and practically every weekly paper in
America has raised its price.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-01-11
4 NAME
BY EARL REED SlIVERS.

!
White Plains.
| At the house party preceding the
prom he examined the fair guests
| with unusual interest, wondering IL
by any possibility the one who had
sent him the candy was among them.
Seated directly opposite him at the
supper table was the prettiest girl
he had ever seen. Directly after sup
| per ne presented himself for introduce
| ton,
"This is Miss Huntley Of White
Plains" the chaperon announced
Shrimp's heart stood still.
I'm delighted to meet you" he
stammered II didn't know anyone
was coming here from White Plains"
She smiled up ut him.
"Why not from White Plains?" she
| asked.
"Oh no reason at ALL" he assured
her. Then he added, II know girl
in White Plains Her name is Ger
| trude."
| whats her last nameT
81 don't know
"What? You don't known"
'Tll tell you all about it," he an
nounced, IF you'll tell me your first
name"
But Shrimp was doomed TO dlsap-
pointment for al that psychological
moment BIZ Scudder, his roommate,
appeared on the scene.
"If you want to get to the dance
on time" he advised Miss Huntley,
"you'd better start getting dressed
now"
According to the established custom
of roommates, Shrimp and Bill Scud-
der exchanged the second dance.
~ believe we were talking about
names when we were interrupted, :"
Miss Tluntley began, as soon as they
whirled off together. "You We're go
ing 10 tell me about that Gertrude,
from White Plains"
81 was" Shrimp answered, but
I've concluded not to do it until you
tell me your name"
"We1l compromise" She threw
back her head and smiled up at him.
"You tell me the story first. and then
maybe I'll solve the mystery"
1.-TWO days ago" Shrimp began, 81
raco,vad a bov Of condv from White
Plains In It was note from girl
named Gertrude"
"What did the girl say in the note? p"
"That she'd see mo ot rho dance y,
"And you haven't seen her vet?'
az don't know" Shrimp's eyes oues-
toned her. "What do Won thlnk?"
ooh! I think you'll meet her. all
right" She hummed softly. "ThIs is
wonderful dance. isn't III"
The music stonned and Sbrjrnn Ied
his partner to the porch of the GYM
nasium.
"You haven't told me your name"
he reminded her.
"Wen!n She besitoted md tho
music for the next dance fiooted out
70 them oNTv first nono is nor,s =
"Oh," ShrImp's face registered dis
appointment. "Honest IndianY"
Honest and true" She looked at
him with mock seriousness are Won
dreadfulIy dlsappointedY"
Eyes" shrimp spoke deiectedly. II
! had set nv Il On vonr hoing CO..
trude."
Bin Scudder. glancInp tbrouoh tho
open door. saw them.
"This Is my dance, Gertruden bs
called
80 it Is! Good-bv, Mr. BLACK "
well, what do Won know ahopt
| that % Shrimn watched ,n,i1 cc.d5aS
| and the girl hod disonnaa,od
Finally. the evening wore away and
he found himself dancing with bor
again
own vor nlooso Fan 49,. -.
first name really isl" he asked
She looked of him sohorl,,
ION my honor" she answered INV
first name is Doris q" ''' " 90 w. my
Then why did Bu cou va, Co..
trude?"
Because that's what all nv fr,ands
call me-" She hesitatea n nomont
"My name is Doris Gertrude HINT
lev"
ooh !" Shrimn's face cIasrod a..
''' Ne hli
The Washington herald., 1917-03-18

designs and the attractiveness Of
these Sports Silks. Clever effects in
fancy stripes and figures on light
colored grounds. Also plain sports
silks in delightful colorings Be sure
and see these lovely silks even
though you do not buy.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-18
Tub Silks at CSC Yard

These silks are so desirable pc,
cause they can be washed and stlli
retain their rich colorlngs and nm
ish, They come SO inches wide. in
many attractive striped effects. Why
not buy enough for a shirt for your
husband or a waist for yourself.
They are $1.25 values.
Main Floor-LAnsburgh & Bro.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-18
$4,000 Handkerchief
12hc to ISc Regularly
At Sc Each

Just received 1000 dozen handkeree OF course they are
manufacturer reject, and slightly imperfect They made
sheer lawn with hemsehed rolled edses-snd few lace and
loped edges Some have embroidered white and ooors Get
all nothey will be useful when warm weather comes,
Values. l211e to 16c each. Special. at Sc.
Main Floor-Lansburgh Bro.
The state herald., 1917-01-19
BEES MAKE HIVE OF HOUSE
Four swarms Removed From Building
When q Fifth Arrives At lessA
Home.

Four swarms Of wild bees resenly
have removed from the two-st0ry house
Of Earl Bergman on the East side Of
Rockwell City. the Cedar Rapids (Ia.)
Gazette says. Three Of them were To-
Gated under the shingles on three Ger
ners Of the building and one was back
Of the weather boarding near tie caves
on the south side Of It. Abost three
bushels Of combs were removed. but
the amount Of white comb hoasV was
not nearly 80 great rs the hne yield
this year from good hives In tAs asigh-
borhoOd.
A fifth swarm arrived and snAeav-
ored to galn an entrance to tAs build
ing at the caves on the south ade.
Falling TO ind suitable opeaiag. this
swarm clustered within md aroaAA \
four-inch drain tile lying In tAe Orass
near the building.
The state herald., 1917-01-19
Blizzard. In msn,.n. and p.ko,...

Fargo, N. D.-Ths twcnty.ninth an.
nivorsary Of tho worst storm In the
history Of North Dakota was marked
Jan. IL by a statewide blizzard. Por.
tions OF Western Minnesota and east.
srn Montana also suffered In tho
storms path. Three children wore
victims OF tho blizzard. one burned to
death an another probably fatally In
jursd at wiiliston. when their home
was destroyed by fire resulting from
tn. high wind. and third at Beach.
believed to be lost In binding snow.
The state herald., 1917-01-19

western Newspaper Union News S"fNl''
Greeley, Colo, Jan. 1l.-When Ev-
erett Crozier, wealthy farmer living
three miles northeast of here, re-
turned home at 6 o'clock Wednesday
night, he wondered that no lights had
been lighted. lie called to his wife,
then TO his children, but the house
was as silent as grave.
Within the next few minutes Gro
zier was 10 learn that this silence
was In fact the silence o. tomb:
that his five daughters had been
killed by their mother, who in turn
had killed herself. But when he first
reached his home Crozier was whist
ling and happy.
He had met DIR. w. p. Allen OF
Greeley In the yard and learned OF a
mysterious telephone message which
had Just brought the physician to the
farm. but Crozier could imagine no
reason for the summons.
He called out again as he started
through the rooms. lie pushed open
the door Of the children's bedchamber.
Then he wondered again. because
they were all there In bed. and his
shouts had not wakened them. A min.
ute later DR.. Allen In the yard heard
cry: 20, my God. here they are!"
Then he heard a crash as the lamp
dropped and went out. lie rushed In
through the house and struck a
match. Crozier was standing in the
middle Of the room. dazed and gasp
ing.
Around the room were the chill
dren's beds, and In them lay the
bodies OF Croz!er's five daughters. all
shot through the right temple. The
Oldest girl. Lois, IL. lay with her
hands covering her face. az II TO shut
out some terrible sight. Mildred. s:
Margaret, 5: Mary. 2. also were dead.
In her crib. Eleanor. the baby. had
also been killed
when DIR. Allen had lighted lamp
he found note written by Mrs. Gro
zier. II was she who had killed her
five daughters. She explained that
she had shot them for fear that they
would grow up to II life OF shame" :"
She declared her husband had been
attentive TO other women. and that
she had been driven mad by jealousy.
She wrote Of her intention to kill her.
self. and told how she had decided to
take her children with her TO spare
them the suffering Of life
The state herald., 1917-01-19
WITHDRAW, SAYS
U. S. COMMISSION
CONFERENCE WITH MExiCANs
ENDS AFTER MONTHS
OF WORK.
FLETCHER TO MEXICO
PERSHiNG MEN TO LEAVE WHEN
BANDITS QUIT MENAciNG
NORTHERN BORDER.
westcr. Newspaper Union New. Service,

westcrn Newspaper Union News Service.
New York, Jan. 1.-THE Mexican
American joint commission, which
failed to effect an adjustment Of the
questions at issue between Mexico
and the United States after series
Of conferences that began four
months ago, was formally dissolved
Monday. Secretary of the Interior
Lane and the other members of the
American commission, DR.. J. Il. Mott
and Judge George Gray. told the Mex
leans that they had recommended to
President Wilson the dispatch TO
Mexico of Ambassador Fletcher and
the withdrawal of the American
troops from Chihuahua.
The Americans impressed upon the
Mexicans that with the dissolution Of
the commission the Mexican problem
reverted TO President Wilson. They
were careful not to leave in the minds
of the Mexicans the conviction that
recommendation that an accredited
diplomat be sent to Mexico and that
Gen. Pershing's force be withdrawn,
but the intimation that he would do
SO was conveyed.
In spite of the Americans care,
however. the Mexicans had little
doubt that full diplomatic relations
between the two governments soon
would be re-establshcd, and that un
less unexpected complications arise
American troops will be removed
from Mexican territory within few
days. The probability of such action
was included in the report OF the last
meeting, which was telcgraphed to
Gen. Carranza at Querataro.