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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-01-16
St. Louis Man in Service.

Ralph B. Miller, an instructor
in English in the ST. Louis, Mo /,
schools, has enlisted in the civil
ian war service with headquar
tiers in Washington. According
to a letter received by US last
week his official position is: AS
sociate Editor and Confidential
Clerk, Editorial Section War
Trade Intelligence Bureau, War
Trade Board" Mr.. Miller and
his estimable wife, both known
to Three Lakes and Eagle River
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-01-16
Back to Wisconsin.

After an eight or nine year so
iourn in Idaho, John Robida re-
turned to Eagle River last week,
his intention being to again be-
come identified with Wisconsin
and Villas county especially. The
Robida family were old-tine res
iddents of Eagle River until their
removal to the west.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-01-16
Entertained at Dinner.

Members of the Congregations
al church of Eagle River enter
tanned about thirty church
friends at an annual dinner Civ
enn the Masonic hall last We'd
nesday evening. The church peo-
pie have for the past two years
at their annual business meeting
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-01-16

people, have been spending their
summers for several years in the
Big Woods country and are of
that class of cutters and canoists
who cert ainly get all the good
there is to be had in a "roughing-
it" trip. They canoed all over
the lake region last summer.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-01-16
Death of Aged Mother.

The death of the aged mother
of Hans Hanson, occurred at the
home of her son at Pioneer lake
in the town of Conover last
Thursday. Her age was eighty
eight years. Funeral was held
Sunday with interment in the
Conover cemetery.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-01-16
NEXT SHIPPING DATE JAN. 18th.

NEXT SHIPPING DATE JAN. 25TH.
Villas County Chapter Ameri-
can Red Cross wishes to make
January shipment soon. Every
knitted article to go this time
must be in by Jan. 25. Let US
all work hard to make this a
large shipment. The knitted
articles are needed so much more
now than they will be a little
later or. Can't you make an
other pair of socks before Jan.
25th? Just try it and see. They
are needed now.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-10
TRAVELETTE

THE GROTTO OF THE CROCODILEs
HIDDEN away for nearly 1000 years
II in a cavern high on the side Of
an Egyptian mountain have lain the
1nummies OF some OF Egypts proud
+ est crocodIles- To this grotto were
consigned erocodies. not by tens nor
hundreds. but bu thousands, though
no one ever set down a record Of
their number and history.
Il was an excellent hiding place
and for hundreds OF years no one
disturbed the gathering dust nor the
bats who made their home in the
cavern halls. But at length some one
climbing the mountain stumbled upon
thu fissure in the rocks OF the noun
tainside. and from that time on the
peace OF the smiling crocodiles has
been often disturbed. ArcheoloEists
have toiled ID the steep trail anc
carried away one or more crocodiles
as souvenirs. while unfeeling ousi-
ness men have carted away the sa-
cred reptiles Of ancient Egypt %
make paper and fertilizer.
An expedition 70 the cavern is an
adventure, for corners and passages
yet remain unexplored and there Is
always the possibility OF q discovery.
Leaving the broad valley OF the Nile,
the traveller and his guides start the
arduous ascent There are rocks TO
be scrambled over. stretches OF cling
ing sand 10 cross and finally the
cavern is reached. II IS musty and
hot inside. Some OF the tube-ilke
passages are 10 be traTersed only
by crawling.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-10

be GLAD 70 protect some OF your love
" pieces"
Tries to Plaeate Carrie.
Helen said this last with the de-
inlaw. and her effort was not in
vain
THAT does sound like sense. / have
several beautiful pieces put away be-
cause j hate TO use them, one lovely
cloth for a dining room table"
Come out and see the lunch Clotl
7 have underneath the glass on the
dining room table" Helen said eag-
erly- And she led the we5 out 70 the
dining room, where the table, stripped
OF It's pad and tahlecloth. stood re-
vealed covered with a heavy plate
glass top. underneath which vas 20
handsome round cloth Of Madeira en-
oroldery ana filet-
well. Wen. that certainly IS an
idea.n Carrie said thawinE out con-
slderably. j really think III set
Fred 70 buy some for me How much
did you pay for them, Helen -
Well" admitted Helen. deprecat-
inglys they are expensive; this one
-sixteen dollars" repeated Carrie
scandalized-
'But. Carrie. it's the heaviest OF
plateglasss and think Of the ad-
vantage
Advantage, well. I must say that
don't see enough advantage in the
idea 70 pay cut that amount for a
foolish luxury. o. course, it's splen-
did 70 be rich as you and Warren
are, ana able to afford such things,
but I'd never ask Fred TO buy me
anything that I could very wen DC
without After all, one doesn't have
to show ones table linen 70 the ex-
tent OF such wild extravaganza"
Helen, who was usually only too
Glad FarfHh 1THaHarHH IrNTfaH "a
said in order to keep peace. was FOR
once put out at Carries quick change
Of mind. Carrie and Fred were far
more able to have things Of the kind
than were she and Warren, but Car
RE liked TO make Helen out abuor-
Jnce was furious enough 70 talk back.
"Ot course. it's matter OF taste,
she said coldiy- You were delighted
with the advantage OF the idea be-
fore you found out that II cost money.
After all Carrie. even II you and Fred
have more 10 spend than We DO. the
way Warren and / spend our money
Is a matter for our own decision,
The way you and Warren spend
your money" repeated Carrie you
mean the way you inveigle Warren
into spending II. don't you2 Fred and
I think It's perfectly absurd the way
you influence Warren"
Helen was about 10 retort augrily
when heavy laugh came from the
doorway and both women turned 70
find Warren and Fred confronting
them. Carrie. almost certain that
Warren and Fred would uphold her
IN what she said. FASTENED to remark
that she was Just telling Helen how
eLtravagant she had been 20 buy
glass tops Tor the furniture. I told
her 10 was an unnecessary expense,
she finished triumphantly-
wei, don't blame Helen for t.
said Warren coOlly. 1T was ] who
suggested buying them after we had
been 70 dinner al the Davenport
Helen was crazy about the idea, but
thought ft unnecessary until I per-
suad5d her that We really ought 90
have them"
And, my dear said good natured
Fred. II don't remember ever saying
that Helen inveiEled Warren into
spending money You oushtn't 70
say such things without more truth I
1ehind them
Helen. who knew that Warrsu's /
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-10
CATARRH is
NOT INCURABLE

Catarrh manifests itself by infIam-
nation Of the delicate membranes Of
the nose and air passages. which
choke up and make breathing very
difficult. To get nd Of these dis
.tressing effects you must remove thsir
cause.
The blood IS laden with the Ca
tarh germs. which direct their al
tack against the tender and delicate
membranes of the nose and throat.
These germs cannot be reached by
sprays of douchss. which. of course,
have no effect whatever upon the
blood.
5. S. S. is a purely vegetable
blood remedy. made from roots and
herbs direct from the forest. which
combat promptly any disease germs
or impurities In the blood This great
remedy has been used for more than
fifty years. with most satisfactory re-
suits. It has been successfully used
BY those afflicted with even the Sc
vsrsst cases Of Catarrh. because it
drives out from the blood The Catarrh
germs. and eliminates every foreign
substance from the blood. S. 5. S.
is sold by druggists everywhere.
For the benefit of those afflicted
with Catarrh or other blood diseases,
we maintain a medical department IN
charge Of a specialist skilled IN these
diseases. IF you viii write US fully.
he viii give your case careful study.
and write you Just what your own IN
dsidual case requires. No charge is
made for this service. Address Swift
Specific Co., 400 Swift laboratory,
Atlanta. Ga.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-10

make the powers that be- g PROPOSE
ton. In place. OF sending your com
mittees OF bankers and business men
out to examine and report on your
water works. put It up TO the associa-
ton Of which I have the honor 20 be
a member-the National Association
OF Stationary Engineers most Of our
members are tax payers here IN II
Paso. and have lived here for years.
This is strictly an educational order,
and we are supposed 70 keep out OF
politics.
This association shall at no time
be used for the furtherance Of strikes,
or for the purpose Of interfering In
any way between its members and
their employers in regard TO wages
recognizing the Identity Of interests
betW cen employer and employe, and
terprise that will interfere with per-
feet harmony between them.
Neither should il be us ID for po-
utical or religious pun poses. Its
meetings shall be devoted to the bus
mess Of the association and at all
times preference shall be given to the
education OF engineers. and to secuf-
ing OF the enactment q engineers' IL
censs laws in order 20 prevent the
destruction OF life and property In the
generation and transmission OF steam
as a motive power.
Put your mechanical problems up to
us. and let US make you a report, say
every six months We would also be
glad 10 have the city put any other
problem up 70 US, for instance, such
as disposing the water on Seventh
street, which should be solved when
you pave that street. II you don't
solve Il, there viii be no use TO pave
Il. as you viii have the water there
Just the same as now Whrn Il rains.
AS above noted, this Is an educa-
tional order, these problems would
be thoroughly threshfd out at or
m etings BY men WI know what
they are talking about We have all
kinds Of experts among our members
and II something should come up with
which none Of our Fl Paso members
are familiar, there ere about 25,09u
members scattered throughout the
United States who through the Chi
cago headquarters can always be
called upon for Just such purposes
This service we expect to render
gratis 20 the city, jlst the same as
" do it gratis for our employers. We
are AL citizens OF FL Paso and are
just as much interested as anybody
In making this the best city in the
great southwest
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-10
Burdensome Laws Cause Thousands
OF Gallons OF Skim Mix To Be Wasted
! u 1OHN p. AsHCRAFT.

llI1lIll -. JUN =
N the e Paso Herald OF April at
/ tsntion IS very properly called TO
the report OF the United States de-
partment OF agriculture that skim
milk made into cottage cheese Is
seven times as valuable for FOOD as
for feed. while It may be easily pre-
pared in this form. stin st VIII keep
only three % i've days. and therefore
cannot enter largely into commerce
In this form too &c is. as you point
out. lacking in food fat.
When the butter oil IS replaced with
other cheaper but whosesome food
oils-peanut. eottonseed, clio. neutral
stc.-and the mixture treated in the
manner used in cheese factories-a
palstable cheese may be produced,
carrying the proper proportion OF
protein and fat 70 constitute the best
possible substitute for meat In this
form the food VIII remain palata5le
for q long period Of time and may
easily be transported over long dis
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-10
Says City Water Machinery Is In
Bad Shape; Offers To Help The City



A. PARTY OF engineers, including
n George Renlingsr. r Z. Gates and
the writer, visited the city water
works plant a Few Sundays ego. It
may not be Just proper for me TO write
this not being a taxpayer but I am
one OF those who pay s1-25 for about
50 cents worth OF water every month.
To men who know and love ma
chinery. the sight out there is almost
heart breaking. Fine. large machin-
cry, looks as if st never has had
enough care II shows all too plainly
that politics and mechanics wiz not
mix.
We are putting no blame on the
men in charge out there They, no
doubt, found things Just as they are
today, and they only expect TO stay
there as long as mayor Davis stays In
office The system is to blame, not
the men in charge. II ever there vas
a place where civil service is needed,
Il, Is at the city water works If you
have a good man in charge out there.
tell him he can stay there just as
long as he shows results; put his
wages to where they should be. give
him full charge, build a Few good cot
taEes for himself and his employees
and i nave no uouoLr IN a snort LlLner
you win see some results for the bet
Ter.
I VIII not attempt to describe all
We saw there, but Just q Jew OF the
many things that should be attended
to. The building Is Of common red
sheet iron construction IL should be
concrete or brick, with good tight
windows so as 70 keep out at least
some Of the dust There should. also
be a good, heavy crane in the build
Ing. All the machinery is heavy and
can not be handled properly without
a crane.
They seem to have had exceptional
- bad luck with the new OIL engines;
may be that the company which
makes them IS experimenting With
them. I-don't know If those engines
have been accepted; at any rate, one
Of them IS completely down and the
other one we saw was working on two
cylinders out Of four. II those en-
Eines have not been accepted. the city
may not be losing any money on
them directly. but we are losing
thousands OF dollars on the old ma
chinery which should have been shut
down and thoroughly oyerhauled five
years ago
Right here is where 7 would like to
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-10
4 Naraiioe Of Eoerudag Afalrs
Their Married Life
For Once Warren 7 axes the Burden of Carries Com
plant and Helen Has Small Triumph

Gg{ITHAT's ali thise" asked carrie.
W as she arranged her rather
sparse coiffure before Helen's dress-
ing mirror. Glass topg'
YES" Helen said eagerly. what
do You think Of themg Warren and
I talked It over and decided that
although they were expensive. they
do protect the wood so beautifully %
They" said Carrie questioningly.
.have you more than one. them"
YES I have one on my writing
desk, and we have one for the dining
table. I want one FOR the bed table.
and for the sideboard next But we
hated 10 be so extravag CANT all AZ
once"
Il should say so; think it's a piece
OF recklessness myself I have never
INDUCED in anything Of the kind,
and tlatter myself that 7 have just
3s expensive furniture as you and
warren, II not more So"
"Of course you have" Helen agreed
hastily. but really, Helen you should
try them yourself. You have no idea
what a splendid relief o. Is 70 feel
that II happen to spill toilet water
CT perfume, there is no danger Of
taking the finish of the top Of my
- - -A~-AAr anu = w -AAaH IL AAAA-
possible 70 set a glass u water doan
without botherinE about the ring Il
VII make; it saves all kinds OF trou-
BILE"
I don't know that I like the idea
Of putting the dressing table cover
underneath, Carrie continued, IN
compromisingly
You'd get used 70 that I thought
Z was strange, too, At first, but now
am crazy about it. Mother en-
broidered me those scarves FOR
Christmas and you see how beautf-
1ully the glass protects them? 1
haven't had these Numbered at all.
and they VIII keep fresh Just IS they
are for an indefinite time. See how
splendidly flat il keeps the embroid-
cry 1 should think Carrie. that with
the beautiful work you do you would
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-10
THE CONFLICT OF
LOVE AND FAT

The average man VIII '5oliy" with the
stout Eiri. but he steals Elancos over her
shoulder a. that Kiss slender. He would
sooner hold the hands Of tho latter in a
fatuous silence than really enjoy him
self with the othsr. such IS the power OF
line. Just q une-from chin 20 toe. or
nape TO heei-that'E all. But it rings the
merry marriage bell
Ear women should not rspine-but re-
1ine-their own lines By means OF that
phenomenal-the 1farmcia Tablet. 40 e1-
e7cisirs Of dieting Is necessary. Simply
take 11o tablet afte- each meal aud az
bedtime. and - little while the overpluG
q fat--the coarseness OF aEpeel-wil DIS
appe1r The figure VIII become slight
enough % permit o. a lEaldeuly contour.
q pure outline, being fashioned with c1r-
set and gown Then v.cto-y--f not re-
renge.
Although 1larmola Tablets often take
or uniformly a pound o. labhy lat
day they are quite harmless f1elur made
% the famous fashionabls prescription =
o.. Mzrmola. o.. ii. e.. Caecara Aro-
matte. ~ %. PEPPERMINT Waterl. Couse-
quentiy even tirl-d ones are safe Do using
them Tor no A-lot even a wrinkle o.
stomach ache-wI follow thetr uses ser-
suty-firs cents secures large case az any
druggists or by mail from the Marmoia
CO. lsf WcclWarl ave Detroit. 1iicn.-
ADV.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-10

hand Of Cod the Father. whence he
, viii come 10 Judge the quick and
the dead; il all this be true-and ]
am Just as confident that IL is true
as that am talking TO you tonight
how shall we escape If we Just sit
outside the healing blood Of Christ,
you are lost. Not viii be lost, bur
are lost. right now"
Blacklist sin Is OF Omission.
There was a statement he always
hesitated 70 make, the evangelist
said, because people were prone to
either wilfully or ignorantly nisin-
terpret him. If you're lost at last.
Il VII not se because you smoked,
q VIII De because you turned your
back on Jesus Christ. FOR out Of this
olaczest o. sins TOW all other sins.
NOW there are people who 90 out and
say according 10 him, you can COM
nit every sin and break every COM
mandment and still stand a better
chance than people who have always
morality; II IS g high aud noble
thing. There Is no such thing as
Christianity without morality, but
there IS such a thing as morality
without Christianity. All have sinned.
the Master says, and come short the
aAllg % LQ4r ana lle greatest. the
blacklist sin is the sin Of neglect. OF
omission Forget there's a crowd
here, and hear me as II I were talk
ing 70 YOU in your shop. office or
home. I'm talking 20 you Of the
things that matter most. and God
help you TO listen and God help you
TO heed"
shows Effects Of NEGLECT.
The evangelist said that he would
present his lesson under four heads
showing what neglect viii do for.
First. the goth century church: Sec
onds the homes third. the saint: fourth.
the sinner. IN his travels from coast
70 coast and from lakes 70 gclf, he
said he had found many churches
housed in magnificent buildings. hav-
ing in membership and as officers
men and women who were leaders OF
the community; churches which
sfould have been fncalculabIe powers
for good, but which were spiritually
dead
one pastor. he said. asked him 20
come 70 his city and view the re-
mains" when he went 10 investi-
safe these conditions, IL was easy TO
observe any number OF surface sins.
but down underneath all and at the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-10

esVoU unsavsd, neglect wiz EVENT.
/ ually put you IN a Christess
crave and a ChristIess eternity
John Edward Brown Numbered at his
congregation at the union tabernacle
Tuesday night not one in 100000
ever deliberately resolves to 80 all
the way without Christ II IS be-
cause they never deliberately resolve
70 crown Christ that they are iostl
Wine out Of ten who 90 into the
church go In before they are 20; only
one in 1000 goes fn between the ages
OF IS and 60" said the evangelist
after while we form the habit Of
hearing without needing and some
time after that the door Is opened
from time to eternity and we're
gonei"
Business sTeu Attend in Body.
Commerce chamber, Rotary and XII
wants club members we're guests and
8 large section was reserved Tor them
tral Baptist church. their meeting
place. during the song service Alrs
and Hrs. Slower played q cornet, duet
God Loves You Still. Mr. Brown
announced that meetings for boys
and girls, the first one this afternoon,
aAaA lEaAa lAA|IlAAl=AW 81 NAaAA- A--Aa
the doors Would close at $40. J. s.
Duke. himself an evanEelisti5 singer,
was introduced by ar slower and de-
livsrsd q short message Mr. Duke
IS On his way 10 AlamoEordo, n. n,
TO make preliminary arrangements
Tor a revival TO be held by DR.. A. G.
Holder, beginning next Sunday night
Mrs. Slower sang Have You For
soften God77 and 1Ir. Brown spoke,
taking FOR his text three words from
Heb. H. S."If we neglect great
salvation"
DO NofhinEi surely Lost.
The tendency" he said, tor us
all IS to allow the spoken word Of our
friends. the sincere sermon, the Eos-
pei song. the aEhortalons o. our
friends, the prayers Of our families
and relatives 90 slip BY unheeded. We
hear q gospel song. a moving prayer
Tor the first time, and &c stirs US 70
the pr0foun1est depths. but after a
time we listen to the most earnest
sermon as j we we're stones OF
sticks II u be true that Jesus
Christ took upon himself our sins.
went to Calvary's cross. was dead,
buried, rose and sits on the right
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-10

root OF all these was the sin OF omis-
sion. Of NEGLECT. The most damnably
dangerous sin In all the world, ne
said. is the sin Of omission. because
an other sins are the results Of this
Nersd mind about the blatant skeptic
cries his unbslief from the housetops
for people pay no attention 70 him
and he does the church no harm; the
greatest enemy Of the church is the
one who. after taking its holy vows
goes ont into the world and for any
and everything sidetracks the church
and stabs il by neglect
some Church People eExHIerH."
eli YOU want 20 XIII the church.
the prayer meeting. the sunday
school. the minister don't denounce
It. but profess to believe IN It. and
then go on and let il alone. The
ones who do this are the most dan
Of rs have, by this very neglect.
caused our children TO stumble over
us into hell. Some OF you have got
holes in your profession big enough
to throw a freight train through
Must Not Neglect Home.
1Ir. Brown paid an eloquent and
sincere tribute to the home, describ-
ing its sweetness and strength when
every member was q Christian. with
confidence that there would be no
breaks in the circle during eternity.
II the home is neglected for lodge,
society or club, he said. before we
know Il the dsTii has the upper hand
there. and is mighty hard or impos-
sible to dislodge. I'm talking 20
your he said II We neglect The
home. the home is gone. Down at the
bottom Of the tragedy Of the world
is the sin OF omission, Of neglect.
However you were converted, whether
BIZ the experience OF. the earthquake,
the lightning on the Damascus road
or the stiu small voice. II you have
neglected to watch and pray, 70
closely identify yourself with the
you are a spiritual bankrupt
Too Late When Train Gees
For the uusared sinner, he spun
the parable Of the man who oasnes
out on the platform just after the
train has pulled out II I asked YOU
IL YOU believe in God. IN Jesus Christ
in the remission Of sin and immortal
ity. in the work OF the church. you'd
say, -Of course I DO Tn no 1oolf I
know it's right and I'm going 70 at
tend 10 u some day Yes. standing
on the platform, train after train
eternity bound, passes You. your
parents, your friends and well Wishers
have urged. exhorted, begged you 20
set on beard. but you delay. God
alone knows when the last tram lor
YOU Nlll go falQ L4e GfA-lz e-lI 9 -
Is. some day il viii come. When
il does viii you get on board2 God
knows I'm afraid some OF you Won Z
Remember. Almost cannot avail al
most is but TO faiL' when the train
has gone and we're awakened I'd. see
that IL vas the last one for Us. on
every outline Of our face win be writ
ten, Left. Leftr' On every outline OF
our soul VIII be craven, LOST
L0stF
The evangelist then made his call
for those who would say. EyanEelisr
Brown, I've been neglectfui; pray for
me- TO come up 10 the platform ano
shake hands with him. While the
choir sang. Where He Leads Ne" a
mum Ser came the platform and then
knelt for praT6r The canvass BY the
secretaries resulted in 50 cards. The
taken before the sermon
was SCI