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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-10-01
EiIIina the Bill.

"That parrot you sold me last week
doesn't talk at ALL"
mo, mum; you said you wanted
one that wouldn't be a nuisance to
the neighborhood." = Boston Tran
script.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-10-01
wesrisome Rivalry.

"You never complain of the wealth
err" 'Why complain? The best you
can do is to start somebody in an eff
fort to show that he is a more accom-
plished kicker than you are"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-10-01
Fell Down.

Willis-What's the matter with
Bump?
Gillis-He was playing on a margin
and fell off the edge.-Judge.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-10-01

Beauty may be only skin deep, but
there's no argument about curves.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-10-01

It's all up with the vocalist who can't
draw his breath.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-10-01

Many lasting friendships are due to
the distance between them.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-10-01
Observation-Disclosures
! NEWS OF THE :
BADGER STATE !

Madison Madison business men are
nelng asked to subscribe $4,000 for
stock in the Madison Railways COM
pany for the purpose of extending it's
lines. Because of the condition of the
company's finances the railroad com
mission will not permit the corpora
ton to use present working capital
Madison is now paying a cent fare.
While the stock is per cent pre-
ferred, prospective buyers are asked
to pass up their dividends for five
years.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-10-01

Tomah-A considerable number of
Montana cattle will be winter pas
tured in this vicinity, according to
William L. Irving, Pipestone Springs,
Mont Wallace Taft recently returned
from that county, bringing 100 head of
Hereford cattle which were sold at
public sale, thirty-fve head going to
one fancier of Clifton near here.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-10-01

Neillsville Harry Stevens, who
has been in Jail for two weeks, was
released after preliminary hearing
before Judge Schoengarth Stevens
sister, Lula, 16, accused her brother,
When the hearing was held she
changed her story and said her
brother was innocent and that an un-
known man was guilty. The girl was
committed to the state reformatory
A baby is in charge of neighbor.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-10-01

tyranny often defeats its own aims
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-10-01

Stevens Point-The three and one
half year old son of Mr.. and Mrs Matt
Domaszcick was fatally burned at the
farm home of his parents near Palonia
as the result of playing With match.
His clothing caught fire. Although a
sister plunged him into a tank of
water and extinguished the flames, he
died in two weeks.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-10-01

''I was in terrible shape from kidney
trouble says ID. Reuter-, North St.,
because of the awful pains in my back
and the steady, dull misery almost
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-10-01

Sheboygan - Chief of Police e. NJ.
O'Connell of Plymouth is in receipt of
a letter from Colin Thompson, acting
British vice-consul in Chicago, which
may lead to a solution of the mystery
surrounding the death Of the man who
was found with bullet hole through
his head near the Rudolph Simmer
farm in Plymouth two months ago.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-10-01

Green Bay A petition, containing
1857 names, has been filed with the
city commission demanding that q
date be set for special election on
the question of abandoning the CON-
mission form of government and go
ing back to the old aldermanic rule.
There are sufficient names attached to
the petition to comply with the law,
and it is practically certain that the
question will be submitted to the
voters within sixty days. An active
campaign will be inaugurated by both
sides.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-10-01

Darlington - Edward O'Neill, II,
graduate of the Darlington High
school, class of 1919, has been en-
gagged to teach the common school in
the village of Fayette at the salary of
$110 per month. There is a crying de-
mand for teachers and many country
schools are closed for the lack of
teachers. The salary paid at Fayette
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-10-01

Stevens Point-The Elks of Stevens
Point are behind the Salvation army
in its campaign for $13,000,000 for
broadening the scope of the organiza-
TONS home service work. Local Elks
are going to give SIS apiece to fund
and ask the general public of Portage
county to donate an amount sufficient
to meet the county allotment Of
$4,000.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-10-01

Fond du Lac = The First Baptist
church of Fond du Lac has put ban
on the church social as means of rails
Ing church funds. The annual bud
get appropriates $500 to finance So
cial STIMULATING that there shall be no
entertainments, sales or suppers for
the purpose of raising money during
the coming year.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-10-01

Oshkosh - The Oshkosh Musical
club has been completed here by the
election of Clarence E. Shepard, pres
ident; Mrs. W. P. Wheeler, vice
president; F. M. Karnes, secretary,
and F. A Labudde, treasurer. The
club will sign contracts bringing to
this city John Mccormack and his
company on Oct. %, Miss May Peter
son on Nov Is and Lazzari and CAM
in December.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-10-01

Marinette-A successful motor tran
sit line, known as the Upper PENN
Wisconsin Transit line, is now
doing a successful business between
Green Bay and Ts5canaba. Six big
trucks are kept busy. They make
much better time than rail traffic and
charge the same rates. The company
does an extensive business out of the
Twin cities
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-10-01

La Crosse-With the passing down
river of the last excursion steamer
last week, the poorest year in the his
tory of steamboating on the upper
Mississippi came to a close, three
months ahead of freezing-up time.
Four lonely excursion steamers en-
joyed the benefit this season of $751;
600 1000 which Uncle Sam has spent IN
the last 10 years in construction of a
6-foot channel in the upper river, and
not a single boat carrying mercnan-
disc disturbed the smooth expanse o.
water between Davenport and the
Twin Cities.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-10-01

Kenosha - EviIence that counter
feiters are working in this vicinity
was established when Hugo Weinber-
ger discovered two 81 bills raised to
$40 in cash registers of saloons owned
by John Novosal ard Gust Zinkowicz
The spurious bills showed the work of
persons not skilled in the ''art, and
were easily detected.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-10-01

Monroe - Green county went over
the top by 119 majority for a 5000
200 bond issue for 15S mile system
of concrete roads. The issue was
closely contested in rural districts
2445 votes were cast.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-10-01

Madison To protect Wisconsin
against unsanitary conditions in the
fish business at and near Green Bay
where 100000 pounds of fish are
stored annually for consumption in the
state, a new inspector has been de-
cided upon by Dairy and Food Com
missioner George ]. Weigle. G. A.
Servis, now in the chemical depart
ment, has been appointed to the post.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-10-01

Wausau-The Chamber of Com
merce of Wausau has sent out ques-
tionnaires to residents to learn the
number of people in need of homes, of
those who intend to build, or buy, and
of the number of vacant lots for sale.
When the results are known, it is
probable a company will be formed
with sufficient capital to buy lots,
erect homes and sell them on Install
ment basis.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-10-01

Wausau - Local woedsmen, who
have recently returned from northern
sections of the state, report that deer
are not plentiful and that hunting will
be the most unsatisfactory in years.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-10-01

Improvements on Route II
state trunk highway in this county
are complete and the road is open t.
travel. One of the worst spots, Myers
Hill. six miles south of Tomah, ca1
now be travelled with safety and ease
The work has taken the entire sum
mer.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-10-01

Fond du Lac-Walter Straplak, 70,
who lost his leg two weeks ago at
waupun when dynamite charge ex-
ploded while he was in sewer trench,
is dead as a result of his injury.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-10-01

Superior Mayor Baxter has opened
his war on vice. The first attack
brought thirty-two arrests on charges
that the defendants are inmates, fire.
quenters or keepers of immoral places.
The mayor has had large number OF
special police and private detectives
at work, and more arrests are expect
ed.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-12-05
SCOUTS A FAITH RESTORATIVE.

So common Is the sight Of the scout
uniform, so far-reaching Is the scout
service, and so deep is it's impression
on the American Imagination, that II IL
hard 10 think that scouts have not al
ways been.
There are times when MI Of MS des-
pair of the future Of the race, $50 ram
pant seems evil, so triumphant and mr.
rognnt seems vice ard selhshneSS We
know nothing that can 80 swiftly re-
store faith for humanity as the sight
of II troop of uniformed scouts.
Give the scout movement It's right
full chance and when Americas pres
ent boyhood becomes Americas man
hood, bond Of comrndcshlp, bond
of brotherhood, shall have been forged
which II VIII be impossible 10 break.
Then we shall have the brotherhood
Of man then we shall have true Amer
icanism
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-12-05
Kiev, With About 100000
Inhabitants, Combination
of Both the Old and New

Kiev contains about 100000 inhabi-
tants, and comprises four distinct dis
tricts, which may also be called sep
arate towns. Podol, the commercial
quarter skirts the river Dnieper, and
above 1t, on steep decivty, is LiplSi
the residential quarter, and an en-
chanting spot In summer, with its
handsome villas empowered in dark,
luxuriant foliage.
North of that is Kiev proper, which
contains the university and the cathc-
dral Of st. Sophia, building erected
in the eleventh century. but so con-
stantly repaired and added to that 1t
Is now huge and towering structure
with more than dozen large golden
domes.
Here also are the theaters, hotels
and shops, which are quite as mod
ern as those Of Petrograd or Moscow
Petchersk, the fourth district, IL honey.
cOmbed with caves and catacombs that
In olden days were used as places OF
refuge and as monastic cells. and
where. during holy festivals, one can
scarcely move through the dense
crowds Of pilgrims. of whom 100000
annually visit this ancient and revered
monastery.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-12-05
Registered Cattle
and Babies
From Q Bulletin Of the United States
Public Health Service

Horse and cattle breeders owning
"blooded" stock do not fail to have
their animals Registered" 1t adds
to their value, and Is therefore justly
regarded as highly desirable. In sharp
contrast Is the attitude of many care
less parents Of children. Here are a
few reasons why baby's birth should
be registered: To establish identity (;
to prove nationality; to prove legiti.
macy to show when the child has the
right to enter school; to show when
the child has the right to seek employ
ment under the child labor law; to es-
tablish the right Of inheritance to
property; to establish liability to mill
tary duty. as well as exemption there
from: to establish the right to vote (;
to qualify to hold title to, and to buy
or sell real estate; to establish the
right to hold Office; to prove the age
nj which the marriage contract may
he entered into: to make possible sta
tistical studies Of health conditions.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-12-05
Peaceful Color of Green
Was Mother Earth's Choice

How many of us ever wonder why
Mother Earth chose to dress in green?
The earth was not always green. Once
1t was as naked as the moon but there
came day when the weather grew
cool enough to demand clothing, and
at that time, no doubt, our material
planet began 10 look about 10 choose
color scheme for her dress. why
she chose green is not of record, but
that she chose II with her whole heart
every pleasant place Of creation testi-
ties. Scientists explain that this Is
merely natural phenomenon the col
or being chlorophyl pigment. turned
green by action of the sun. But why
IL did not turn blue, or red, or black
no scientist knows, About all we can
say Is that Mother Earth wanted
green dress, and she went ana got 1t.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-12-05
SteWed Oxtalls.

Separate an oxtail ut the joints into
two-iLch pieces. wash carefully, dry ON
cloth and roll in -four Shred a slice
of fat salt pork OF two slices Of bacon.
Try out the fat; remove the pieces Of
Drowned pork or bacon to n casserole
and add the oxtails to the fat. Let
them brown on all sides. add them to
the casserole, cover with beef broth
or n bouillon cube dissolved In water |;
let simmer an hour. Add four onions
or small leave them whole) a cup
full OF diced celery. Stir one-fourth OF
a cupful of flour mixed with cold wa.
ter until smooth, then add 10 the hot
stock; add more water or stock II
needed and let simmer until the meat
Is very tender. Before serving add
two tablespoonfuls of tomato or mush
room catchup. Serve with horsernd.
ish.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-12-05
IN CULLIMG KEEP
ONLY GOOD PULLETS

Every well-developed, early-hatched
pullet in good health Is n potential egg
layer Just as there is no method Of
judging the speed Of horse before
he has been raced or OF determining
the butterfat record of heifer before
she has been freshened, so there is no
accurate means Of telling how many
eggs the pullet will lay until she has
been given n trial. As rule, most
pullets which start laying before win
ter will lay at least enough eggs to
pay for their feed during their first
laying season. All mature, vigorous
pullets should be kept. Any weak, I'M
dersized. late-hatched, or deformed
pullets should be culled out In the fall.
Other methods of estimating the flu
ture egg production Of pullets are in
accurate and their use Is not advised
The real problems in culling poul-
try flock are found with hens that
have finished one or two laying sea
sons. The general rule with pullets
IL to keep practically all and with
aged hens to dispose of all, but with
all yearling hens and with two-year-
old hens Of the lighter breeds some
should be sold and others kept To
Gull hens of these ages every bird
must be studied to determine her
value. Nature has marked the poor
producer, and the poultry keeper
should be able to recognize the marks.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-12-05
SOLDIER JOINS SCOUT RANKS.

Widely known among boy scouts and
prominent as a teacher In south
Georgia. Prof. w. l.. Sprouse, returned
soldier from France, begins his work
as scout commissioner of Waycross
and Ware county with the reorgani5a-
ton of the movement in that section.
Scouting is fortunate In lining up
such capable men who have an abound
ing interest In boys and n great love
for the outdoors.
Mr.. Sprouse was reared in the foot
hills of the Cumberland mountains.
educated at Peabody college and the
University of Tennessee has taught in
public and private schools for eight
years. served with the A. Il. +. over
seas for nearly year, has travelled ex-
tensively, lecturing the boy scouts on
the Mammoth cave. where he has made
explorations. and for five years has
been hustling scoutmaster In this
section.
II shall hope to see the day when
scouting will become tremendous
factor In training our Southern boys
for citizenship" said Professor
Sprouse. "Organized boyhood has won
prominent and lasting place In our
national life because of what boy
scouts did for the country and the
world during the war.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-12-05
SCOUTS LOOKING UP SOLDIERS

Again the boy scouts have been
called into service by Uncle Sam. The
treasury department Is having difficult
ty In locating many of the returned
service men, whose war risk insurance
Is apt to become void unless payments
are kept up.
Secretary Carter Glass says ut is
impossible for the treasury department
to reach IA large proportion Of the
demoblllzcd men by mail, for the rea-
son that many of them are not return
ing to their former homes, or have
changed their addresses. or for the
time being are transient. If they per-
nit their insurance to lapse and die
before they reinstate II, their depend
ents cannot receive any insurance from
the government, and consequently
there will be widespread dependency.
restitution and suffering throughout
the country during the years to come"
The services of the boy scouts have
been called upon to aid In preventing
the threatened condition. Every troop
will be supplied with number of gov
eminent posters to be placed in favor
able places.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-12-05
CHRISTMAS FACTS IN BRIEF
Day Celebrated as Christian Festival
for enthusiastically Once
a Sacred Plant.

Christmas day is the anniversary OF
the birth of Christ, and has been cele-
brated as a Christian festival for sew
eral centuries. The Christmastlde lasts
from the 25th of December to the 9th
of January, the twelfth day after
Christ's nativity.
The origin of the Christmas tree is
Light of the World and the Tree of
Life may have given rise to the light.
bearing tree, or the popular old belief
that every Christmas eve, trees bios
sOmed and bore fruit, may have been
,he foundation of the custom
Gift-giving Is, of course, the echo
of the Wise Mems gifts; and mince
pie, turkey and plum buildings are
modern relics of the pagan feasts.
Santa Claus, known to every child In
ever land in this old world is the per.
sonificatOn Of the spirit of loving and
giving.
The molly, synonymous of Christ
mas, was sacred plant, and the mis-
tl"t0e mysterious plant. supposed by
the anciei Druids to have some mys-
tic power of healing and preventing
misfortune. 1t was never allowed to
touch the ground, hence the modern
superstition that 1t is unlucky for a
inistletoe bough to fall from Its place.
1t was dedicated to the Goddess Of
Love, which explains the custom Of
kissing under the mistletoe.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-12-05
HaI1OH
SCOUTS
Conducted by National Council OF the
Boy Scouts OF America)
PERSHING'S COUSIN A SCOUT

A cousin of General Pershing is the
boy scout chief In Oklahoma City.
Writing Of the trustworthlness Of these
kids In khaki" Scout Executive J. 70.
Pershing says
mot long since the manager OF one
of Oklaho ns Clty's biggest concerns
phoned the headquarters and asked for
u scout tn work in his office.
az want n scout, because I can de-
pend on him, he Is trustworthy
"IIe got his scout and still has him.
"a leader of one of our leading clubs
wanted 20 scouts for parucu-
lnr service during the war. The
chief expressed doubt about his ability
to get them, and suggested he ask an
other source. The answer came
quickly:
elf can't get scouts, | don't want
any. can trust scout"
| might multiply these instances
hundredfold. The fact Is the pub
lie has come 10 trust scout because
he Is Trustworthy.
But after all, the real test OF a
scout is his home life. II dad or
mother can say; "Our hoy is n good
scout. he Is worthy Of our trust" then
he Is good scout indeed.
A scout is Trustworthy. This law
of scouting is heard around the world.
II is the foundation, the flower of the
scout movement.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-12-05
Violin Maker Manufactures
Riddles With PoCketknife

Material Of strange description con
tributes interest to the productions of
an eccentric Ohio violin maker whose
instruments ar noted for their ornate
carvings. Extremely 'mple tools are
used by the workman, an old pocket
knife with nicked and rusted blades
being one of his favorite implements
In spite of this, the instruments have
an excellent appearance and good tonal
qualities. Wood taken from the heart
of partly petrifled log dug up in an
eastern state forms the back of one of
the extraordinary violins. Another un.
usual instrument has back made
from one of the drawers of bureau
brought TO this country from England
shortly after the historic voyage Of the
Mayfower.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-12-05
Nm NA4~sle
Hot Application to the
Abdomen Is an Old Remedy

One of the old standby of doctors IL
the application Of heat to the abdomen
in the form of hot-watcr bags, hot
plates, hot congresses or even hot flat
irons. This producoi certain sense
of well-being and is supposed to relax
spasm and aid digestion. But the Jour
nal of the American Medical Associa-
ascertain how the heat acts fail to
prove that 1t acts at all. 1t is certain
that the heat does not actually pene-
trate the organs within the abdomen,
and It may be that whatever results
are obtained are brought about by way
of the nervous mechanism connecting
the skin and the internal organs.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-12-05
MIRACLE OF THE THORN STAFF
Pretty Legend OF Ancient Britain
That Is often Repeated In Eng.
land at Christmas Time.

II Is one of the prettiest legends of
ancient Britain-the old Christmas
story of the thorn of Glastonbury.
William of Malmesbury, the chronicler,
.old 1t hundreds Of years ago in his
Antiques of Glastonbury" 1t is re-
peated often at Christmas time in
England.
The legend tells how Joseph OF Ari.
mathea. was so prosecuted by Pontius
Plate, because he had laid away the
body OF Christ In his sepulcher, that
he fed to Gaul, carrying with him un.
der a cloth of mystical white samite,
the Holy Grail. In Gaul he found the
Apostle Philip, preaching to the heath
er, and he rested with him few days.
One night radiant light awakened
him, and an angel babe him go to
Britain and preach the glad tidings TO
King Arvigatrus; and, where Christ
mas miracle should come to pass,
there to build church.
He and band of followers fol-
lowed the instructions of the angel,
and Arvigatrus gave them the Isle OF
Avalon, and babe them erect an altar
there to the new God. 1t was beau
tiful gift. The tiny Isle lay warm In
verdant valley. Sparkling waves
softly Tapped its shore. Soft breezes
played In its trees, and nowhere was
the sky so blue as over Avalon.
When they reached the top of the
hlll called Weary All. Joseph planted
his thorn STAFF he had carried with
him on his long journeys over land
and sea, deep into the ground. and 10
1t took root, and Immediately there
blossomed bush Of beautiful white
flowers.
"This is where we will build our
church." the good man said, and so,
at Glastonbury Abbey-for so Avalon
Is known today-the thorn bushes
bloom white at each christmas time,
lend their fragrance to the frosty air,
and remind all who see them of the
Christmas miracle.