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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-25
The Why of the Postal Deficit

7 Y1RE are two items, both of concern to
II the American taxpayer. which 1'' EVIDENT It.
ly are related by way of cause and
effect. First, the cash deficiency of the post
office department. for the last fiscal year was
fourteen million, four hundred and sixty
lhree thousand, nine hundred and seventy
six dollars. Second, the cost of handling
Congressional and departmental mail during
teen million, four hundred and sixty-three
thousand dollars.
1t needs no seventh son of seventh son
, account for the deficiency or to suggest
S logical preventive. Whatever might be
Md of collecting postage from Congress and
he Government, it would be obviously UNI
air to place the burden Of this deficit upon
class Of mail or a group of patrons mot at
all responsible for its existence. Challeng-
ing the equity of certain proposals of the
postmaster general in this connection the
american Newspaper Publishers Association
declares that if the free services of the
ostoffice We're discontinued it would be
ound to be operating, under present rates,
a substantial profit. Though, the depart
ment report charges the users of second
class mail with more than twelve per cent
" the general overhead cost of the service,
he publishers maintain that on a proper
'asis Of calculation this would be only about
tx per cent.
II it. is wrong to rob Peter to paw Paul
that shall be said of adding to that injury
ne load of special tax?
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-25
The Democracy of Death
BV DR.. Frank Cr2,lf

n r OWHERE does convention lay its par
N alyzing hand UPON poor mortals so
hardly at the funeral.
man live independently as he
pleases, wear q soft shirt eat with knife and
refuse to go to receptions, and altogether
imagine that he is an individual, but when
he dies, custom with iron hand and velvet
glove invades his house and takes charge.
The great high priestess of funerals is Mrs.
Grundy. The sensitive, torn hearts Of the
family shrink from any sort of conflict and
so they submit to the absurd expensive, and
vulgar things that make of the funeral a
horror.
The widow is anxious that all respect be
shown. Hence she submits to the ext6rtons
Of the funeral director and consents to the
purchase of casket that costs six times what
it is worth and ten times what she can afford.
Why should people who never ride in auto.
mobiles in their lifetime be made to pay for
automobiles for all the relatives and friends
out of the insurance money that belongs to
the widow and children?
A decent respect for the dead and for the
opinion of our neighbors demands that there
be some ceremony, as solemn reverental
as can be made. But above all things their
rites should be purged Of display extrav-
agance, and show. They should be simple,
heartfu and genuine
1t is not the money spent that matters so
much. In our grief we nothing for that,
and only wish we could squander millions il
by doing we could show the depth Of our
sorrow. But that is precisely the point of
error; for the expenditure of money does not
express grief, it expresses pride; it is dis
position to make a show which is entirely out
Of place. 49,
The grief of bereavement is essentially pri.
vate and shrinking funeral should be an
affair Of the utmost privacy and simplicity.
That Of all places, is place to parade.
And what spectacle is the modern grave
yard, with its distinctions of rich and poor
more sharply marked than among the living.
By all means let man live in palace if he
chooses, but why should he wish to project
the class lines Of wealth into that region
where riches and poverty are no more. At
least the realm Of death is democracy. At
least in Goods Acre. men ought to be willing
to lie still in bare manhood, all together in
their investiture of day, equal at last, prince
and pauLer, there where there is more
THE boast of heradry, the pomp Of power"
If we can have no real democracy while we
are alive at least permit to have the
democracy Of death.
Copyright, 1924)
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-25
LITTLE MISS FIXIT,
Care Tri-W eekly jour- al,
Atlanta, Georgia.

A BIBLE THOUGHT FOR TODAY
The desire of the sIothful killeth him,
for his hands refuse to labour Thorns
and snares are in the nay of the froward;
he 4hat doth keep his soul shall be far
from them. He that hath bountiful eye
shall be blessed, for he gipeth of his bread
to the poor. He that lopeth pureness of
heart, for the grace of his lips the king
shall be his friend. The slothful man saith,
"There is lion without, | shall be slain
in the streetP Bow DOM thine ear and
hear the words of the mise, and apply
thine heart unto my knowledge. For it
is pleasant thing if thou keep them With
in thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-25

dOubly easy, thus his own guilt made
doubly sure in the eyes of all.
His head sank upon his breast. What had
he done? Could he still blame Rosamund
for having been convinced by so oyerwhelm-
ing a piece of evidence? Could he still
blame her if she had burned unopened the
letter which he had sent her by the hand of
Pitt? What else indeed could any suppose,
but that he had fled? And that being So,
clearly such flight must brand him ir-
refutably for the murderer he was alleged to
be. How could he blame her if she had Ill
tmately been convinced by the only reason
able assumption possible?
A sudden sense of the wrong he had done
rose now like a tide about him.
My Cod" He groaned like man in
pain. MY Cod"
What else, indeed. could you believer"
he muttered brokenly, thus giving some ut
terance to what passing through his
mind
''Naught else but the whole vile truth"
she answered fercely, and thereby stung him
anew whipped him out Of his sudden weak
ening back to his mood of resentment md
YindictiveneSs
She had shown herself, he thought in that
moment of reviving anger, too ready to be-
lieve what told against him.
THE TRUTH" he echoed and eyed her
boldly now. do you know the truth when
YOU see it? We shall discover. For by
Gods light you shall have the truth laid
stark before YOU now, and you shall find it
hideous beyond all your hideous imagin-
m9s.'
There was something so compelling now
in his tone and manner that it drove her to
realize that some revelation was impending
She was conscious of a faint excitement, a
reflection perhaps of the wild excitement
that was astiT in him.
Your brother" he began, met his death
at the hands of false weakling whom /
loved, towards whom l had a sacred duty
Straight from the deed he fed to me for
shelter. wound he had taken in the strug-
gle left that traiF of blood to mark the way
he had come"
He paused, and his tone became gentIer,
it assumed the level note Of one who reasons
impassively
WAS it not an odd thing, now, that none
should ever have paused to seek with Ger
tainty whence that blood proceeded and to
consider that | bore no wound in those days?
Master Baine knew it, for l submitted my
body to his examination, and a document
was drawn up and duly attested which
should have sent the Queens pursuivants
back to London with dropping tails had l
been at Penarrow to receive them
Family through her mind stirred the
memory that Master Baine had urged the eX-
stence of some such document that in fact
he had gone so far as to have made oath
of this very circumstances now urged by Sir
oliver; and she remembered that the matter
had been brushed aside as invention of
the Justices TO answer the charge of laXity
in the performance of his duty, particularly
the only co-witness he could cite was Sir
Andrew FIack the parson since deceased.
Sir divers voice drew her attention from
the memory.
But let that he" he was saying Let Us
come back to the story itself. gave the
craven weakling shelter Thereby l drew
down suspicion upon myself. and since I
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-25
OLD-TIlNE RELIGION
|. GAMBLER

which is come to pass, which the Lord hath
made known unto us" (Luke HELD Nor
did the disguise of his lowly birth in a
manger shake their faith or diminish their
joy. ''And the Shepherds returned, glorify-
ing and prasing God for all the things they
had heard and seen" duke II:20.)
In like spirit let us all go again to Beth
lehem at this time when we celebrate the
birth of the Savior, and return with heaven
ly JOY in our hearts and fervent praises on
our lips.
The season of the Nativity excludes, or
should exclude, by its holy nature revelry
and riotous living. 1t is time for worship
ing the Redeemer and pouring out at his
feet the most precious treasures of adorng
love. Nothing else COMFORTS with the proper
celebration of his coming to earth on his
saving mission.
Moreover, it is a time for telling to others
the "story Of Jesus and his love" SO did
the Shepherds on the first Christmas morn
ing. ''They made known abroad the sa aging
which was told them concerning this child
Uuke II:18) The wonderful love reached
in the incarnation is not thing to be ap-
proprated privately and withheld from 9TH
ers who know it not. And they to whom it
has come may tell it be they men so plain
and untutored, even the Shepherds the
first preachers of the glad tiding of the
Gospel,
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-25

Simpson and Simpson had been great
friends in the earlier years Of their lives,
but not long ago Simpson married and
now Simpson proposed to follow the noble
lead.
The approach of Simpsons triumph drew
near. On the morrow he intended to pro-
pose to the girl, but, first of ALL he had de-
cided to have chat with Simpson.
Were you all nerves when you proposed
to your wife," he asked.
Simpson sighed. 81 wasn't" he admit
ted But il | could have foreseen the fu-
ture I should have been!V
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renegade dog" che branded him.
Oliver released his brothers wrist and
beat his hands together. Without needing
Rosamund, he looked down upon Lionel,
who covered shuddering at his feet.
what do you say to a match between
your fingers? Or do you think a pair of
bracelets of living fire would answer better,
to begin WITH"
squat, sandy-bearded, turbaned fellow,
rolling slightly in his gait, came-as had
been prearranged-t answer the corsair's
summons.
Continued Saturday. Renew your SUBJ
scription now to avoid missing chapter Of
this splendid story.
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What we have felt and seen
With confidence we tell.


In all the year there is no season more
suitable than Christmas for evangelistic
services. What other time makes such an
appeal to sinners to turn their feet toward
the Savior who waits to receive them?
The only obstacle in the way of such use
of the sacred season is the .perversion of it
which has been widely prevalent long. 1t
has been filled with profane festivities in
which no slightest suggestion of its signif-
canoe was called to mind.
Christmas itself should be redeemed from
such unholy and common purpose.
Rightly appreciated the Nativity calls ev-
cry human soul to take the Christ out of the
manger and enthrone him with royal honors
in the heart.
Though Christ a thousand times in Bethle-
hem be born
If He's not born in thee, thy soul is still
forlorn."
Indeed it has been said most truly, Beth
lehem is now no longer His special birth
place Wherever hearts willing there He
is born; wherever He is cherished, there is
His cradle; wherever he is reverenced there
is He wrapped tenderly in swaddlng clothes
and held to the hearts of men,
80 little town of Bethlehem
Now still see thee lie
Above thy deep and dreamless sleep
The silent stars go by;
Yet in thy dark streets shineth
The everlasting Light;
The hopes and fears of all the years
Are met in thee tonight
How silently, how silently,
The wondrous gift is given!
So God imparts to human hearts
The blessings of His heaven.
No ear may hear His coming,
But in this world Of sin
Where meek souls will receive Him still
The dear Christ enters in.
80 holy Child of Bethlehem
Descend to us, we pray
Cast out our sin, and enter in,
Be born in us today.
We hear the Christmas angels
The great glad tidings tell;
Oh come to us, abide with us,
Our Lord Emmanuel"
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n r OWHERE does convention lay It's par
! N alyzing hand UPON poor mortals so
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-10-01
TO DIVIDE ROAD FUNDS
State Allotment of Moneys
to Counties Gives Villas
$29,925.

Observation-Disclosures of more
than 100000 for highway main
tenance for the current year to
counties and cities of the state
was announced Friday by the state
highway commission. A total of
$3,085,319 goes to counties and
S84,636 to cities.
The mileage which will be main
tanned by the allotments is placed
at 10,202 for counties and 282 for
cities and towns.
Dane county receives the high
est allotment, $4,000. Dodge
county is second with S71,6OO.
Among cities, Milwaukee received
the largest amount, $7,74O; Super
Tor, $3.50; Madison, $3,567 and
Oshkosh, $2,O94.
Allotments made to counties in
the northern part of the state was
as follows:
Ashland, $35,7OO; Bayfield,, S48,-
210; Douglas, S40,32O; Florence,
S12,780; Forest, $4O,56O; Iron, S24,-
900; Price, S44,495; Oneida, $50 SIP;
Taylor, S34,329; Villas, S29,925.
The state highway program will
be practically the same as that of
1924, under plans worked out at a
conference of road engineers here
this week according to ]. 7. Do
naghey, state highway engineer.
Engineering scales and methods to
be used in road work during the
coming year we're adopted, with
only minor changes in the plans
now being followed. The confer
ence was the annual meeting of
the engineers.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-10-01
HIRST NOT CANDIDATE
Says He Was Defeated Fair
at the Primary and is Out
of Race.

Madison-Arthur r. Hirst. who
rose from political obscurity in
three months and secured $1,000
votes for the republican guberna-
tlonal nomination at the primary,
running second to Governor Blaine
IN the three cornered contest, to-
day chose to go back to obscurity.
Hirst definitely set at rest
rumors that he might be an indie
pendent candidate for governor
ship IN the general election by en-
phatlcally denying them and an
nouncing his intention to support
the democratic state ticket.
Denouncing the republican state
platform as "evasive" and Cover
nor Blaine as politician who rec
commends himself too highly,
Hirst thanked his friends with
gratitude and humility" for the
support they gave him in the pri-
mary.
THE fight was by no means in
vain, he said. Time will disclose
that our campaign has had bene-
fetal effect on the whole structure
of state government and public
thinking"
Hirst said he had no means to
further prosecute the contest for
the governorship and would not
call upon his friends to make
further sacrifices.
Hirst declared that his purpose
in making the race had been to
focus the attention of the people
on the extremely dangerous gov
ernmental policies of the present
administration" He would have
been successful, he declared, but
for Senator LaFollette's endorse
ment of Blaine which was given
FOR the sake of the national cam
paign."
His fight was not in vain for
the reason that Legislature has
been secured that is pledged to
enact a gas tax measure and one
that will block every Blaine move
for czarism and personal aggrand-
izement at the expense of the
people and the public service"
Hirst declared.
Regarding the platform of the
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-10-01

Republicans Hirst said that it was
written in its entirety by Mr.
Blaine and dictated to the plat
form convention by him. 1T is
evasive and unsatisfactory on prac-
tically every issue of real public
interest" Hirst said. Seldom has
a politician recommended himself
so highly or promised so little con
structive performance"
Hirst said he would vote for
and support Judge Martin Lueck
democratic governorship candidate
for the merits of the democratic
platform. "The Democratic state
platform" he said, pledged the
candidates to an investigation of
state affairs, sane highway pro-
gram, a gasoline tax, to stopping
large appropriations by the emer-
gency board and to keeping the
state and county highway depart
ments out OF politics. "
Judge Lueck's election he said
would give the state a government
free from the glazing faults and
misdeameanors of the present adj
ministration."
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-10-01
DEPOSITORS ARE PAID
Bayfield's Banks Will Pay
Sixty and Fifteen Cents to
Depositors.

The payment of $154,000 to de
positors of the Bayfield, County
bank and the Northern State
bank, closed by bank examiners
on December 18th of last year, was
made by the Commissioner of
Banking through the first Ma
tional bank of that city during
the past week. The amounts rep
resented a dividend of 60c on the
dollar for the depositors of the
Bayfield, County bank and 15c to
the depositors of the Northern
State bank.
The payment of this large divi-
dend was handled in very eff
Gent manner by the First Ma
tional bank, the new bank opened
in Washburn since the closing of
the two other institutions, and
many of the depositors of the old
institutions have become deposi-
tors of the new bank.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-10-01
FARMERS VISIT STATE
Two Hundred From Mississ-
ippi Will See Wisconsin
AgriculturallH.

From the sunny south men are
coming to- see how the Badger
farmer farms.
There are 200 Mississippi farm
ers and others who expect to ar
rive in Madison, Oct. Z, and accord
ing to K L. Hatch, director of ex-
tension in the College of Agricul-
ture, the members of this delega-
ton wish to visit the college of
agriculture and especially the
dairy department. After having
seen the Wisconsin College Of Ag-
riculture, the group are to- leave
on special train for Monroe,
Green county. There they expect
to make further first hand study
of Badger dairying and agricul-
ture.
The Mississippi delegation which
is known as the North East Missis-
sippi Prairie Farmers Cooperative
association, will include in It's
numbers, A L. .Mordt, of Column
bus and Governor H. l.. Whitfield.
There will also be representatives
from the Mississippi State Agri-
culture and Mechanical College of
the Agricultural Extension de-
partment, county agents, press,
local chambers of commerce and
the representative of the civic
clubs such as the Kiwanis and the
Rotary.
Mordt states, There is nothing
commercial about the trip. We
want to see for ourselves the con-
ditions that make for better farm
ing in the state of Wisconsin"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-10-01
What

2 There remained only the basement of
the Three Lakes opera house and dance hall
owned by Olkowski brothers. after the tor
nado had passed. This building was practically
new and had cost the M. w. A. a big sum of
money several years ago. The sale of the
building was but recently made to Olkowski,
and the loss is heavy The wind after lifting
the building off, left the floor intact and clean
enough to dance upon. Just across the street
to the south the Sutliff Lumber Company's
lumber sheds went along with the opera house.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-10-01
Have You Tornado Insurance?

Have You Tornado Insurance?
Only a few minutes of tornado
and the village of Three Lakes was
destroyed. Practically no tornado
insurance was carried by Three
Lakes folks.
What about Eagle River?
The sum of S1.60 per annum will
pay for $1,000 Tornado Insurance;
or only $500 for three years; or,
just S6.4O for the full five years.
Can you carry your own lorna
do Insurance at this rate? Think
it over seriously. Act at once and
insure your home with one of the
leading American companies-the
AETNA Insurance Company. Do
it before it is too late.
24-2t JOS. F. Habrich, Agent.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-10-01

Visitors to the British Empire
Exhibition are warned to watch
out for a giant magnet weighing
some three tons which snatches
umbrellas, pocket-knives, anything
made of steel or iron-from un-
suspecting visitors as they pass by.
Fifty tons is It's pulling power.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-10-01

Three months and a half of day
light in the Alaska Territory make
1T possible to turn out the switch
lamps on part of the main line
of the Alaska Railroad
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-10-01

The city Of Portland, Oregon,
will erect statue of Joan of Arc
in a public park in honor of the
French pioneers that settled in
that section. The statue will be a
replica of the noted figure modelled
by Fremiet, now standing in Paris.
The dingo, or wild dog of Aus
tralia, is the sheepman's worst foe
as it destroys many sheep in a
single nights hunt.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-10-01

In Northern Africa there is a
large petrified forest similar to
our petriied forest near Holbrook,
Arizona.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-10-01

a. Trees of
portion Of this
The Three Lakes district ruined for I
line f
trail adeb by the tornad w soon be
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-10-01

Villas County News $500 a year.