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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1911-12-08
USE MOST CHRISTMAS CANDY
Several Million Dollars Worth Sold t.
New Workers.

Several Million Dollars Worth Sold t.
New Workers..
Three million dollars worth o.
Christmas candies is New York city's
annual holiday bill.
The amount of money spent by New
Workers. during the holidays for candy
alone is so great that 1t seems out OF
proportion to the amount donated fol
charity until 1t Is remembered that
perhaps .one-third or more Of all the
candy bought during the last half OF
December is given away by seculai
and religious societies. by Sunda,
schools and churches. and that con
sequently large part Of the sum be
longs In the charity account.
Three or four New York manufac
turers get the bulk Of this class of or
ders, and they agree that. even taking
the population Of the city into nc
count. New York's consumption OF
candy excels that of any other city.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1911-12-08
SOME SENTIMENTS
OF CHRISTMAS TIME.


A MERRY Christmas TO us all. my
dears, God bless us. God bless us
every one, said Tiny Tim the last Of
all.-Charles Dickens.
MEN cannot live isolated We are all
bound together. No higher man
can separate himself from the lowest. -
Carlyle.
REALIZE that doing good is the on Is
certainly happy action OF mans
life.-Slr Philip Sidney.
{ CHRISTIANS time have always
thought OF as a good time-a kind.
forgiving. charitable. pleasant time.
Charles Dickens.
TT AP on more wood. The wind is
chill; but. let 1t whistle us il will
We'll keep our Christmas merry STILL
Sir Walter Scott.
THEN arose joyous clamor from
the wild fowl on the mere, and a
voice within cried Listen. Christ
mas carols even herew-Charles Kings
ley.
A GAIN at Christmas did we weave
the holly round the Christmas
hearth. The silent snow possessed the
earth and calmly fell ON Christmas
eve.-Tennyson.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1911-12-08
Woman in Modern Times.

The woman movement OF modern
times, properly understood. has been
the effort OF women to adapt them
selves to the conditions of an orderly
and peaceful civilization. Education.
under the changed conditions. can Ell
feet wat before needed force vi
arms; responsibility is now demanded
where before only tutelage was pos
sible. A civilized society In which
women are ignorant and irresponsible
Is an anachroDism, and. however
great the wrench with the past might
be. 1t necessary that women should
adjust themselves to the changing
times
The ideal of the weak, ignorant. In.
experienced woman-the cross be
tween and angel and an idiot. as ]
have elsewhere described her no
longer fulfilled any useful purpose
Civilized society furnishes the con.
ditions under which all are free tc
give to society the best they are
capable of.-Havelock Ellis In the
Metropolitan.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1911-12-08
FOR EMERGENCY GIFTS.
Advice to Avoid Last Minute Despair
Over "Another Name"

Advice to Avoid Last Minute Despair
Over Another Name"
For the last moment gifts one
should always have at hand some
boxes Ut candy and perhaps few
very fine flowers. One, for instance,
might rather have single orchid than
all the carnations in the shops, while
a gardenia is the most admiral IT al
blossoms by the average young girl.
Either Of these exotic gifts may be
tied up In a little box and decorated
with a spray Of fern or holly, so that
It will look attractive.
y For the big hearted woman who al
ways ut the last moment adds another
NAM or two to her Christmas list
what could be better than silk stock.
ings? These she may buy and have
on hand In assorted sizes, and when
a name pops into her memory all she
needs to do Is to tie up the silken at
fairs in a pretty box and they are
ready to send on their way. Having
n few such auxiliary gifts in the
house saves the busy woman much
disappointment.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1911-12-08
MEMORABLE YULETIDES.
Odd Coincidence of Queen Victoria.
Sorrows at Christmas Time.


One Of the most extraordinar,
Christmas days London ever had wa.
that Of 1901. The shops had been. n.
usual, specially prepared and decorat
ed with the object Of attracting the
buyers when suddenly, on Dec. %, q
thick fog came on, Not until the
evening OF Dec, 90 did 1t lift, This
particular fog held the record for be
Ing the heaviest London had known
Thirty lives were lost and over 2OC
accidents recorded.
Christmas. 1860, was the coolest
England and Scotland had ever expe
rienced. Just three years later Christ
mas day was marred by news that
William Makepeace Thackeray, the
great novelist, was dead.
The late Queen victoria's most mem
orable Christmases were thu most
pathetic. 1t was In less than a fort
night from Dec. %. 1861. that her hus
band, the prince consort. passed away
So affected was her majesty that she
allowed fifteen years to pass before
she celebrated Christmas day in the
traditional fashion Then on Christ
mas day in 1872 the Prince Of Wales
who became King Edward VII. was
so iii that his life was despaired Of
But he made remarkable recovery.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1911-12-08
"FIRST LADY" WAS Chef.

Wife Of John Adams Cooked White
House Christmas Dinner.
The first Christmas dinner at the
White House was In 1900, when the
wife Of President John Adams, who
prided herself on being a model New
England housekeeper. served In the
capacity Of chef. f l ,2.ias l.aa
Under her directions old colored
sfnammIes." clad In bright calico
frocks, long white aprons and bright
colored kerchiefs on their heads, dit
ted hither and thither before the roar
ing blazes on the hearths as they pre-
pared the food for President Adams
and his Yuletide guests.
The mansion was but dimly lighted
compared with the present illumina'
tions by numerous candles and lamps
Instead Of steam radiators, heat was
furnished by great wood fires on the
broad ,hearths. which roared and
crackled and sent showers Of sparks
up the ample chimneys. -,
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1911-12-08
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CHRISTMAS W00ING OF CUPID.
Mystic Love Spells With Apples In
Foreign Lands.

Mystic Love Spells With Apples In
Foreign Lands.
Apples enter into many Christmas
spells. In Austria OH Christmas eve
the apple must be cut I'm halves In the
dark and without being touched by the
hand. The left hand half is then placed
in the bosom Of the diyiner and the
right hand half behind the door of the
bedchamber. Then at midnight, should
the spell have been fully carried out,
the spirit or astral Of the beloved
one appears, standing beside the hall
which was laid behind the door.
Another charm Is to cut an apple In
two and count the seeds in each half.
If the numbers are even marriage will
be soon. IL a seed is cut In two there
will be trouble In the course of love
and should two seeds be cut there will
be early widowhood
A Sicilian maiden throws the fruit
from her window into the street and
watches Should 1t lie long without
being picked up she will be widowed
soon after marriage. Should IL be pick
ed up by woman marriage will moi
be within the coming year. but should
1t be picked up by man then she vii
be welded before the next year Is
ended.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1911-12-08
OLD CHRISTMAS SUPERSTITION
Recalling Time When a Peculiar Popu-
lar Prejudice Existed. ~
A well known fifteenth century carol

"A wen KNOWN nfteenth century carol
begins:
Holly and ivy, box and bay
Put In the church on Christmas day.
But the customs Of those times were
rigid regarding the removal Of all dec
orations from churches and dwellings
before Candlemas day. Feb. 2, for peo-
pie had superstitions about their re-
naming longer. Herrick alludes to
this popular prejudice i'm the lines:
Down with the rosemary. and so
Down with the bales and the mistletoe
Down with the holly. ivie, all
Wherewith ye drest the Christmas hail.
That so the superstitious find
No one least branch there left behind.
For look how many leaves there be
Neglected there. Maids, trust to me,
So many COLLINS you will see.
Perhaps the superstition was q pre-.
text Of the particular old housewives
who knew that by Candlemas day the
crisped green things dried by Yule
logs and many torchlights for illumi-
nation. would be nuisances OF falling
leaves and berries to tread underfoot.
However this may lie. the belief oh.
tanned,
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1911-12-08

Yes. I believe In Santa Claus.
In elves and fairies. too ~
rve never seen them, but because
OF lovely things they do.
H.. sIyaapf Tprt 10
Their names are Joy and Tender
ness
And Good Will Here ON Earth.
cheir mission In to ease distress
with happiness and mirth.
And when they dress as fairy folk.
In furs and gauze arrayed,
They think tits Just pleasant joke
To come in masquerade.
John Kendrick Bangs.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1911-12-08

4 Saek-ih-t he-fIox never jumps up
until somebody presses the button. He
ii not enterprising; he has no initia'
tive. sI 31 a aHi. a.itt 1-
Don't be a Jack-in-the-Box. waiting
Tor somebody to touch spring and
wake you up. Jack usually stays hid
Den In his box till Christmas. You
may be inclined to keep yourself away
from the toy shops and the bargain
counters until THE VERY DAY BE-
PORE CHRISTMAS. Even when Jack
does get out Of his box he is still fas-
tened to IT, and your habit Of procras-
tinatien h the string that's tied to you.
GET ON THE JUMP NOW
and do your Christmas shop
ping
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1911-12-08

Here In her fathers library
On Christmas eve wait sedateiy
I'm Mistress Nancy comes to me.
THAT damsei most serene and stately.
And dangling from the chandelier
A berried spray dong since knew io
Seems to proclaim: "She hung me here
dare you-dare you-do IT, do It."
We'll. Christmas comes but once . year.
Tess often such n chance fancy. sgaf
90 ere you cross the room fear
That something may surprise you. Nancy
-Theodosia Garrison in New Engian'
Magai,us. . -~-,,,-trg i
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1911-12-08

Richly Cooked Rice . Popular Dish
Brownies Used 70 Share II.

Brownies Used TO Share II.
The day before Christmas the boil.
days really begin. 1t is customary to
have richly cooked rice served with
milk or fruit juice for dinner. In the
tureen is blanched almond. and he
who gets this receives present. The
practice used to be prevalent among the
peasa nts to set out dish Of this Christ,
mas rice In the barn for the gnomes OF
brownies. whom they thought would
do some good turn for them In pay
Flowers always make a home iool
festive, and the custom In Norway Is
to send these as messengers Of love a
Christmas. .n&r uilaa
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1911-12-08
CHRISTMAS THOUGHTS.

1t has been said that seal
skin coat usually makes a de-
vout Christmas churchgoer.
It's a foolish girl who gives
her beau the mitten before
Christmas. Few do. 4a4.
Better a paid pork chop than
fat turkey on tick. ...
Don't forget to kiss your wife
. Just once under the mistletoe.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1911-12-08
Barley.

Barley.
Barley Is supposed to be n native Of
western Asia, where wild forms still
exist. 1t was one of the first cereals
cultivated for food. Barley belongs to
the grass family, or gramineae. and to
the genus hordeum.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1911-12-08
Germany and Peace.

II may be long way to the golden
age" OF universal peace. but II It can
not be trodden in ,even-league boots
It mnst be travelled step by step
Frankfurter Zeitung.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1911-12-08
Christmas Day.

. How will 1t dawn, the coming
Christmas day.
A northern Christmas such as paint
, ers love,
And kinsfolk, shaking hands but
once year,
And danes who tell old legends by
the fire?
Red sun. blue sky, white snow and
pearlcd ice.
Keen, ringing air. which sets the
blood o. lire
And makes the old man merry with
tho young.
Through the s.o:, sunshine. through .
the longer night?
In whatsoever garb or gay or sad,
Come fair, come foul. twill still be
Christmas day.
Charles Kingsley.
n. IL \ 4. 4, 4. 4,
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1911-12-08

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-11
that she represents

letter of protest that she represents
200, 900 women.
To the State Journal correspondent,
she said: ITO think that men who de-
vote their entire time to the service
of the government and are drilled con-
tinually in patriotism, respect for their
uniform and respect for the emblem
of their country should so far forget
themselves as to use the flag as
burial robe for a canine. seems almost
unbelievable
The committee which Mrs. Ball heads
has been in existence five years, and
has been instrumental in getting flag
laws passed in 30 states During that
time issues of two Magazines were
stopped at the borders of Massachus
etts and their covers ripped off before
they were permitted to circulate in the
state, because the covers bore pictures
of the flag over which were printed the
name of the publication
The committee maintains that no
president of the United States ever
lived who was worthy of having his
name printed on the flag, much less a
publication.
Mrs. Ball is at present associate edi-
tor of the National Tribune, the official
organ of the Grand Army, published
here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-11

A. building in Reno-and many OF the
auditors laughed II know what you
mean he said, land am going. to tell
you about it. Reno is a city of only 1900
81 A. building in Just ten days. Gam
bling was stopped out there two years
ago and the day of the wide open state
has passed away.
.tThe press Of the entire country have
made much fun about the easy conditions
of divorce in Nevada and there Is much
truth in what they say Nevada Is ready
to make a strong effort to bring about
uniform divorce laws, and her people
wish heartily to do away with the evil.
At the next conference of governors 1
hone to see things started for uniform
divorce laws in all the states, and ex-
pect to be very active in that regard.
Tyre Doubt am unfortunate mum. 1
had to quit my profession on account OF
my health. Lady-But you look rugged
What was your profession? Tyre Doubt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-11
GUESTS OF HEARST
Western Governors Eat Luncheon
With the New York Editor.

New York, Dec. 1.-THE governors OF
eight states on their special train bear
ing exhibits from their territory, arrived
here Sunday morning and spent busy
day in the metropolis.
The party was met at the Jersey City
terminal by a committee of city officials.
members of the Chamber of Commerce,
the Merchants association and the Rocky
Mountain club.
The governors were guests of william
R. Hearst at luncheon and several OF
them were guests of the Y. NJ. c. A.
branches, where they made speeches.
Governor Oddie, of Nevada, told of hav-
ing laid the cornerstone for a Y. M. c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-11
DEAD DOG in FLAG
Mrs. Isabel WOrrell Ball of
Kansas Aroused by Incident.
Demands That Offending Sol
diers Be Reprimanded.
Inc Store Of Ospondabla AerohandIsa

washington, Dec. 11-Demanding
that an official reprimand be given the
soldiers at College Park, who wrapped
their dog in an American flag for burial,
Mrs. Isabel Worren Ball of Larned'
Kan, has addressed letter to Secfe-
~ Of war Stimson. branding the ac-
ton of the regulars as 'repugant. She
saws that tine symbol of the great pow
er and authority of the United States
is too lofty a thing to be used as a
shroud for a dog"
Mrs. BAH, who is chairman of the
national committee of the Woman's
Relief corps for the prevention of the
dissertation Of the flag, states in her
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-11


made .........S 24 $50, 400 $165. 115, coo
The value of automobiles does not rep
resent the full extent of the industry IN
GLIDING machines, parts and accessories,
the fuIl product value is given as S2492O
900 in 1909, and as S30O34,OOO IN 1914. "
the l27 2S9 machines reported as made IN
1909 II, sos are classed as pleasure and
family vehicles. They Include 4,oo2 pug
gies, &c, 496 runabouts, 76,433 touring cars
g 1858 closed cars, and 1.O26 of other types.
OF vehicles in this class, LII We're OF
less than 10 horsepower, 27,S07 from 10 to
70 horsepower SO, sos from 20 to 30, 5O,4So
from 80 to 80, 1858 from so to 80 and y
we're 9O-horSepOWer or more. For other
purposes there were produced 1908 cabs
and 225 omnibuses, % ambulances, and 80
patrol wagons, 1.S75 delivery wagons and
I401 trucks, and Il of other varieties.
Most of the cabs were of from 10 to so
horsepower, and most of the omnibuses
of from 80 to 50 horsepower, while most
of the ambulances and patrol wagons ex-
ceeded 30-horsepower- Fourteen OF the
latter exceeded 50-horsepower- In deliv-
cry wagons 264 were less than 1O-norse-
power, SS4 from 10 to 20. 62S from ~ to 50,
and 90 from 80 to 80. In trucks 46 were
less than 1o-horsepower, $50 from 10 to 20
2g7 from 20 to So SIT from 80 to 90, and
101 over 80.
The output of 1911. for which no relia-
Bile figures are yet reported, has IN
doubtedly been considerably greater than
that of 1909. The influence of the auto
mobile on the carriage and wagon trade
has evidently been injurious but not en-
tirely disastrous. If the machines had
not come into the field the industry of
carriage and wagon making would
doubtless have increased as other in
6ustries have, but the output OF family
and pleasure carriages decreased from
937, 100 vehicles in 1904 to $50. All in 1903 and
wagons dropped from 64S,755 to 5S7,6S5
Cabs. hacks, and conveyances Of that
sort dropped from 2.711 to 2,243. The num-
Der of wage earners in the industry de-
clined from Y, $50 to 69. 928- It might be
T7-oductfon of horse drawn vehicles would
be attended by a decrease in the number
Of horses but that does not appear to be
the case. There is no record of the
horses of 1904. but the number of horses
other than spring colts was 1882, 191 in
1900 and 10, 123, 103 in 1910
The 1904 imports of automobiles were
not separately reported. From 496 ma
chimes. valued at $1,866, 100. imported IN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-11
RODGERS ENDS TRIP

Aviator Completes Air Journey From
Ocean to Ocean.
Long Beach. Cal, Dec. 11--Aviator Cal
braith p Rodgers completed the last leg
of his cross continental flight and landed
on the shore OF the Pacific at 404 O. clock
Sunday afternoon. The final lap OF his
trim was u miles. Rodgers started at
Compton where he fell November~12 y.
A crowd estimated at 60,0o0 persons saw
the finish OF the great trip and. as the
wheels Of Rodgers machine touched the
sand. an enthusiastic throng surged on
the aviator and the impact OF the rush
pushed the machine into the waves.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-11
THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY.
Business Has Grown by Leaps and
Bounds Since 1904.

The endless procession of automobiles
in cities and the frequency with which
the machines are encountered on country
roads is abundant evidence of the expan-
sion of the automobile industry in the
last few years, but the official statement
of the growth of the business is impress
sive. The business done in 1909 was ap-
proximateIy seven times that of 1904
The growth of the industry in its va
rious branches has recently been reported
l.. IL ln11r-a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-11

OATS just II. I was too rugged. / was a
ventriloQuist, an good one. lady, an
my voice got so strong / couldn't throw
it=Harper's Bazaar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-11

We reduced prices of highest grade
black They all HaskePs Guaranteed Qualities,
there is in the market splendid time
to buy for Christmas Gifts.
On ale
Satin quality so
Faskes" Chiffon Satin $500 quality 1.69
"Haskels" Peau de Cygne, $500 quality. 16s
.I4aslels~ Satin Duchess $3.50 quality. ........
"E4aelels" Silk Serge So so quality .........
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-11

1915 the trade Increased to 1. 295 machines.
valued at s44160O0, the following year.
For the next three years the imports
were 50. 1877 900, s2,55S, 500 and $S.071, 900 In
1910 they dropped 20 sz sjS no e'>poA
1904 80. s., S97. 500 1905 "a 94S. 500
1905 .......... 26s5.6O0 1909 7S6, 500
1867 ........ 5,757 900 1919 1l565,eoO
sFirst nine months.
It seems probable that the exports of
1914 will be not far short of the total pro-
duction of 1904. They might reach $780,,
100000 or $50, 900. GOO in a few years If
makers of cars would seek foreign trade
as they do a domestic Notwithstanding
ton correspondence New York Sun.
..He is a Napoleon of finance" Why,
I didn't know he was wealthy. He
isn't But he is raising a family of nine
children on an income of So week.
Houston Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-11
Christmas Ribbons

FlOwered RbbOns-6 615 and inches wide, worth
up to $500 per yard for $50.
Fancy Ribbons in all coors for hair ribbons fancy
bags and novelties and inches WIDE worth up to
soc per yard, for ESQ.
Ribbons Tieing PacEages-AH colors and kinds
plain red and green mixtures Merry and fancy Holly
Ribbons any these kinds 10 yard bolt for 1Of
The Washington times., 1911-01-25
THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN
PROGRESSIVE LEAGUE.

1t has been for nearly two years
inevitable, that such movement as
the National Republican Progressive
League must be started. The Republi-
can party can no more continue half
liberal and half reactionary than the
nation of ante bellum days could con-
tinue half slave and half free. Sooner
or later there must come time when
the Republicans will realize that they
cannot be hopelessly split OH all occa-
sions except election day and preserve
the confidence of the country; that
they cannot forever disagree about
everything except the necessity of win
ming; that inability to legislate is quite
as grave as incapacity to carry the
constituencies.
The factions in the Republican party
have become so widely divided that re-
course to the people seems to be the
only salvation for them. There is no
necessity for having a Presidential can
didate nominated by the postmasters
of the South. The people of the whole
party are quite competent to do that
work. If they nominate the same can
didate that would have been put for
ward by the postmasters, well and
good. At least the people will know
The Washington times., 1911-01-25
Lodge Supporters
Visit the Senator

4 half score Of Senator Lodges warm
est supporters in the campaign for re-
election to the United States Senate, ar
rived in this city today, and at once ar
ranged TO tender the successful candi-
date a complimentary dinner at the VIII
lard Hotel tonight.
In the party are Norman White. Of
Brookline: Senator George L. Barnes, of
Weymouth: former Mayor Charles H.
Baxter, of Medford; former Senator
William o. Faxon, of Straughton;
JJoseph n. Peterson, Salem; Vincent
Patterson. Salem; James F. Irgraham,
Peabody; Gen. Edgar r. Champlin, Of
Cambridge, and NJ. E. Hennessey. Of
Boston.
As soon as the visitors reached Wash
ington yesterday, they went to the Capt.
tol, where they called upon the Senator.
They were warmly greeted. Represen-
tative Gardner, the Senator's son-in-law,
and one of his campaign managers, was
summoned, and he, too, Joined in the
jollification.
At the outset, Senator Lodge insisted
that all the members of the party were
to be his guests at dinner tonight at the
Massachusetts avenue residence of the
family. This did not take at all. The
visitors said that they had come to en-
tertain and not to be entertained. and
at once began preparing for the dinner
in honor of the Senator, which will
take place at o'clock, and will be pri-
vate.