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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-09-13
THE BOOSTER

The booster" is one who is for
his town when right and when
wr0ng helps To right it,
He asks for no special privileges
TO the detrimeni of the whole cit
iZenShip.
He asks for Il square deal for Tho
whole town and when he can't get
il he kicks like bay steer
He squcals when he sees special
privileges granted to the few and
denied to the many.
He wants to see the credit of The
town maintained and has a good
word for every man, woman and
child and every just and honorable
business enterprise.
He lauds the citizens of his town
He kicks against extravaganc,
and pleads for economy and just
expenditures.
He glOries in everything that will
spread the fame of the town to Sc,
il forge ahead.
(This policy is also followed by Tho
Montrose baseball aggregaiion.)
In fact, our real, genuine "boos.
ter" is man who loves Justice
loves his town. loves her institu.
tons and is ever ready to put hei
interests above selfish schemes OF
all kinds.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-09-13
pot
BEGINS TO BOIL
SOMETHING DOING IN GENESEE
THIS FALL
Four Active Parties in the Field
Promise Lively Times From Now
Until November 5th. It's Some
Guess on the Winners.

Four active political parties in
operation in. GeneSee county this
fall give promise of something live
~ in the campaign line from now
ill election day. The campaign is
alredy beginning to warm up and
The several candidates of the yari-
GUS organizations are getting busy
trying to corral The "silenl vote"
which is considerable this Year.
The Regular Republican party can
not hope to show lis usual strength
and the prospects for lis continuing
in power are extremely doubtful.
The Bull Moosevelis will break into
the republican ranks and raise hob
with the camp in gencral--lDaybe.
Whether They viii accomplish this
with anything but The head OF the
ticket is another question which
only the 9Th Of November will an
Swer The Democrats seem T. be
highly claled over their extra sood
prospects for success in this CO ilty
In November ana that party y en-
bership can be depended or to
"hang together" The Socialist
party will also be strong factor i'm
the campaign and stranger things
have happened than that of their
carrying away the county pi1ms.
With the Republican party chopped
in two there is not enough differ
ence in the voting strength Of the
several parties to make safe wa
ger on ihe November results. There
is however vote of some 5000 that
is claimed by no party and the
lucky organization that can capture
this vote will have walk-ar.ay.
Puzzle question:: who's going TO
get it?"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-09-13
SMOKE

Smoke is caused by imperfect
combustion Of fuel and perfect com
bustion in pipes and cigars. 1t is
The worlds greatest product, next
10 hot air, but is, as yet. only
slightly more useful than the but
tons on The back Of dress coat.
Smoke is manufactured chiefly in
stoves and furnaces and is intro
duced into the clear, pure air by
means of chimneys. After few
thousand chimneys have smoked in
dustriously during Il cold and clam
my week the air isn't clear and pure
any longer, but tastes and smells
like a sulphur match. In London
there is so much smoke that the air
is sometimes dark brown and sticky
and the fresh-air fiendS shut their
windows and sleep in the closet for
their lungs sake.
Smoke, however, is sign of pros
perity and is regarded kindly for
this reason a factory chimney
which smokes day and night is hard
on cellars, but fine for savings
banks, and when a city has hun
dred tall chimneys with black
plumcs on top of them il is as
proud and contented as if ii had a
dozen art galleries. The most fam
Gus chimneys in the world are those
of Scotland, some of which are over
400 feet tall and can make the man
in the moon cough when they are
in full eruption. The most famous
chimney in the United States is
Uncle Joe Cannon.
In olden times smoke was used
for telegraphing purposes, great pill
lars of smoke being built on tall
hills. Even today il is possible 10
follow men and automobiles by
their smoke. Wise men say that
where there is smoke there must be
fire. This is proven by the large
number of Office boys who are fred
annually for smoking cigarettes.
Nowadays there is great desire
10 produce less smoke and more
heat and thousands of careless
chimncys are being arrested for pol
luiing The atmosphere. The reform
will never be accomplished, how.
crcr, until some means of baling up
smoke and selling il for fuel can
be found. When this can be done
some trust will grab all the smoke
in the country and another greM
natural resource will have been losl
beyond recall.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-09-13
PRIZE FARM PRODUCTS

The prize products Of the farm
and garden are beginning TO mani
fest themselves and we have Sev-
eral samples brought to this Office.
Two stalks of corn taken from a
field of several acres grown by
julius Yeaster measure some eleven
feet in height. The whole field is
of The same stature and the ears
are plentiful. b. +. Yerden submit
ted three excellent sample ears Of
yellow dent and these are good
indication Of what his crop will be.
From these exhibitions of the work
ingS OF nature llifs year ,ilc c0E-
clusion is that ii hasn't been SO bad
after all.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-09-13
ORIGIN OF LABOR DAY

Who is The man that put Labor
Day in the Calendar?
His name is Robert Price, and OF
last accounts nc was somewhere In
Kansas. He may be dead now, for
all we know, for he is about sew
eniy-iivc years of age. 1t came
about this way: Price was miner,
twenty-five years ago, at Lonacon'
ing, Md, at which time the knights
of Labor was The leading organiza-
ton among the worlHngmen, and
Powderly was its prophet. Price
was very much Interested in the
cause. and was so valorous a
knight that when the local assembly
of his place met to choose a dele
cate lo the general assembly ut
New York, in 1881, he was named
for the place. The meeting in New
York was an enthusiastic one, and
after tho big street parade, Price
entered the convention hall worked
up TO fever heat. He wanted to
make a speech, for he had an IN
spiraiion from which to make "a
good one, and Master Workman
powderly let him have the iloor.
He had some difficulty in getting the
enthusiastic delegates to listen, but
at last he had them quiet, and he
gave them a burst of Oratory that
would have startled The halls of
Congress. AT the close OF his speech
a sudden idea came TO him. and he
wound up with this: IL move, Mr..
Chairman, that hereafter one day OF
the year shall be set aside and on
ihat day labor shall moi labor, but
shall go forth and show that il is
free and glorious i'll its prowess." :"
He sat down, and the convention
went into an uproar. n thousand
were on their feet wildly shouting
After the Chairman obtained order,
he asked Price what he would call
The day. Labor Day" Price in
stanily replied, and again the con-
vcntion went wild Prices motion
was carried unanimously, and il was
n0i long afterwards that the work
ingman had his day legally recog-
nizcd Today, Labor Day, the first
Monday in September, is a legal
holiday in about all the states, and
il has gone over into Canada, where
il is also very generally observed.
Perhaps in The years to come, Rob
ert Price may have monument;
but it he does, ii will be because
labor is more willing to reward
him after his death than while he
is living.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-09-13
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR NOTES

The Christian Endeavor society
will meet in the church parlorS Sun
day evening September 10Th at six
o'clock. Topic: Getting the most
frpE PRAYER. Ps. 34:1-22. Leader,
MRS. Swihart.
You do not expect results from
general conversations but from dis,
cuSsions of specific problems.
Which are your prayers like?
"The simple heart that freely
asks in love. obtains"-Whittier.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-09-13
PraotIoal Ald Cor the Poor.

Miss Elizabeth Ross has been ap-
pointed manager of the household ser
vice office, which has just been estab-
lished in Jamaica Plain, Mass. b. the
Women's Municipal League. The en-.
terprise is patterned after the Brat.
tleboro Mutual Aid Association, a
neighborhood service which affords
mutual aid for the sick. The plan is
to furnish at cost competent nurses. to
educate people along sanitary Ines
and to furnish employment for women
and girls competent as household help
ers.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-09-13
Card of Thanks.

The Community from the Flint
river west desire at this time to eX-
tend their heartfelt sympathy to the
editor of the Clio Messenger for the
beautiful floral tribute handed them
in the last weeks issue of that pa
per. They are all of one accord in
regretting that The Clio base ball
management did moi get the money
that was due them from the man
ayers of the team here for winning
both games of the Labor Day bill
and suggest that the next time Ihe
two teams cross bats in like cir
cumStance to be sure and see where
The money is before the game starts.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-09-13
Bermuda Industry Threatened.

1t Is not unlikely that the Bermudan
industry of growing Easter lilies for
the countries of the world will be So
riously affected by the Introduction
Of the Philippine lily. which has a
number of advantages over the Ber-
mudan plant The plants develop in
one-third less time and grow moro
blooms on plant and are much har-
der in many respects. They will also
bloom repeatedly for several seasons.
They can be grown with some success
on the Pacific coast and have not yet
shown symptoms of the diseases which
the Bermuda lily is subject to.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-09-13
"Titanic" as Raby's Name.

baker, on registering the birth OF
his daughter, at Arad. in Sungary. IN
formed the registrar that he intended
to have her christened Titanic, as she
was born on the day tn White star
liner sank The official. However, re-
fused to accept this name, as 1t IS
not to be found in the calendar OF Ro'
man Catholic saints days, and the
baker had to content himself with the
less topical name of Rosalia In this
case the rule of the church, which Is
upheld by the state, saved the chud
from bearing through life an appella-
tion which is not only unsuitable, TO
say the least of 1t, for little girl, but
would also recall for many years one
OF the most tragic disasters of mod
ern times. Sometimes. however, the
rule operates rather hardly, as when
recently a Viennese was not allowed
to have his child christened Daisy.
after her mother. who is an English
woman.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-09-13
WORLDS FAIR AT TAY-
MOUTH NEXT WEEK

The Flint River Valley Agricul
tural Society will hold the liih an
nual fair at the usual place neal
Burt next week Tuesday, Wednesda,
and Thursday. The Worlds Fair
is always a great drawing card ant
The people from Clio MAY be de.
pended on to be there with bells
on. Horse races are a feature oi
this fair and the usual line of al.
fractions will be in evidence. Ev-
eryOne is sure 10 have good time
at the Taymoujh fair.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-09-13
WE WANT TO KNOW

Why does the young man who
rides bicycle double himself up
like a homemade doughnut the
minute he begins to work the ped
ais? someone asks. Yes, and why
does fellow when he goes to
throw a ball first have to screw it
into the palm Of his right hand with
his left, then hop on his right foot,
while he bumps his chin with knee
before he throws it? And why does
:, man when he gets a raw-boned
plug and ten dollar cart have to
rein ihe poor crowbait up like a
turtle treading water, till it can't
see the ground before it, and goes
mhling along as if>trying to read
rtTe answer in the stars? Why does
a girl whom nature has given a
Eear and healthy complexion have
10 paint lill she can't wink for fear
OF breaking the enamel? Why does
she bank her hair like spitz poo
de and make her head look like .
window mop? And why does q
chauffeur make high speed when
passing a pedestrian or house, es-
pecially in the village when roads
are like flour. instead of going at
low speed? Why not consider
others as well as ourselves when
travelling the highway of life?
There are great many other queer
things which we would like to
know, but will wait until another
time.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-09-13
STAMP IDEAS

Speaking in Salt Lake. Utah,
Louis J. Hill suggested that the pos
tai department of the United States
government might. if il so desired,
give us some unique stamps To- put
on our dunning letters and other
missiveS by abolishing the use of
the heads of the distinguished de-
ceased and substituting scenery
therefor-pictures of places along
certain tourist railway lines, for in
starce. Mr.. Elill's idea is like q
rubber band. II is capable Of
stretching. For instance. by print
ing advertisements of Pceler's Pur-
pie Pills and WaXem's Wine of
Wood and other popular remedies
on our stamps rather than either
heads or railway views, the govern
mcnt might derive revenue enough
TO smother the deficit i'm the postal
department. In time stamps might
DC made as large as a dollar bill
which is as big as a barn door to
some of us--and include a large
number Of paid advertisements.
One never knows where an idea
may lead to, does one--or two?
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-09-13
NOT SO BAD AFTER ALL

Generally speaking, the people of
M0nir1Se are moi so bad after all.
They realize what a black eye the
Labor Day deal has had a tendency
to give them and they want to wash
lheir hands of the whole affair. At
least ihe editor of The Monlrose
Record seems to voice the senli-
mentS OF the community in clever
little comeback" this week.
Here's his
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-09-13
PREACHED GOSPEL
FOR HALF CENTURY
Y. A. C. FULLER DIED THURS.
DAY NIGHT
as Prominent in NJ. p. Church
Circles. Eighty Years of Age.
Leaves Wife and Daughter. Fu-
neral Sunday Afternoon. Inter
ment in Woodlawn.


Rev. A. &. Fuller, for many years
q resident Of Clio and for nearly
4 half century an active Methodist
Protestant minister, died at his home
last Thursday night, after several
years illness, aged eighty years.
Rev. Fuller was one of the best
known members of the state N p
conference and had held many i'm
portant charges in Michigan. lie
leaves IN his immediate home a
vile and daughter and nephew.
MANY other relatives also survive,
and he leaves a host of friends.
The deceased was born in the
State of New York, August y, 1882
AZ the age of 13 years he was
converted and baptised, uniting with
the Methodist Protestant church.
He came with his parents to Michi-
gan when II years Of age. Al the
age OF twenty he began his public
career as Temperance lecturer.
Then. believing it to be his duty to
preach The Gospel as his great life
work, he Joined the Michigan An
nual Conference of the Methodist
Protestant church.
His first circuit, the ST. Clair
Mission, was $50 miles in extent.
For almost half century he con-
tinued his labor in the Christian
ministry, closing his active work
with the paStorate of the Atlas
charge in the year 1907, attending
The conference in 1908 at Lansing
for the last time. His Conference
has honored him by its presidency
! for three years, and by electins
HIM as lis representative to the Con
IScniion at Cleveland for the pur-
pose Of establishing a basis Of union
of all non-EpiscopaI Methodist bo-
of the delegates representing his
. Conference in the General Confer
ences Of The church at Baltimore,
Kansas City and Atlantic City.
AS a Christian minister Rev.
Fuller was faithful ir The perform
ance of his duties and was success
full in the great work of winning
men from lives Of sin to the higher
and better life OF Christian purity
and service. Spiritually born and
reared in the Methodist Protestant
Church he served her interests with
q loyalty second only to the larger
interests of the Kingdom for the
which the church still exists.
He has always been a helper and
friend and even after he retired
from the active ministry, he still
retained his interest in the church
and acted in the capacity of coun-
selor and friend to those about
him.
The funeral was held from the
NJ. p. church Sunday afternoon,
Rev. +. +. Ogle officiating and in
tcrment was made in Woodlawn
cemetery.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-09-13

II is not infrcquent that news
papers find themselves unapprecia-
ted by the men whom they have
favored by their support, column
after column being published in
their favor, and yet such favOrs,
when the test comes are unappreci-
atcd. When YOU find your home
paper taking no interest i'm you or
your success, when you sec il keep
ing aggravaiingly silent when YOU
think the editor should be tearing
his linen in your behalf. do not
work yourself into fever OF
anxiety as to the cause, just ask
yourself wherein you have placed
the paper and its editor under obli-
cations to use space and energy for
you.-EXchangc.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-09-13

During the American History class
Il Junior boy was asked, What
people belonged To The middle class
at the time of Columbus?" He an
swered: There were a few farmers,
but mostly school teachers"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-09-13
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

The Seniors held "A meeting Sep
tember 9th and elected the follow
ing officers:
PreSideht-Ina Butler.
Vice president-Eleanor Field.
Secretary Mary "TonlkinSon.
Treasurer-Lloyd Nethercolt.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-09-13

The officers of the Junior class are
the following:
President-Lylc Brown.
Vice President-Ethel Brewer.
Secretary-Laura Marvin.
TreaSurer-BesSie Mott.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-09-13

All persons owing on account are
kindly requested 20 settle same this
nonth.-H. Il. Rpdinc.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-09-13

The Sophomores have elected the
following officers:
PreSident-Iila Rolfe.
Vice PrcSident-Nie Willis.
Secrciary-Zila Carol.
Asst. Scc.-Cleta French.
Treasurcr-Mary Mccormick.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-09-13

The Freshmen are so busy being
initiated, that they have not had
time as yet to organize.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-09-13

Cards-all kinds--prinied at this
office.
Evening journal., 1912-06-25
The Association Of
TUESDAY: JUNE %. 1912
RRyAN BLAcKLIsTs CONSERVATIVES

o,,srpvArrvt 1,emocrats are in disfavor in the
Z peu,ooratic National Convention In ballnoio
NvYuiam Jennings Bryan, Woodrow Wilson ana o1ne'
~.d,c,s hold that important element in the party IN
.,ch pph esteem that Alton b. Parker. who ran Tor
President on the Democratic ticket eight years ago.
has been assailed by them candidate Tor tenn
rorarv chairman Of the convention and notice has peen
served on conservative Democrats that the temporary
chairman the permanent chairman, the candidates TOT
President and Vice President must be progressive IN
all respects Bryan is in the saddle once more ana
he has adopted policy which, If persisted IN wiii
drive Conservative Democrats the ranks OF the Re
publican party.
everything indicates that Bryan is playing for the
nomination and that he is using Woodrow Wilson ana
other candidates to hold the delegates in rival groups
until the time is propitous for starting s'ampeoo
10 himself If he be able 20 accomplish such thing
Il not only viii frighten ths independent Democrats
M NJ the party but also will lead TO dissenson among
th proeressves themselves that will be healed for
months TO come
Former Judge Parker represents an element IN the
Democratic party that viii not fail to make Bryan or
anyone whom for President pay dearly TOT
the slight inflicted upon the New York That ele
ment has stood Bryan and the Presidency be-
fore aud II is able to u again. It surprises many
persons that Bryan and wilson instead Of endeavor-
ing to concIiate that element by the acceptance OF
Parker seemed 10 DO their best to ALLEVIATE It from
the party and drive It to revolt
Bryan and his friends dealing with the Parker stua-
ton He has been denounced as reacuonary and no
tce was served the National Committee yesterday
that under circumstance could Parker or any other
reactonary preside the National Convention even
temporarily II that spirit be permitted 10 rule the
convention this week it will lead 10 as much bitter
ness Of feeling as did the Republican National Con
venton in Chicago last week. The situation must be
exceedingly trying TO those Democrats who have been
hoping for party this Fall result Of the
sensational developments in the Republican party IN
the Chicago convention.
The anti-Bryan forces in the national convention
we're not dismayed by the demand of Bryan for the re-
tirement Of Judge Parker. The National Committee
composed largely Of conservative Democrats decided
to accept the challenge Of the Nebraskan. II named
Parker for temporary chairman and thereby forced
Bryan to arrange to nake his fight the convention
floor today The outcome of that fight will be fair
indication Of the relative strength of the two great fac
tions IN the convention
Evening journal., 1912-06-25
HILLCREST

The committees on the strawberry
festival of Calvary (Clyde MemoriaD
P. E. Church. which was held last
Monday evening, met last night at
the residence of John R. Wilson. The
proceeds of the festival, about $50.
will be applied to the parish building
fund. After the business of the
committees was concluded, the rector,
the Rev. J. Harry Chesley, suggested
the forming of an auxiliary to work
for a parish building at a cost OF
$500, fifty-hve dollars being already
in the treasury.
The following officers were unani-
mously elected: Mrs. A. Edward
Rhodes, president; Mrs Mordecai S.
Plummer. vice-president; Miss Anna
Collins, secretary. The name of the
Clyde Memorial Club" was chosen
by the members as being preferable 10
Calvary Church Club" The hall viii
be used as a Sunday school room, as
a meeting place for the various
church committees. as a hall for en-
tertainments and concerts. and ulti-
mately as a kindergarten for the
small children of the parish.
Misses. Lyle and Mildred Lloyd, OF
Woodbury. Heights, n. j.. are visiting
their aunt, Mrs. A. Edward Rhodes
William A. Foster. formerly super
visor of manual arts of the Whining
ton schools, has moved his family TO
Columbus, Ohio, where he will engage
in business