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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-12-05
unoalled.Eor Alarm.

Senior Partner (returning from va
cation)-"Who brought dot ting in our
store? Take it oud, right avay!'
Junior Partner-"Vot's der matter?
Dots a new patent water coler l
bought last week" Senior Partner
(much relieved)-"Oh. Dots qvite
differtn! thought 1t was a fire eg-
Observation-Disclosures.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-12-05

T H E r E A r E T H r E E
GOOD REASONS why
you should have your Car
ovcrhauled now and worn
parts replaced.
FIRST: The garage man
can give you better service
and you can spare the
car better now than later.
No matter whether you are
going to keep the car, or
sell or trade it in on a new
one-it will pay you well
to have it thoroughly over
hauled, worn parts replaced
by new ones and body re-
painted.
SECOND: We are able to
furnish replacement parts
for all models of above
makes of cars within 48
hours from receipt OF or
der. Have concentrated
this branch of the business
at Newcastle, Ind. Center
of population of the U. S.
Here we have a $1,750,000
investment in plant and
stock. $4,000 separate bins
of parts.
THIRD: And perhaps the
best reason why you should
secure your requirements
now-we must increase
prices 2O% January LIST,
when the new parts price
lists will be off the presses.
NOW NOTE THIS-Never
before in the history of this
industry has a new con-
Germ, having bought the
plants and assets of a bank
rupt one, taken upon itself
the obligation of furnishing
replacement parts for the
cars it never made.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-12-05
TO GROW CLEAN STRAWBERRY
Excellent Method Of Raising individ-
uai Plants Is Shown In iIIustra-
tion-Keeps Out Weeds.

A very good method of growing in
dividual strawberry plants that will
produce large clean berries is to pro-
board ten inches square with three
inch hole bored In the center. This
covering is placed over the plant. as
shown in the sketch, to keep down
weeds, retain moisture, and to make
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-12-05

Good. II is evident that you have
an estimable mother. With such a
mother and such a character as you
seem to possess have no doubt that
you will succeed in life. 1t would
be a pity to disturb your self-reliance
by giving you money. / shall not do
that. I do not believe in giving money
to people anyhow. 1t is bad prac-
tice. There are other ways of ex-
tending help that are much more eff
fective-much better for those who
receive 1t. Now it is my purpose to
do something for you"
IL hardly know how to thank
you, sir"
"Oh, never mind that, my boy. The
most eloquent thanks are not always
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-12-05
Knew It First.

He-I've a surprise for you. Betty
and are going to be married.
Shea surprise Why, bless your
heart, she asked me to be one OF her
bridesmaids months ago.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-12-05

to quit work, ana
doctors failed to do
me any good. / kept
getting worse all the
time. and 1t at last
turned to inflamma-
ton Of the Bladder.
and ! had given up
all hope. when one
day / received your
little booklet adver-
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-12-05
yes, sir

."You would 81 surprised IL we're
to tell you how much 1t cost. But l
need not dwell upon that. | have
found 1t extremely comfortable. II
has caused me to feel sorry for others
who cannot sfford such coats.
think it must be the Christmas spirit
that has como to me. With the col
lar OF my warm coat. turned up SO
that 1t covers my ears l am able to
keep comfortable in the coolest
weather"
The boy felt lump rising in his
throat and he was compelled to wink
rapidly to keep back his tears OF
gratitude.
This morning" Mr.. Bilger con
tinued, Il found a pair of plush ear.
NUTS that | used last winter. and
have decided to present them 10 you. "
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-12-05

Show something in the fruit or veg
etable line at your county or neigh
borhood fair. You will find 1t not only
helps the exhibition, but broadens
you.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-12-05
ChiId's Reasoning.

Mamma, Santa Claus isn't married,
Is he?"
Il don't know. Why do you think
he isn't, dear"
"Cause IL he was Mrs. Santa
wouldn't let him stay out that way at
night"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-12-05

Write for our booklet, "How
70 Make Your Car Live Twice
As Long" In which we set
forth the Maxwell policy to-
ward owners of the above
mentioned cars. Address
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-12-05

o Xpr g 8 Sc d l n
words. There are
other ways OF
showing apprecia-
ton. SO don't
bother yourself
IL words happen
to fail you. There
are indications
that this is go
ing to be an old
fashioned winter,
and | know what
IL Is to be tor
tured by the cold.
You have seen
that / have a
n e W ov ere o a I
with a Persian
lamb collar and
real mink lining,
have you not ?"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-12-05
Maxwell Motor Co., Inc.
1908 Woodward Avenue
DETROIT, MICH.

these Ahenies
from MsueN Motor Nw York Co., I3M g. East A0e Long Island
From the Aghenies the Rockies Maa-
WeN Motor Nweatk Co. N<wedsHe /nd Nest Of the Rockies,
SAM
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-12-05
No Room for Any More.

Coin to hang up your stockin
Christmas, Mickey"
Nav"
Better. You might git it filed"
Its filled now"
What WITH"
Holes"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-12-05
SUFFERED FOR Is YEARS.

Mr.. r. M. Fleenor, r. F. d. 80, Otter
bein, Ind, writes: II had been suffer
er from Kidney Trouble for about %
years. / finally got so bad that had
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-12-05

Along the road to Bethlehem
Three weary wise pen slowly Jared.
And wondering shepherds gazed at them
And bowed the heads which they had
barred
Three wise men who had journeyed far
Rode slowly DER the hills that night.
Still following their guiding star
Whose constant beams were broad and
bright.
Al Christmas .ime they heard voice
That sweetly sounded far on high:
"Rejoice, ye sons Of men. rejoicei"
The words rang clearly from the sky.
The trembling wise men paused to hear
The song that angels sang to them.
And ceased to doubt and turned from
fear.
That Christmas night in Bethlehem.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-12-05

are the daily torment of thousands To eff
fectually cure these troubles you must re-
move the cause. Foley Kidney Pills begin
to work for you from the first dose, and ex-
ert SO direct and beneficial an action in the
kidneys and bladder that the pain and tor
ment of kidney trouble soon disappears.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-12-05
low Ahead for Him.

Don't forget that the clothes you
are not going to wear any more may
look mighty good to somebody.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-12-05

Some engagements are announced
by the mother and denounced by the
father.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-12-05
=II(NYE44

We hurry through the busy days
And in the market-place contend;
We strive to win in shameful ways,
Forssking brother. wrongng friend;
We foster greed and clingto pride.
We have no time for being kind.
We udely push the lame aside.
And give no guidance to the blind.
We madly struggle after gain.
Forgetting all the Master taught;
We worship riches, and disdain
To heed the message that He brought
Yet, even 90. at Chnstmas. love
Asssils our hearts and ehastens them
And brings US glad remembrance Of
That holy night in Bethlehem.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-12-05

We cease little while to hate,
We turn little while from sin;
We greet the stranger at the gate.
And reaching forth we lead him in.
And. happily remembering
The babe that in the manger lay.
We still acknowledge Him our King.
As they did. tina, first Christmas day.
Three shadowy wise men slowly fare
Along the .hadowy highway still.
And shadowy shepherds watch them then
And see the star blaze ser the hill.
And men, wherever men may dwell.
Still hear the message borne to them:
That God still reiens and all is well.
The star shines on DER Bethlehem.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-10-23
CLASS WAR.

war; teaches bourgeois philosophy
and added all fair the struggle for profits long
directed wageave element Put brefer FORM this
saying what you and ALSO Keep what
founded this principle of the survival OF
with of ostenaOus fairness
benevoence and blind o other sides case) Justice
with the above business ethc the capitalist press
effort justice to the Socialist philosophy to treat
which Socialists involved 1t class war;
the death If Socialism succeeds bourgeois society with all
ideals its privileges and social mequa
Naturally will die hard and will whatever
expedient will be news tempered by capasclass
prejudice
fighting enemy who has all the greater forces of trading
his Socialist fight hard and bit
terly the class character of capitalist courts and Judges
bourgeois and ethics of all radngca ideals and institutions
doing sometimes deal oyerharshy with particular
dua For there here and there be found noble characters
public life splendid types of and whom the horrible
capitalist depoied of the
personally these exceptional
vuas them all alike being biased by her class
interests being the serve tools slaves of the deauched political
institutions which they supposed to In speaking of
individual, public official the Socialist him
the representative that knows law ec beyond
money-makng NO MEASURE OF PERSONAL WORTH BEYOND
THE OWNERSHIP OF THINGS Property property property this
the sacred thing in bourgeois society Human life and moral
values secondary The Socialist opposed to valuation
Of things, AND SETS UP HUMAN LIFE AND HAPPINESS
AGAINST THE PRIVATE OWNERSHIP OF THINGS. Therefore
hypocrisy brute force low cruel be used against him
The have chosen the weapons We adopt line of
defense the character Of the employed against While
STOPPING the brutal dupcty Of the at least
not defend ourselves with sticks of moasse candy and words
It's WAR and employ weapons and strong words
oppose brutal system and INSCRIPTIONS foe
We should try fight with nowbals while the other fellow
orapeshot
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-10-23
A MISTAKE.

n occurred In the office Of a Seattle
hotel A crowd of about dozen mon
had been discussing Judge Humphreys
aud the froc.speech fight During "a
mll In the conversation, one of the
crowd delivered himself as follows:
90 can toll mans politics by his
personal appearance"
"show me" said the short fat man
"and / viii treat the crowd"
"You are on" said the seer; q will
start with you; you are a stand-pat
republican"
WELL you made good guess" nc
lnowledged the fat man. Tackle
somebody else"
The seer then went around the
group and branded the Progressive
Democrat" Socialist" or "Republi-
can" and each man acknowledged the
correctness of the seers diagnosis,
and wondered at his power
Now over by the stove sat a man
who had taken no part i'm the discus
sion He sat bumped up in his chair
with a downcast and detected look on
his face, and utterly oblivious to the
seers wonderful display of sorcery.
The seer, having made good his
boast with the balance of the crowd,
walked over to the detected one by
the stove, and clapping his hand on
his shoulder said, land you, my friend,
are a yellow Socialist
The detected one sprang to his feet,
his face ablaze with anger, and shout
ed IT'S a damn lie; am sick, that's
what makes me look like that"
w. II. S.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-10-23
AUTOMOBILES AND MORALS.

An automobile is, in itself, a very
noble and useful instrument of pleas
ure and utility.
But it is also capable of being con-
verified into an engine of destruction,
blasting the hope Of many a fond par
ent, and causing, often, the pail Of
sorrow to darken the domestic hearth.
There is nothing evil about an auto
mobile. But there is often much sin
and suffering involved in it's misuse.
Here in Everett we have men on
the street trying to entice women to
utilize them, with a selfish end in
view, not to use a stronger adjective.
A few days ago a comrade came into
the Commonwealth office and spoke of
having heard a prominent business
man soliciting a woman on the street
to engage his automobile, assuring her
that he would make it an inducement
for her.
This kind of male street-walking-o
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-10-23
LOYAL COMRADES.

We wish to heartily thank all those
comrades who have rolled up their
sleeves and gone out into the high
ways and byways and compelled their
fellow wage-slaves to come in on our
new subscription list. The fact that
in helping the Commonwealth to con-
tinue it's work they have at the same
time aided in Fastening the day of
their own deliverance from exploita-
ton and wage slavery does not in the
least detract from the nobility of their
personal efforts in urging others to
join in "the only battle wherein nc
man can fail"
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-10-23

The first real estate boomers that
we have any record Of in America was
the London company. This aggrega-
ton of rascals got a grant several
hundred miles along the coast and no
one knows how far back. But with
out labor the land had no value How
to get the workers to go out there and
do the work was a problem that our
author shows us they solved with all
the characteristic crookedness dis
played today by the realty sharks of
our cities and towns.
Among the realty boomers we note
Penn, Lord Baltimore, and later,
George Washington. 1t might be here
noted that the prime object at first
was not to sell land but to get people
on the land. Every realty man
knows the value of this trick even to-
day. Let us remember that land has
no value until labor upon that land or
upon the surrounding land creates that
value. The London company, William
Penn, and the whole crowd of exploit
ers knew this. That is why they re-
sorted to force and fraud to fill the
forest with black and white workers.
Topics for discussion by the club:
ID Have some comrade bring a map
of the eastern hemisphere and explain
the various trade routes of the early
bourgeois world; also let him locate
the cities that were great trade cities
then; (2) means of transportation of
that day; for this describe the ships
used, the means of land transporta-
ton, and the great difficulties of
carrying goods then; see transporta-
ton in some good encyclopedia; CD
goods carried then; (D reasons for
the search for new trade routes; 90
treatment of the natives in the new
world; CD getting the workers toI
work. Note the various forms of
labor used and compare each from the
viewpoint of the toiler; also give the
methods used to get men and women
to come to America
If you cannot speak, write up the
above topics. If one is assigned toI
each member the study will be pleas
anter. The leader can easily think of
many other topics in connection with
this lesson.
The next lesson will be Chapters
II and ". Read them over carefully
and study all the books bearing on the
subject that you can get. Unfortun-
ately you cannot get many of the right
kind.
]. H.. SINCLAIR.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-10-23
OH, YOU PROSPERITY!
Cost of Living Goes Up Faster Than
Do WAGES.

Cost OF Living Goes up Faster nan
Do Wages.
Labor Commissioner e. w. Olson
has issued a statement in which he
presents figures showing that the cost
of living in the United States has in.
creased more than twice as rapidly
during the past twenty-five years as
has the wages of the laboring man.
The increase in the cost Of food
stuffs in that part of the country west
of the Mississippi river has been less
than in the South and East, the aver
age increase being about 46 per cent
while in the eastern and southern
states the increase has been as high
as Y per cent.
During the period in question wages
have shown an increase Of less than 3
per cent, while there has been de-
crease in the hours of labor Of 3.S per
cent. The figures show that the wage
increase has been about one-half Of
the foodstuff increase.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-10-23
STRANGERS YET.

A negro woman in Alabama was
preparing to get married. For four
weeks before the ceremony she saved
up her wages, and Immediately after
the wedding she hunted up her mis-
tress and asked her to take charge of
the fund.
"IIl take it, of course" said the puz-
zled lady but, Mandy, won't you be
needing your money to spend on your
honeymoon"
Miss May" said the bride, does
you think Zee goin to trust mysf wifi
a strange niger and all that money
on me?"-Gulf States Presbyterian.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-10-23

should we say street-hawking? -
should be put stop to at once.
There is absolutely no excuse for
any such open and brazen effrontery
and insult to womanhood.
Such solicitation should be classed
with the crime of contributing to inn
morality, and with a Jail sentence for
penalty.
But of course automobile owners are
not the class of people for whom jails
are built.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-10-23

Man has rights, woman has duties.
-Bebel.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-10-23
NEXT ISSUE OF COMMON
WEALTH WILL BE GREAT
FREE-SPEECH EDITION.
Send In Your Bundle Orders.

Men and women who realize the
value of free speech and a free press
are urged to help distribute the next
issue of the Commonwealth, which
will be chiefly devoted to propaganda
along these lines.
In order to make the edition more
effective as Socialist propaganda, we
shall also print some unusually good
short articles and paragraphs on what
Socialism is and what the Socialists
want
Locals and individuals should not
fell to buy hundred or more copies
of this splendid forthcoming issue.
For prices see page one, in article,
DO You Believe in Free Speech?"
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-10-23
LEST WE FORGET. +"

Readers of the Commonwealth should
always remember that our paper could
not be published were it not that many
of it's friends are loyal enough to the
cause of Socialism to patronize Com
monwealth advertisers. And you
must let them know that you are loyal,
either by word of mouth or by our
little cards. If you haven't any cards,
call at the Commonwealth office and
get some.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-10-23

New Review, Melting Pot and Inter
national Review at HIPS Book Store,
1929 Colby.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-10-23

For Sale-Nice Hinze piano for $95;
also household goods at 1919 Pacific.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-10-23
BEWAREl
I'm ERNEsT CROsBY.


Have YOU awaJs been respected by your neghbors9
10 they ask vol r advice Il important matterS2
Do they we'll YOU point you out leading citizen
and a pillar of society,"
said that you beside yourself called you
crazy. oil a crank, a pestient fellowl
Have ever assocang with pubcans and
sinners stirring up people, of turning the world upside
down.
In short, you thoroughly respectable
Then beware downward road you in bad
company.
your ways you claim kinshp with the saints
and heroes which before you.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-05

Ever hear how Professor Polydore
went broke. at Spokane Falls and
saved himself from starving by COM
bining cannibalism with palmistry
No? Why, that was the master
stroke of his variegated career.
Tho professor and his secretary"
Tim Mulligan. whom, for the sake OF
euphony. he used TO call Arbaces. had
tramped from town to town for three
months trying to work up interest In
palmistry.
Tho Western section, however,
which they chose as the scene OF
their activity. had been pretty well
fine-combed by other palmists who
we're not as punctilious us Polydore
In regard to professional honor, and
the people had consequently come to
look upon palinistry as fake and
palmists as but little better than
pickpockets.
BY the time Polydore and Arbaces
reached Spokane they had barely $40
left between them.
"If this sort OF thing keeps on, /"
said the professor. well have to
abandon the noble art of hand-read-
Ing and try a hand at something
else
Pan handling?" suggested Ar
baces. whose resourcefulness was not
always appreciated by the professor.
The latter's displeasure at such times
would manifest itself in a quiet yet
unmistakable manner. That Is to
say. he would address his assistant
as Timothy" instead of Arbaces.
And no rebuke ever addressed to him
cut deeper or left a moro poignant
| sting than that.
Arbsces LIS Rebuked.
| "Tiuothy." exclaimed Professor
| Polydore. you seem to forget thai
scientific palInistry is one of the mos
exalted professions. You speak viii
u levity which would dlshonor 8
gypsy fortune-teller Panhandling IL
next door neighbor to larceny.
would rather starve in dignity than
| wallow in food purchased with dis
| honor"
Timothy. stripped of his ancient
Egyptian appellation, thoroughly hui
initiated. meekly murmured:
81 would. too; but. then. it must
hurt awfully to starye, and I don I
know just what else we can do but
go begging"
Professor Polydore fell into a deep
reverie. For ten minutes he pom
dered as he had never pondered be-
fore. Then suddenly. with "a cry of
| Joy lie Rrasped Timothy's arm
slapped him on the back and gave
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-05

Central Academy was damned with
an audience eager to witness such an
unheard-of feat. There WAS a uniforms
admission fee of 20 cents Never had
Arbaces handled az much money as
flowed through the ticket office. He|
had taken in more than $3.50 wher
with an aching heart, he was conf
PEELED to close the doors. The hall
could not hold another SOUL
Professor Polydore amused the au~|
dience for a while with sleight-of-
hand tricks and feats of palmistry.
Butte pretty soon cries of Eat him
alive!" began to be heard, and, steld~1
ing to the popular demand, the pror|
fessor declared himself ready to pref
coed with the great event of the eve-|
ming.
.sWilI Some Gentiemanr'
"Will some gentleman have tnq
kindness to volunteer hts service Tor
the OCCASION no asked. smiling
blandly. 77fss---.s='
The professor had figured on the
natural reserve which every man feels
in respect to being converted into.
hash. He was quite sure there would
be no volunteers. But, horrors! What
was that moving toward him along
the centre aisle? A strapping b.g|
fellow in heavy boots, a six-footer|
with jowl as full and square AL
ever heralded a fighter
The smile faded from the professor 81
lips and for an instant he was IN I'll
dilemma whether to faint or fee. Only|
for an instant, though; then. recov i
ering his wit and composure, he badel
the hulk.ng mass of animated brawu|
lie down. The man obeyed and theI
professor. after numerous rnysterious|
and impressive passes, knelt down bel
side him.
NOW be brave, my man. he whist
pered. 1T will all be over In but little|
more than half an hour SayingI
which he gave a nip with his teeth
on the mans ear
With roar of pain the volunteerI
scrambled to his feet and shook hisI
fist in the professors face.
why. why" said Polydore IN hiAI
most pacify'ng tones. Please com
pose yourself You needn't submit III
you don't want to. But you dsdn' u
suppose ! could eat you without giT
ing you some pain. Come, now Eel
quiet and lie down again.
The man fairly leaped from tsaeI
stage, and, despite the professor u
most earnest and persistent requests.
not another volunteer responded.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-05

ho slowly turned his beautiful head
toward the Lady of the Moon, who
frowned.
I'm sure I'm tired of being
stared at" she exclaimed. "Some
day I'm going to rebel, and jump
clear out of this old moon, so
there" And she turned her back
on the Gibson Man. who. nothing
daunted. continued to stare with
the same intensity.
Come on cried the Man in the
Moon to Dorothy. in a Disguised
tone. didn't | tell you he was
you something interesting
Cro be continued.)