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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-12-25
BIRD man FLEW
SUNDAY AFTERNOON
FEW CLIO PEOPLE WITNESSED HIS
FLIGHT
Frequent Taunts Probably Did Not In
cline Him to Kindness Toward Clio.
Gave Nice Exhibition at Flint

o. E. Williams, the Fenton aviator,
who alighted in a field south of town or
Dec. lst and who has been an object of
much interest and discussion since that
time, got his bi-plane under way last
Sunday afternoon at about 1890 CLOCK
and set sail for home, apparently aban-
doning his plan for trip to Bay City.
Since coming to Clio Mr.. Williams has
claimed that the winds were unfavor-
able for flying and consequently re-
mained here about three weeks. Dur
ing that time his machine was visited
by practically the entire population of
the village and as time wore on and the
eccentric appearing air man failed to
soar into the clouds, the suspense be-
came almost unbearable to certain of
our citizens who handed out consider
able advice and criticism to the rather
uncommunicative sky pilot. At first
he stated that when he went away he
would give little exhibition fight
around the village, but the line of talk
that was handed to him on numerous
occasions evidently made him sore, so
that when he did 60 he did not crafty
his critics by letting them see him fly.
When the aviator passed ever Flint he
circled around somewhat and gave a
rather interesting exhibition after
which he headed for home, where we
presume he arrived in due time as we
haven't heard of his making dent in
the earth In any other place.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-12-25
M. E. Church Notes

Rev. C. E. Benson, of Dawson. father
of the pastor, will occupy the latter's
pulpit in the local church next Sunday
morning and will preach at the West
Vienna Church at the usual hour in the
afternoon. This arrangement has been
rendered necessary by reason of the
fact that the pastor will participate in
the celebration of the 25th anniversary
of the church at Mayville on Sunday
and Monday, appearing in the program
on both days
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-12-25
Our Greetings

The Messenger would wish all its
readers and patrons Merry Christmas
and Happy New Year. The first year
of the present publishers management
is fast drawing to close. During that
time he has striven to give the public
his best effort in every way and it has
shown its appreciation through liberal
patronage and many other evidences of
good will. Our greetings therefore, are
born of gratitude, and we beg you to
believe, are thoroughly sincere.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-12-25
Great
Subscription
Bargain!
Readers of The Messenger Will
Be Interested in This

On another page of this issue, read
ers of The Messenger will find the de-
tails of newspaper bargain which we
honestly believe to be the best PROPOSE
ton ever made to the people of this
vicinity, and all of Michigan, as mat
ter of fact. Whether you take advapt-
age of it or not. it is one that merits
your best consideration, for it not only
offers you an opportunity to save a sub
stantial sum of money, but provides
you with clean, wholesome reading.
And this offer is of special interest at
this time because of the long winter
months that are now with us.
This is the time of the year when the
days are short and the nights long.
They give our friends plenty of time to
read. to gather about the fireside in the
evening and discuss those topics which
are of mutual interest in every house
hold-the war, politics, women's inter
csts, business conditions, winter sports,
and the thousand and one things that
come up in the course of an eveningat-
home.
AS stated in the advertisement re
ferred to, The Messenger is enabled,
through a special arrangement with
The Detroit Tribune, to offer it to ali
the people on rural free delivery routes
in this vicinity, along with The Mess
enger at such low price that no one
can afford to overlook it. The offer
will not last forever. In fact, it is lin
tied to short time only and we urge
you to take advantage of it at once.
Newspaper bargain opportunities like
this don't knock at your door every day.
But read the advertisement on page
10. 1t speaks for itself.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-12-25
Otisville Creamery Burns. ,

Fire of unknown origin destroyed the
plant of Farmers Butter Company at
Otisville last Sunday night. The loss
to Elmer Bump, proprietor of the
plant, is about $1,000. 1t was insured
for So, 500. The plant consisted of a
one:story frame building and a large
ice house.
The plant was enveloped in flames
when the fire was discovered and the
Burroughs elevator was threatened,
but by valiant work with their hand
engine, the volunteer firemen of the
village succeeded in keeping the fire
confined to the plant where it started.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-12-25

The annual bazaar recently held by
the members of St. Mary's parish, Mt
Morris, was very enjoyable and sue
cessful affair, netting $724 for the
finances of the parish.
The play, "The Country Kid. giver
by the pupils of the public schools, as
sisted by local talent, for the benefit
of the Parish Hall fund, was largely
attended and exceptionally creditable
and enjoyable. 1t netted about $50. OF
to the fund. Just as the crowd was
leaving the building, it was discovered
to be on fire in the attic. At this time
it had not gained much headway ant
was extingcished with but little
damage.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-12-25
Happy Social Event

The box social and Christmas tree at
the Bingham School last Tuesday even
ing was very happy and successful
affair. The program was fine through
out and reflected much credit upon both
the scholars and their feather, Miss
Marguerite Close, who took great pains
in training them. Worth Welch made
a hit as auctioneer and the sale of boxes
netted about $500, which will be used
toward the purchase of new bell for
the school.
One Who Was There.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-12-25

~ street and rested his chin In
the palm of his hand. Some Of the fel-
lows came along and hullooed to him
want to play with the fellows just
now, for he was battling with a great
sorrow.
Tom had said 1t, so II must be true
for Tom was eight years old and didn't
have to go to bed until 8 o'clock. Ted
dy's hour for retiring was half past
Z, and he realized that the extra half
hour made a man of the world out OF
Tom, while 1t left the unfortunate Ted
dy still baby.
Tom had stuck his hands into his
pockets-Tom's trousers were lovely
and rough, just like his father's-and
had staggered around telling all the
fellows that there wasn't any Santa
Claus! When questioned further. he
had said that there used to be. but
that this year there wasn't going to be-
and there never would be again.
No Santa Claus! If Teddy hadn't
been six years old. he might have
cried, but Of course one as old as he
never cried.
Teddy wondered II he'd better tell
his mother He decided he wouldn't
Why should his mother, whom he
loved so dearly, be made to suffer any
longer than was necessary?
1t was hard. though, during the nexi
two weeks. which seemed like years
not to tell. and when Christmas eve
came and his mother gayly brough,
out his biggest pair of stockings ant
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-12-25
Little Mary on Matrimony

My teacher told me to write a COM
position on matrimony, and asked my
papa what was matrimony.
And my papa said that matrimony
was the agreement that a man and
woman signed up for a continuous
scrapping bout in which every kind of a
foul and strangle hold and fall were
allowed, and where the man generally
got the mat, because the woman out
classed him IN quick tongue work.
And my mother said it was a shame
to tell trusting innocent little child
such thing as that. My mother said
that matrimony was a guessing game
in which the woman nearly always
guessed wrong, because she thought
that what she was getting in a husband
was grand, noble hero who would
spend his life in cherishing her and
making her happy, and buying her new
gowns, and automobiles and things.
And what she got was a miserable
little human shrimp that was always
rowing about the bills, and thought
that woman ought to wear her year
before last furs, though, goodness
knows, they wasn't in the style at all
and anybody could see they were
NANCY.
Then asked my aunt Amanda, who
is an old maid and who locks the door
when she puts on her complexion, what
matrimony was. and she said matri-
mony is one of the things that woman
is perfectly miserable until she does,
and utterly wretched afterward, and
then she said, run away, child, and
play.
asked my uncle Bob, who is an old
bachelor with funny bald spot on the
top of his head, and bay window and
lots of money, what matrimony was,
and he said it was what man got for
talking too much to lady in the moon
light, and not being foxy enough to
dodge the traps that were set for him,
and that it served him jolly well right
for being such mutt.
Then asked my grandma, what mat
rimony was, and she said, well, in my
time, it was life job, and in your
mothers time it seems to be tempor-
ary engagement, and by the time you
are grown up supsose there won't be
any. And then she sighed and said,
matrimony is life, my child. 1t is sun
shine and rain. 1t is tears and laugh
ter. 1t is peace and strife. 1t is heart
break and hearts delight. 1t is happi-
ness and sorrow. But only those have
really lived who have been married.
Then | asked Hilda, our maid, what
was matrimony, and she said, it's what
gives gentleman the right to talk to
his wife as he wouldn't dare to talk to
a cook who could give notice and leave,
and what gives woman the right to
wear curl papers and kimono before
a man and sass him to his face. Sure,
says she, when man and a woman get
tired of being polite and agreeable they
get married, so they won't have to
wear out their good manners no more
on each other.
Then l asked pretty little Miss
Mamie, who lives next door to us and
who's got a great big new diamond
ring, what matrimony was and she said,
with her eyes shining like stars, oh,
child, matrimony is the Land of Hearts
Desire, and I've got glory ticket to it.
When am grown / am going to try
matrimony for myself.
Dorothy Dix in Detroit Tribune.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-12-25
! CHANGE IN MANAGERS
AT MILK C0NDENSARY
S3. w. DOYLE RESIGNS AND H. r.
FRANZEN SUCCEEDS HIM
Mr.. Doyle Will Engage in Business for
), Hlmself; His Successor a Practical
- Man at the Business.

On Saturday last change became
effective at the plant of the Clio Con-
densed Milk Company, whereby B. w.
Doyle, who has been general manager
of the concern since its inception, re-
tires, and H. r. Franzen, of Stratford,
Wis, assumes his duties.
1t is but just, perhaps, to state that
during the past year Mr.. Doyle and his
co-workers at the condensary have had
many unforeseen obstacles to contend
with which have been exceedingly diff
cult to handle; that these have been
largely overcome and that the plant is
now in a growing and prosperous con-
dition. AS a man and citizen Mr.. Doyle
has been public spirited, affable, and
honorable and all who know him, both
among townspeople and patrons of the
condensary, will wish him every sue
cess in whatever business he may elect
to engage. He is at present undecided
as to just what he will do, but will en-
gage in some business of his own, hav-
ing several prospects under consider
alton.
H. r. Franzen, the new manager OF
the condensary, certainly has every
qualification that should render him
thoroughly efficient and successful. He
has grown up in the dairy business and
has been in charge of various enter
prises of the kind since 10 years of age.
He is graduate of the University of
Wisconsin. specializing in agriculture
and dairying and has, perhaps. the fin
est private library covering those sub
jects of any in the United States. For
two years, recently, he was manager OF
the Ohio and Pittsburgh Condensed
Milk Co., one of the largest concerns
in the East, and has at various times
been connected with the following firms
which are among the most important
in their line of business in the country:
Geo. c. Mansfield Condensed Milk Co.,
J Milwaukee, Wis; Mansfield Creamery
Co., Mansfield, Wis.,; Van Camp Pack
ing Co., indianapolis, Ind, Condensed
Milk Dept; Athens Creamery Co.,
Athens, Wis.
The condensary is now receiving more
than ID, 900 lbs. of milk daily, which is
a splendid achievement for factory
but one year old. AS soon as weather
and other conditions permit new and
enlarged power plant is to be built out
side the present building; septic
tank is TO be installed for the treat
ment of all sewage and the entire plant
placed upon the most modern and
economic operating basis.
AS demonstrating the Importance of
this industry to Clio it may be said that
it is now paying out to the farmers of
this section about $4,000 per day or
81, 1,666. 90 per week for milk, which to-
gether with the weekly pay roll to en-
ployes and other operating expenses,
makes the amount of cash paid out each
week very considerable factor in the
prosperity of the village and locality.
We are sure that we voice the senti-
ment of the entire community in ex-
pressing deep appreciation of the inn
portance of the condensary to Clio and
in wishing for it every possible success.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-12-25

Pine Run Arbor, A. o. o. G., will give
a grand oyster supper, installation and
ball on New Years night, Friday even
ing, Jan. 1. Installation at 500 O'Clock
(sharp) followed by supper, which in
turn will be followed by the dance.
Everybody cordially invited.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-12-25
Midnight Mass at St. Mary's

We are asked to announce that there
will be midnight mass at St. Mary's
Church, Thursday, Christmas Eve. and
every member of the parish who possi-
bly, can, is requested to be in attend
ance at that time.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-12-25

The next meeting, mothers meet
ing, will be held at the home of Mrs.
John Card, Wednesday afterooon, Dec.
30th. Conservation of Children will
be feature.
Press Supt.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-12-25

Another big subscription offer will be
found on one of the advertising pages
of this weeks Messenger. Five splen-
did magazines, copies of which may be
seen at this Office, and The Messenger.
will be sent an entireIyear for s1.25.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-12-25

Samples of some of our gifts for
Christmas" can be seen in our win
dows. Come in and see the rest. You
will not be disappointed. Stuber's
Hardware.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-12-25

We are showing a fine assortment of
Jewelry this year. Dependable goods.
Low prices. Bodine's.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-12-25

Hundreds of the late books in our
stock. Come in and look them over.
Low in price. Bodine's.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-12-25
ssg9s &esG1A
YlRntu nf Brnnf
BY o. T. WOODRUFF

IStG EDDY sat upon the top step
TY of the stairs that led to. the
street and rested his chin in
The day book., 1914-06-01
Mrs.U.S Grant Jr..

Mrs. U. S. Grant, the young bride
of the Oldest son of ex-President U. S.
Grant, thinks New York is the best
city in which to make a home
Grant and his bride have just re-
turned from a honeymoon trip
around the world When she ex-
pressed a wish, upon reaching this
country, to make her home in New
York instead of on the Pacific coast,
Grant smilingly said, my wife's the
boss"
At the time the two were married
some of the members of the Grant
family frowned on the match because
of the great disparity in ages. This,
it is thought, may have something to
do with Mrs. Grants wish to live in
the East ~ f,,a-z5. Y,, az... al :.
The day book., 1914-06-01

wv EHODE UT
DISASTER STARTS
Montreal, Que., June 1.-Govern-
ment investigation of the loss of
nearly 1000 lives when the C. P. R.
liner Empress of Ireland was rammed
and sunk by the collier Storstad
started here today. Captain Lindsay,
Wreck Commissioner of the Domin-
ion of Canada, opened an inquiry
which will probe the causes of the
horror preliminary to full investiga-
ton by the royal commission,
Grave discrepancies in the testi-
mony of Captains Kendall and An
derson as to the occurrences when
the Empress of Ireland went down
are to be explained. Both captains:
declare their boats were almost sta
tionary. Captain Anderson says the
Storstad's engines were at full speed
astern when the crash came. He de-
nies his vessel backed out of the rent
she tore through the Empress side
and insists that momentum of the
liner twisted the collier out the great
gap, thus allowing the water to pour
in with such speed that practically all
chances of the passengers escape
was cut off.
Under libel action for $2,000,00O,
claimed by the Canadian Pacific Rail-
way, owner of the Empress of Ire
land, the Storstad was held here to-
day. She will be detained until the
question of culpability for the disas-
ter is settled. -.
According to the latest list of the
81 cabin passengers carried, 80 were
saved; of 868 second and third class
passengers but $50 were saved; of
432 crew carried ,226 were saved.
BRICK TRUST HEADS DEFIANT
The day book., 1914-06-01
BRICK TRUST HEADS DEFIANT

The brick trust heads were more
defiant than ever today in their at
titude towards their striking en-
ployes. ....
They not only refused to treat with
the men, but withdrew even their Of
fer of one cent an hour increase and
announced they would no longer deal
with, the! men as union members
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-10-22
WHO ARE THE sUPERsTITIoUs ONES


The following items have recently appeared in
the Associated Press news from Europe:
Twenty-Five per cent of the children coming
under the observation of the city physician in
London were found to wear charms and amulets
against ill-luck and Sickness
"a four-leafed clover, pressed, dried and
scented-the same one carried by his grand
father forty-four years ago-is tucked away in
a pocket of Kaiser Wilhelm's gray great-coat
these days.
Every Catholic child is taught in his catechism
lesson that it is sinful and superstitious to be-
Heye that there is in any charm amulet an
Inherent power to protect from illness physical
harm These things become defied when at
tribute to them powers which only a God can
have
Not Catholics, who are so frequently charged
with superstition, but their accusers, the
perstitious ones.
What the Kaiser may carry in has pocket,
I would not undertake to say, especially
since the Jesuits took possession of the wearer
of the coat.
AS to the London children, there is this to
be thought Of
The superstitions that yet linger in the
world are the remnants of Roman Catholic
teaching.
The priests tried to Danish medicine and
scientific treatment for disease, and en-
deavored to do all that kind of work by
faith; by nasty old bones, called ''relics;" by
mcantations, by sham miracles, and by such
holy humbugs as the waters of Lourdes, and
other places where the Virgin had appeared
There used to be a Saint for every all
ment, and the priest took the fees while the
Saints made the miraculous cures.
O those good old times, when the priests
accused the doctors of black magic, and burnt
them for the glory Of the Church
In those halcyon days of supreme Popery,
it was St. Thomas who cured the tooth-ache,
and St. Bridget who eased the belly-ache
VIII those good old times never come
again?
Yes; they are coming. St. Anne's left hind
foot bone is now in New York curing all
manner Of ailments, external internal, imagi-
nary and real
Cardinal O'Connell has got portion of
the True Cross in Boston, and like the
hundreds of thousands of other pieces of this
True Cross, the Boston splinter works mira
cles.
They haven't yet brought us one of the
thorns of the crown that was placed on the
Saviour's head, nor any of the reed that was
his Sceptre, nor one of the nails of the Cross,
but all of that will come after awhile.
But now pay attention!
A Roman Catholic priest Rev. M. J. Ftz-
patrick, Rector of st. Johns Union, New
York City, Up. O. Box 3512) publishes two
tracts which Rev John Noll ought to read.
One of them is about a charm, or amulet
called EST. Josephs Cord"
est. Joe, you know, was the jacl1-leg jew
ISL carpenter who married Mary. the Virgin.)
In one of these Catholic tracts, it is ex-
planned that the miraculous cord was made
by nun, at Antwerp, Belgium, in 1861.
This cord was made of cotton and had seven
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-10-22
THE JEFFERSONIAN

ant physician of great skill and celebrity
was lost to the human race, as completely as
though it had never done anything so uncom-
mon.
1t went the way Of all cotton thread cords,
and the Protestant physician also disap-
peared, without leaving any p. O. address, or
forwarding instructions.
But-Glory to the only true church that
miraculous cord was found again in 1912. 1t
had been lost for nearly 200 years!
The Blessed Virgin appeared" to Sister
Catherlne-as per tlme-honored popish GUS
tom-and the ghost from the other world
Virgin appeared"
They know how to manage these things to
perfection in that true Church where there
are no charms, no amulets and no supersti-
ton.
The very day that the priests began to
make new cords in Antwerp, new miracles
multiplied.
In 1859, the italian pope Plus TX. spread
his canonical approval over these cords, and
in 1888 branch Of the St. Joseph's Union
& Trust Go. which enjoys monopoly of
these most Blessed cords, opened branch
office in New York City.
To those pious Catholics acho 5uy and acear
one of these miraculous cords, the following
benefits accrue:
list. The preservation, or recore1y, of
Chastity"
Think of that You buy and wear cot
ton-thread small rope, or cord, and If yOW
are q Catholic and hare lost yOur seUuaz IN
moceqace it is miraculously given back to you!
This promise is printed in the tract, over
the signature of this Roman Catholic priest,
w. J. Fitzpatrick.
l(17v
and wear it on your body and you will re-
gain, or preserve your virtue; you will enjoy
special protection through life, and you will
have the particular assistance of ST. Joseph
cat the hour of DEATH"
Yet this impudent priest, John Noll de
clares that his church does not believe In
wearing charms and amulets.
In another tract, Rev. M. j. Fitzpatrick
urges the superstltlous, groWn-up children to
buy and wear Est. Benedict's Medal" which
was blessed by Pope Benedict XIV. in 1741.
Pus TX. affirmed the blessing on the Medal
in 1856, and no doubt the present Pope Bene-
dict XIV. will add his own blessing.
The Catholic who buys and wears this
Medal, IS promised IN 2cy5tjng, that it will
protect him, or her against oorcery, tempta-
ton, camal lust, poison, the plague, light
nina. storms at sea, hemorrhages, pneumonia,
and other Diseases
[ have taken the words from the tract it.
self
That priest is now selling those cords and
those medals to all the dupes who will buy.
That is the kind of trade which popery en-
courages in every country uhero 1t closes the
minds Of the people to reason and common
sense.
The worst of it is, that the poorest people
are the surest dupes, and many Of them will
deny themselves the necessaries of life to
patronize the cheats and swindlers who sell
those IEcharmS and amnlets -