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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-03-13

ly done machine stitching. 1t often
proves something of decoration and
adds to the shapeliness and strength
of the garment. Plain blue or other
solid colors in Bingham is prettily or
namented with parallel rows OF stitch
ing.
Strong, plain linen in natural color
is a splendid fabric for rompers.
There are narrow braids which may
be applied to them by way of finish
ing. In order that garments trimmed
with these wash braids may keep
their shape, the braids as well as the
materials should be shrunk before us
Ing them.
There is variety Of attractive ma
terials to choose from for making
these suits-percalcs, chambrays.
madras, linen, etc. 1t takes little ma
terial to make them, and generous
supply can be provided for the COM
ing season at a small cost. They
should be made quite large enough to
allow for little growth on the part
OF the rapidly growing youngster.
JULIA BoTTOMLEY.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-03-13

THE most sensible garb for the little
j girl from three to six or seven
years old, consists of blouse and
boomers, in which she can have as
much freedom as her young brother.
There is very little difference in the
cut of the blouses for little boys and
girls, and the materials used for them
are the same. In making boys suits
small knee pants are substituted for
boomers, as a rule, although boomers
of scant fullness are quite as appro-
pirate, and some mothers prefer them.
Now is the time to prepare the lit
tie folks wardrobe for the coming
spring and summer. Good, substantial
materials, shrunk before they are cut,
fast colors, and patterns OF simple de-
sign, mark the choice OF women of
taste in these matters.
The romper suit illustrated here is
made of good quality OF plaid ging-
ham, trimmed with plain gingham
The colors, in which blue FREEDOM
mates, are not glazing, but strong and
permanent. IL washed with care they
do not fade much, and what little
change is made in them does not de
tract from their good effect as time
passes. They will not stand the strong
bleaching solutions used by some laun-
drles-and nothing else will.
All the standard pattern makers
provide satisfactory patterns for these
romper suits. 1t is in the choice of
materials and color that one has an
opportunity to exercise individual
taste. They are to be made with the
fact always in mind that they must
stand much Tubing,
The sewing on them 10 always neat
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-03-13
POISON OF FATIGUE

Sometimes, after a strenuous day
of work or worry, when the drawn
face, heavy eyes and listless attitude,
betoken WEAKNESS, friend may In
quire as to the state Of our health
and the answer, "Oh, all right, just
tired out" is usually given. Now, ex-
periments have showed that fatigue
causes chemical change in the blood,
resulting in the production of poison
resembling the curare poison which
certain savage tribes use for arrows.
Arrow poison. however, is of vege-
table origin.
When the blood of tired animal is
injected into the arteries OF a fresh
one, the latter exhibits all the symp-
toms of fatigue. 1t is here that tired
natures sweet restorer"-sleep and
rest, eliminates the poison of fatigue
and brings both body and mind back
to normal conditions.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-03-13
ANCIENT AFRICAN CUSTOMS

In the fourteenth century VIXEN the
African historian Ibn Batuta made
his journey across the desert from
Morocco to the Niger he relates how
water was stored in trees by the
people," this custom is still common
in Kordofan to this day. The tree is
the Bantam or Tebeldi tree (Adan.
sonia digitata); 1t is followed out
when necessary, and is in some cases
mended with bricks and cement. The
trees are filed up by the Arabs dur
ing the rains, and are a source OF in
come to their owners through the sale
of bees In hollow trees for the sake
OF the honey. This is a common prac-
tice in the Soudan, where hollow
trunks, stopped with mud, are placed
in trees by the natives with a view
Of attracting the bees for the sake Of
their honey.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-03-13
Queer Sort,
NO GUSHEH
But Tells Facts About Postum.

A Wis. lady found an easy and safe
way out of the ills caused by coffee.
She says:
tum for the past eight years, and
drink 1t nearly every meal. We never
tire of it.
For several years previous to quit
ting coffee l could scarcely eat any
thing on account Of dyspepsia, bloat-
ing after meals, palpitation, sick head
ache-in fact was in such misery and
distress ! tried living on hot water
and toast.
Hearing Of Postum began drink
ing it and found 1t delicious. My all
ments disappeared, and now can eat
anything l want without trouble.
MY parents and husband had about
the same experience. Mother would
often suffer after eating. while yet
drinking coffee. My husband was a
great coffee drinker and suffered from
indigestion and headache.
After he stopped coffee and began
Postum both ailments left him. He
will not drink anything else now and
we have It three times day. could
write more but am no gusher-only
state plain facts"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Write for copy of the
famous little book, The Road to Well
vi1le."
Postum now comes In two forms:
Regular Postum--must be we'll
boiled. 15c and Csc packages.
Instant Postum--is a soluble pow
der. A teaspoonful dissolves quickly
in q cup of hot water and, with cream
and sugar, makes delicious beverage
instantly. 30c and soc tins.
The cost per cup of both kinds f.
about the same.
There's Reason" for Postum.
sold By Crocera.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-03-13

carry out the black and white idea in
these details, and the handsome black
satin bag belongs in the scheme. The
slippers are of white satin with ro-
settes Of black velvet centered with n
rhinestone cabochon.
The turban has a coronet Of steel
beads and crown of black velvet. The
coronet supports a tuft OF black fancy
feathers.
No detail of the whole toilette is
neglected; even the strand Of beads
of white spar could hardly be spared
from the ensemble. But by way Of
color the rose and the beads may be
OF the same color and might be amber,
or garnet or any color which their
wearer affects as favorite.
One might have a portrait made in
such a gown, quite confident that it
will always appeal to the artistic sense
as beautiful And further, as fashions
and styles come and go, no matter
what the changes may be. this cos
tune will mark it's designer as a far
sighted artist with keen instinct for
enduring hues and color. Some things,
even in apparel, are staple.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-03-13
WHAT AN 0HI0AN
HAS TO SAY ABOUT CONDITIONS
IN WESTERN CANADA.

W. E. Lewis formerly lived near
Dayton, Ohio. He went to Saskatche-
wan seven years ago with $l,soo IN
money, q carload of household effects
and farm Implements, including four
horses and three cows. OF course, the
first year he only got feed from the
crops, but the second year had 100
acres in wheat which made over $500
bushels. He has not had failure an
crop, and at present has 22 head or
horses, 10 head of cattle and 30 hogs,
and owns 1,120 acres of land, all I'M
der cultivation. He has been offered
$50 an acre for his land, and should
he care to dispose of his holdings he
could pay all his debts and have $780,
900 to the good but, as he says,
where could go to invest my money
and get as good returns" He con-
tinues in his letter to the immigration
department, August, 1912:
I'VE have equally as good IL not
better prospects for crops this year as
we had three years ago, when our
wheat ranged from 80 to As bushels
per acre. ! never believed such crops
could be raised until / saw them my
self. had Is acres that year that
made 80 bushels to the acre. Our
harvest will be ready by the 18th.
We have this season in crop 400 acres
of wheat, 125 of oats, 80 Of fax and
run three binders with four men to
do the stocking. We certainly like
this country and the winters, although
the winters are cold at times, but we
do not suffer as one would think.
What we have accomplished here can
be duplicated in almost any Of the
new districts. Advertisement.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-03-13

The, city OF Hamilton, Ontario-one
of the most progressive In Canada
has been celebrating it's centenary.
and to show what they can do the cit
liens decided to build a house in TWEEN
ty-four hours. And they succeeded not
only in building it, but in plastering
and decorating it and installing the
furniture within the stipulated time.
Between three hundred and four hun
dred men undertook the work, which
was carried on throughout the night
by the aid of arc lamps. They started
with an empty piece of ground, put in
cement foundations with brick fac
ings, carried on the carpentering sim
ultaneously with the bricklaying-
using a special quick-drying plaster
painted the house with two coats Of
hard white enamel finish, and then in
stalled the furniture, carpets, curtains
and draperies, no detail being over
looked, even in the attic. The build
ing, which is 81 by SO feet outside
measurement, may properly be called
one of four stories, having basement,
first and second story and finished at
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-03-13

tic. 1t contains in all nine rooms, and
conforms in every detail to the very
stringent building bylaws of the city,
SO that there can be no suggestion OF
1t being "jerry-built" property. When
the house was finished small charge
was made for admission, each admis-
sion emitting the person to guess at
the number of beans in bottle in the
grounds. A young man who guessed
the correct number won the house,
which is worth about $4,000.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-03-13
TUNES.

TUNES.
They may startle.
They may be fiaring.
They may even be triple.
They may make the gods weep.
But they need not be terrifying.
There are sane, harmless little tu-
MICS.
There are soft, graceful tunics sans
wires.
TUNES may be plain, or edged with
fur or q rufia
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-03-13
Rebuttino a Libel.

John d. Rockefeller, talking to a
Cleveland clergyman, said one day.
with a whimsical but rather sad
smile:
From the stories that are told
about my love of money and my disre-
gard for humanity you'd think was
some such monster as the criminal or
the anecdote.
"A Judge once said to a terrible
criminal:
And you actually had the heart to
murder this poor man for matter OF
so cents!'
"'Well, your honor said the GRIM
inal, with an injuredinnocence air,
well. your honor, what do you ex-
pect? Fifty cents here and fifty cents
there-it soon mounts up"
Queer Sort.
What bent has this young man in
the drama?"
Straight work"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-03-13
SHIP SAVED BY CRUDE OIL

Crude oil in its tanks limited the
amount of water which could enter a
steamship when il struck rocks near
Ceylon and punctured large holes in
it's hull, and enabled it to reach port
five days later.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-03-13

When Lady Godiva made her famous
ride through Coventry, supposing she
ever did make it, she passed through
this ancient gate of the city, the Cook
street gate, which has been bought and
presented to Coventry recently to save
it from the hands of the modern build
er. 1t is one of the places relics Of
old architecture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-28

each week. The rest bought him those things boy of
his age must have But he denied himself many CLASSY
and more than willow bat to buy olypops for his
sister,
Every lad loves his sister; but to Roxy NIlly
supersister. She but two years younger; yet he
considered himself old enough to fill the place of the
father they had In his love for her there
was something Of parental feeling that drew her
spect.
Praise from N1il1y Roxy cherished above all others.
The pastor often patted his shoulder and purred:
you've voice like angels, Roswell"
But more valuable to ROXY than this the swift
embrace Of his sister and her. 3Even the birds listen,
Big Boy!"
THIS morning the boys thoughts were apparently
not of Birds neither did his face reflect any of the
Christmas spirit that seemed to thrill the sunt air
More than passerby wished him merry day of it
and wondered if he'd forgotten why he wearing
holly in his buttonhoe.
Fatty, greeting him the corner, wondered too.
Then remembering, he asked, slows Al1lly?"
"Bout the same"
4Im sorry Fatty stopped scooped up handful
of snow and patted it into ball before he asked, 4Gon
to sing just the sarne?"
dyes"
Gee! I like your nerve!"
@Don't, Fat'
Several boys joined them. Fatty waved them to 81
1ence and led the way into the chapel basement The
old sexton was just coming of the furnace room.
3Hello Boy" he called. Hello, Rozzy!'
He had started up the stairs but turned and beckoned
to Roxy. The boy frowned as he felt the old mans
hand his head; but the frown faded when he heard
the whisper:
"Its Christmas, Lad, and it's glad tidings of great
joy for all of You just feel it, and if you don't
get it."
Roxy swallowed hard, but gulped out aThank
you,' and they followed the sexton upstairs
Fatty went in first There buzz of welcome.
As the other boys followed the buzz continued. Then
Roxy crossed the threshold and there silence.
Every and boy stopped short. One holding
his coat up toward hook Another STOPPING to
tie his shoelace. third held a comb in his hair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-28
By LESLIE H. ALLEN

Roxy hesitated, then backed away toward the door,
At womans arms went round his neck, her
lips kissed his hair, her voice said, 3Good morning,
Roswell, and merry Christmas to you'll
"Thank you, Mrs. Barker And Roswell smiled.
Happy the boy who has known choir mother! When
you pull your tie loose the way church, the choir
mother ties it for you. When you rip button off your
cassock she sews it When you just don't want to
sing, she babies you bit in grown-up way, that
in the stalls you feel like lark flying wide
listening earth. And she gives you nuts at Thanks
giving time and ribbon candy at Christmas, and the
tender of mother always; which is all wonderful
for she isn't your mother at ALL
Who it, then, that broke the tension of Rozzys
Christmas welcome? Who patted his cheek and said
something about knowing mot 3hoping, mind you
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-12
Wasted Hospitality.

Excitement was intense in Pimp-
ton! A man, evidently from a news
paper, had been observed strollins
about on the ground of the local foot
ball club. taking copious notes in a
pocketbook.
Everybody was footballer at heart
In Pimpton, and it was felt that
something should be done 10 send the
reporter away in a friendly frame OF
mind. Eventually, DR.. Jones. the
president of the club decided to ASK
him up 10 dinner.
The evening passed away verv
pleasantly, until at last the hour OF
parting arrived.
We'll, good night. Mr.. Smith, said
the doctor. shaking him by the hand
affectionately. I'VE shall all look
forward to reading about our little
club in your paper. BY the way,
which is your paper
NV paper" queried the other III
a puzzled sort OF way.
Yes you can trust me, YOU know
what paper are you sending youi
account OF our club to-
Bless YOU. am not on amy pa
Ser. ONLY q. your jurf looked biz
sorry for itsel' J thought / would
measure the ground and put In an es-
Innate FOR retGrfnE K, Goodnight.
auG 'AanE you for a vcry jo'iJ oven
iHg,'
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-12
Would Suit Everybody.

ladies ana gentlemen" shouted the
loud-voiced cheapjack al the country
market to the little crowd which had
gathered. "this is the book for every
ore, the book for everywhere, the book
the book He tossed it up ami
caught it as it fell. Then lie went on
'''rhe book for everybody see? Ency-
olopedia Of eighty pages. recipe for every
dish that was ever cooked, formula for
the toothache. agreeable stories for old
women, treatise for young women or
the art OF getting husbands how TO cure
bunions without amputation, how 10
plant cabbages when the moon Is full,
how 10 breed rabbits, how TO interpret
dreams. how 20 tell fortunes, how to
get a divorce, how 10 reckon up the
interest or a mortgage The book FOR
every body"
But the audience was unapprecis tive.
ard he failed to dispose Of a single
copy, The eheapjack looked over the
crowd with disgust that could not be
disguised,
ladies and gentlemen" he remarked.
Il forgot TO mention that in this in
comparable book there is blank page
for those who can not read"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-12
Daysey Wayne
and Her Folks


TuE cold gray dawn OF the morn
ing after has nothing in the way
Of chilliness and gravity of
color on the week following Christ.
mas. There Is something almost
funereal In the manner in which the
Christmas tree IN thu parlor droops.
the be-ruffled and be-ribboned gifts
from friends still on display bear a
look that Is almost sinister, and the
resem blance between the sound Of the
toys breaking under every footstep
OF the floor and the explosions OF
wrath from Father is terrifying
7, The atmos sphere is charged with the
feeling that they have become the
llindling wood which Is to burn up
both his patience and his money. And
every woman knows what that means.
Dsysey Mayme Appleton was SO de-
pressed when she looked over what
she had made on the Christmas trad.
that she regretted she had not be-
come a "spug," one of that noble band
or brave women who compose the so
! c-ety Cor the Prevention OF Uss.ss.
Giving
She YEARLY counted ten pearf-
| handled pens. f1vs manicure sets. seven
vanity bags. four corset holders
eleven hatpin receivers, nine farcs.
work bags. seven napkin rings and aY
many aprons that II she stayed HON.
every day for thirty years and wor.
tnree at time she never could wear
them out
SCdoenIy happy thought struck
her Sho would become a snug, IL
was not too late; she would h.
spug next year; not one Of thosa VIII,
no not s!ve-that Is not in accord
with tho real Christian spirit She
wodld give. but she would give rb,t
she had received
u have called the .oc,.tv ph,.h
am organizing tho Society for the
Passing on OF Useful Gifts. Spite
ana every woman is eligible. There
are no dues. and the only rsouisits
% membership is a good memory. n
would never do to pass back to Aunt
Jane. for instance, the shoe bag shs
mas passed on to me. Such mistakes
nave an embarrassing effect on kin
reunions and cause a slump In tbs
Family Tie"
Ihen size carefully tied to each xifr
the card that came with It, bearinr
Merry Xmas Greetings. Undyinr Love
FOND Eemembrances, Best Wishes,
etc; wrapped each gift in tissue pa
per and put IT away. to be brouyh,
forth next year, when there would
be a new card attached and 1t would
be sent on It's blithesome holiday
journey.
IL there are any among you who
have received more hairpin holders
than you have hairs; whose Christ
mas tree held SO many bags it looked
as II it had been attacked by this
bagworm and who got as many bed
slippers as il YOU were o. centfpeds
and suffered with cold feet. join thu
New Order of Spuss, a Society FOR the
Passing on of Useless Gifts
FRANCES L. GARSIDB
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-12
Tabloid ales

Which, mother, knows the greater
trouble, man or woman?
All, child. that is hard to answer
With a woman it Is a struggle to
provide something for the inner man
and with a man it is an effort to
provide something for the outer
woman.
Why, mother mine, 90 some men
Join so many lodges?
They wish an excuse, little one,
for having no time for joining their
own families
Can mother, mother dear, always
find an excuse when her son is fail
ure?
Always, my child. When he is IN
married, she says he is too young to
succeed, and when he is married, she
says his wife won't let him.
Why, when evening comes, mother,
Is the father OF a family so often de-
pressed?
He has the feeling, little one, that
no one cares for him except as a
wage Garner. and the thought hurts.
What, mother is a secret?
My child, it. is one of the things |
hope you will never know. II you
have it, and keep it, you can't enjoy
1t, for there is no satisfaction in
keeping a secret And if you tell it,
you get into trouble.
FRANCES L. GARSIDE.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-12

What is tia sprained ankle ?"
asked Carrie Packard, capably.
Don't touch it-I can't bear for
you to touch it,
Nonsense! 1t must be bandaged!
I'll bandage it. Clear out you men
! bandages, Racie-Fmily take away
/ that saucepan and fetch me some
water
She rolled up her sleeves efficient
ly and went to her stateroom Cor
damp towels.
81 can't have it bandaged! Help
me to my stateroom," cried Mrs. Oil
yer, desperately, to Ingraham. She
struggled to her feet and then COL
lapsed suddenly. "Oh-give me some
sherry-quick"
What an actress you are You
almost fooled me-" said her host,
pouring the drink for her.
She seized the opportunity to pull
off her stocking and cover her foot
with a cushion-and then sank back
exhausted
need YOU said Carrie Packard,
hustling back with her lieutenants in
her wake. She knelt and examined
the slender pink foot held out to her.
Good, It hasn't had time TO swell
yet I'm afraid this means no rubber
to- night-but we can play all day
tomorrow. You must give me my
revenge"
you're getting your revenge-now
-by-being so--good to me- said
poor Mrs. oliver, wincing with pain.
Good? When I'm hurting you like
the deuce. There, VIII you see if
you can step on it,
As Mrs. Oliver lowered her ban
daged foot to the floor, the empty
stocking dropped down and Carrie
Packard picked it up and ran her
hand into it mechanically to turn It..
Here's your stock"
She glanced down at it and stopped
abruptly. Mrs. oliver had reached
her ststeroom door, supported by
stopped and glanced back at Carrie
Packard and the teiI-t stocking.
She went quite white and hobbled a
little faster on the supporting arms
Of her helpers. She gained her door
and entercd-but Carrie Packard
remained knecIine on the floor staring
at the stocking on her arm. Then
she took from her sweater pocket the
other stockins-thc one she had
found in the suitcase marked xxx
like barrel Of flour" Those stock
inas were Just alike!
"Racie! Emily! She called. Girls
do you see this?'
Mrs. divers stocking" inquired
Emily.
Mrs. divers stockings. Mrs. Oil
ver's suitcase tool She has been
making S-ols OF all nf laughing in
her sleeve she ana our husbands -"
OUR husbands %
Yes, II was Packy who brought
her IN board. notice that Tom and
charlie haven't allowed him to spend
mu"a Tine in her company
AHG Of cpuysr iu,t I'll that most Un-