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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-04-02

big "dummkopf." England had been
In possession of the island since the
Napoleonic wars, but had never real
lied its strategic Importance.
The island in 1890 was simply tri-
angular slab of red mari and sand
stone, scarcely three miles in circum-
ference, arising abruptly 200 feet out
of the sea. 1t was visibly crumbling
away. The great storms from the
north were battering it to pieces, and,
as one authority wrote at the time,
I'm few generations, or at the most a
few centuries more, Helgoland will be
only fiat, desolate sand dune like
those of the surrounding sea-"
Instead of crumbling away the island
of Helgoland today is buttressed on
every side with ferroconcrete. Break.
waters have been constructed, naval
harbor built, and from armored case.
ments and sunken batteries the i'm.
mense Krupp guns can sweep the sea
for over ten miles In all directions. 1t
has taken millions of dollars to ac-
complish this, but Germany has cheer.
fully expended $1,250,000 annually in
protecting the island itself from its
natural enemy, the sea, and in convert
Ing 1t into one of the strongest for
resses in the world.
In fact, Helgoland today forms prac.
IDEALLY the nucleus around which the
whole naval program of the German
empire revolves.
At the time of the purchase the Kiel
canal was nearing completion and the
great navy yards and naval stations of
the empire were being built at Will
helmshaven, Bremerhaven, Kiel and
Cuxhaven.
The work of reconstruction was i'm
mediately begun by the Germans and
today the island Is the one great Ger
man menace to England's control of
the North sea. Here are gathered the
kaiser's main torpedo boat and subma-
rine fleets with which Germany ex-
poets to maintain its war zone around
the British isles. 1t is Also the key and
guard of Germany's main artery of
commerce-the way TO Hamburg. This
great seaport, almost world dominat-
ing In times Of peace. is impregnable
with the great dirigible station and
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-04-02

in company with other boys similarly
equipped, went forth in search of bum
BILE bee nests? He roamed the rip
ping meadow seas in quest Of the
buzzing pirate with golden doublet,
and on sighting him followed him in
a straight course to the hidden lair.
Such assaults they were, such spir-
tied advances, such ignoble retreats
and utter routs! And such laugh
ter-and such pain!
Once, though not at Aleppo, grim
pirate In black corselet followed a
small boy on rapid wing for half a
mile, digging him at every bound, and
finally, looping the loop, sailed up the
leg Of his cottonmade pants.
There was ample room In the rear
half way up for egress, but the pirate
showed no quarter, and, going on up,
attained position of vantage be-
tween the shoulder blades. Here he
began to dig, and as he dug the boy
began to shed useless raiment. At
the edge of town he wore the remains
Of hickory straw hat and hurt
look. However, he gathered up his
scattered raiment and returned to the
fray.
Then, too, there was the fat boy
with the tight pants. and the boy
with the shaven head, who, after TAX
ing refuge on top of wagon shed,
had to be hauled home. But why re-
count? Those were days of noble
adventure, and every sunrise brought
the call to some glorious hazard;
every sunset saw some valorous deed
accomplished. Boys In these deca-
dent days don't even know what bum
ble-bee honey tastes like.-N~w York
Evening Post.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-04-02
SAGE TEA AND SULPHUR
DARKENS YOUR GRAY HAIR
Look Years Younger! Try Grandma's
Recipe of Sage and Sulphur and
Nobody Will Know.

Almost everyone knows that Sage
Tea and Sulphur properly compound
ed, brings back the natural color and
lustre to the hair when faded, streaked
or gray; also ends dandruff, itching
scalp and stops falling hair. Years
ago the only way to get this mixture
was to make it at home, which is
mussy and troublesome.
Nowadays we simply ask at any
drug store for "Wyeth's Sage and Sui
phur Hair Remedy" You will get a
large bottle for about SO cents. Every
body uses this old, famous recipe, be-
cause no one can possibly tell that
you darkened your hair, as 1t does it
so naturally and evenly. You dampen
a sponge or soft brush with it and
draw this through your hair, taking
one small strand at time; by morn
ing the gray hair disappears, and
after another application or two, your
hair becomes beautifully dark, thick
and glossy and you look years younger.
Adv.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-04-02

Made Into a Mighty Stronghold.
Since 1890 the island has been prac.
tically reconstructed 1t is fortified
against the sea and warlike fleets alike
with great granite buttresses 16 feet
thick and 240 feet high on all sides.
Even the assures in its cliffs have been
filled up and bound together with thou
sands of tons of ferroconcrete. The
Krupp guns on 1t are estimated to
have cost $10,OO0,0O0. 1t has a As
fathom roadstead which can hold the
entire German fleet in safety and 100
miles nearer England than in any
other of its home stations.
Helgoland magazines contain mil
lions of rounds of every class of ammu-
milton. Mines, torpedoes, aerial bombs
and submarines are here in abundance.
It's garrison is provisioned for a siege
of years.
The island is connected with Ger
many by submarine cable. It's waters
for miles around are heavily mined. 1t
was near Helgoland early in the war
that the first naval disaster overlook
the British when the cruiser Amphion
was sunk by a mine placed by the
steamer Koenigin Luise.
1t saved the German fleet from de.
struction when Admiral Beatty turned
back after sinking the Bluecher, refus-
ing to risk his battle cruisers among
the mines and submarines surround
ing Helgoland.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-04-02
MOTHER! LOOK At
CH|LD'S TONGUE
If cross, feverish, constipated,
give california Syrup
of Figs"

A laxative today saves a sick child
tomorrow. Children simply will not
take the time from play to empty their
bowels, which become clogged up with
waste, liver gets sluggish; stomach
sour.
Look at the tongue, mother! If coat
ed, or your child Is listless, cross, few
erish, breath bad, restless, doesn't eat
heartily, full of cold or has sore throat
or any other children's ailment, give a
teaspoonful of California Syrup Of
Figs" then don't worry, because 1t is
perfectly harmless, and in few hours
all this constipation poison, sour bile
and fermenting waste will gently
move out of the bowels, and you have
a we'll. playful child again. A thor
ough inside cleansing" is ofttimes all
that is necessary. 1t should be the
first treatment given in any sickness.
Beware of counterfeit fig syrups
Ask at the store for 50-cent bottle Of
California Syrup of Figs" which has
full directions for babies, children OF
all ages and for grown-ups plainly
printed on the bottle. Adv.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-04-02
"CASCARETS' FOR
LIVER, BOWELS
For sick headache, bad breath,
Sour Stomach and
constipation.
Get q 10-cent box now.

GeL Il lU-Ceut DOA uOW.
No odds how bad your liver, stomach
or bowels; how much your head
aches, how miserable and uncomfort.
able you are from constipation, indiges-
ton, biliousness and sluggish bowels
you always get the desired results
with Cascaret5.
Don't let your stomach, liver and
bowels make you miserable. Take
Cascarets tonight; put an end to the
headache, biliousness, dizziness, nerv-
BUSINESS, sick, sour, gassy stomach,
backache and all other distress;
cleanse your inside organs of all the
bile. gases and constipated matter
which is producing the misery.
A 10-cent box means health, happi-
ness and clear head for months.
No more days of gloom and distress
If you will take a Cascaret now and
then. All stores sell Cascarets. Don't
forget the children-their little in
sides need cleansing, too. Adv.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-04-02
Income Tax Payers.

There are 23,551 single women who
pay an income tax, but only 6,6S2 mar
ried women, while there are 52,212
bachelors on the income tax rolls, as
against 272,153 married men. Alto
gether, 357,59S persons in the United
States pay tax on their incomes.
or persons who receive a moderate
income, say from $4,000 to $1,000,
there are in the entire country ally
1Ss,974.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-04-02
"A twenty-five years ago Great
Britain traded a patch Of 100
acres to Germany for the island
OF Zanzibar. 1t is probable that


Of Zanzibar 1t is probable that
King Georges government to-
day would be willing to give several
kanzibars to get back that bit of land.
Lord Salisbury made the trade and it
was thought at the time to be very ad-
vantageous to the English, but that
small piece of the earth's surface was
the island of Helgoland and so far in
this great war ii has capably protected
the coast of Germany from attacks
by the British fleet. An 81" shaped
island in the North sea, &c miles from
the mouths of the Elder, Elbe and
Weser rivers, Helgoland has come to
be known as the Gibraltar of the
North sea, and the name is not mis-
applied.
In ancient times Helgoland, then
more than five times it's present size,
was sacred to the Goddess Hertha, and
was known as Fosetisland, from the
Tristan Goddess Foseta who had tenn
pie on the island. From the middle of
the tenth century it was an independ-
cuJ ItpuDliC, Dut Cdult lHtO TIC pOSSSo-
sion of the dukes Of Schleswig in the
fourteenth century, and was captured
by Denmark in the beginning Of the
eighteenth century. The latter coun-
try coded the island to Great Britain
In 1914, and Germany came into pos
session of it in 1890.
In times of peace Helgoland has a
population OF about three thousand
Frisians who are supported chiefly by
fishing, by serving as pilots and by
catering to the wants Of strangers who
go there for the sea bathing.
Germany's Good Trade.
At the time of the trade with Ger
many Lord Salisbury's diplomacy was
praised as clever coup and the
kaiser. just then taking his place in
world politics, was laughed at for a
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-04-02

Dodd's Kidney Pills and they relieved
me again. l used three boxes. That
is now three years ago and my Back
ache has not returned in it's severity,
and by using another two boxes lit
tie later on, the pain left altogether
and l have had no trouble since. You
may use my statement. / recommend
Dodd's Kidney Pills when and wher-
ever l can" Dodd's Kidney Pills, SOC.
per box at your dealer or Dodd's Medi-
cine Co., Buffalo, N. Y.-Adv.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-04-02
Shuts Them Up.

Church, see Mrs. BERTHE Brixie OF
Webster county is the only woman
sheriff in Missouri.
Gotham-She is tho only woman in
Missouri who can shut up other WON
en-, l suppose.-Yonkers Statesman.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-04-02
Free to 0nr I,ender.

Write Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago, for
4S-page illustrated Eye Book Free. Write all
as to the Proper Application of the Murine
Eye Remedies In Your Special Case Your
Druggist will tell You that Murine Relieves
Sore Eyes, Strengthens Weak Eyes. Doesn't
Smart, Soothes Eye Pain, and sells for soc.
Try IL in Your Eyes and In Baby's Eyes for
Scaly Eyelids and Granulation. Adv.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-04-02

its last stages, /
tried Dodd's Kid
ney Pills. After
using two boxes ]
was somewhat re-
lieved and | stop
ped the treatment.
In the spring of
the next year l
had another at
tao1v 1901 g..
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-04-02
Couldn't Get II.

Il like this quaint little mountain
village of yours, waiter. ! suppose
can get plenty Of oxygen here
mo, sir; we've got local option. -
Sacred Heart Review.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-04-02
WHIPPING OUT BEES NEST
Old-Time Fun Of Which Boy Of tho
Present Age Seems to Know
Nothing.

What has become of the old-fash.
Toned boy who, on summer morn
ing. armed himself with a shingle
paddle and bunch of iron weeds and.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-04-02

coughs and Colds cannot hold out against
Deans Mentholated Cough Drops. A single
dose gives relief-5c at all Druggists.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-04-02
Cruel, Too.

I'm saddest when sing"
You're durn fool to sing, then. -
Boston Evening Transcript.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-04-02
THE PROFESSORS STATEMENT.

Prof. Aug. F. w. Schmitz, Thomas,
Okla, writes: II was troubled with
Backache for about twenty-five years
When told l had Bright's Disease in
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-04-02
The Real Article.

Little Lemuel-Say, paw, what is
an instrument of torture?
Paw-The piano in the fiat upstairs,
son.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-04-02

Your Uncle Samuel spent $S00,000.-
900 for jewelry last year.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-04-02

A model wife Is one who isn't pat
termed after a model.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-04-02

Flashes of Humor.
why are you wearing glasses.
Blinks?"
II was nearly blinded by my daz.
zling wit, Jinks."
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-04-02

important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA, safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that it
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-02-05
said one of the greatest thinkers
this country ever produced.

plenty of it, is often most essential in
the laboratory, lack of it detrimental
to the best results.
The second and greater need is a piano
for use in the Study Hall.
The little organ now in use has done
good service but has long since seen its
best days. A faithful teacher labored
earnestly to play the hymns, she did
what she could, the fault was not hers,
but the result was not pleasing to the
ear.
Now Mr.. Editor these things ought
not so to be. And I venture to say.
If parents would visit the school and
see conditions for themselves, these
things would not so be.
/ judge that between $50 and SIS
would put the water and sinks in the
laboratory and s225 will buy q good
piano. Say $500 for both these needs.
Surely there are enough public spirited
citizens in our county to overcome such
conditions. There ought to be at least
so people who would gladly give $500
to this worthy cause.
We have a well attended school and
an excellent corps of teachers. They
are doing good work. With few sd-
ditions to equipment they will be able
TO do better work.
| will do my part. Who will be next!
With a long pull, strong pull, a pull
all together and the thing is done.
LET'S GET TOGETHER.
Yours for bigger and better High
School. Sincerely,
C. A. HARPER.
Pastor Presbyterian Church.
SomervilIe, Tenn. Jan. 26, 1915.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-02-05
THE CUSTER Law.

The custer bill passed few days
ago by the legislature was signed by
Gov. Rye and is now a law. 1t is
about the first law passed in this state
in many years that applies to officials
and seeks to force them to do their
official duties. Gov. Rye rightly re-
fused to sanction an custer law giving
the governor power of removing dere-
lict officials, but he did not hesitate to
give his approval to the law giving the
courts that power, and as consequence
officials who have openly refused to do
their sworn duty must open up on law
lessness or get out.
Few counties or cities in Tennessee
but have had officials who swore they
would perform certain duties which
they made no effort to perform, and
Somerville and Fayette county are not
in ia position to say much to the other
counties and cities. A mallory of our
people want to see the laws enforced
and county officials, district officials
or city officials who have winked at
certain species of lawlessness and lent
encouragement and patronage might as
well know that they have not fooled
the public and that they are amenable
to the custer law just as much as
Mayor Crump or Sheriff Reichman.
Gov. Rye seems not inclined to BIZ
bossed by Mayor Crump, Mayor Howse,
Senator Lea or any other former boss
and in his freedom from control by
such bosses he has the backing of 8
solid democracy. The custer bill was
supported by practically solid vote Of
both houses of the legislature, except
the Shelby, Davidson and Hamilton
delegations.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-02-05
Your Kidneys.

Somervile Residents Must Learn Tn,
Importance of Keeping Them Well.
Perfect health means that every or
gan Of the body is performing its func-
tons properly.
Perfect health cannot be enjoyed il
the kidneys are weak and disordered.
Thousands testify that Doan's Kid
ney Pills have reviving action or
weak kidneys.
What this remedy has done in so
many cases of this kind is the best
proof of its merit.
Read the following. It's testimony
gratefully given by resident of this
locality.
J. S. McHughes, S8l E. Preston St.
Jackson, Tenn, says: "When | was
suffering from backache and other
symptoms of kidney complaint, | used
Doan's Kidney Pills. and they relieved
me. | can recommend this remedy
highly for | know that it lives up to all
the claims made for it. :"
Price Soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-ge
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. McHughes had. Foster Milburn
Co. Props. Buffalo, N. Y, adv. PIP
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-02-05
WHEN THE TIRED
MOTHER GIVES OUT
What Then?-The Family Suf-
fers, the Poor Mothers Suf-
fer-Mrs. Becker Meets
This Distressing Situation.

Collinsville, Ill.-"I suffered from .
nervous breakdown and terrible head
aches, and was tired all over, totally
worn out and too discouraged to enjoy
life, but as / had four in family and
sometimes eight or nine boarders, kept
on working despite my suffering.
&c | saw Vinol advertised and decided
to try it, and within two weeks
noticed decided improvement in my
condition and now | am q well woman. I"
Mrs. ANA BECKER, Collinsville, III.
There are hundreds of nervous, run
down, overworked women in this vicinity
who are hardly able to drag around and
who we are sure would be wonderfully
benefited by Vinol as Mrs. Becker was.
The reason Vinol is so successful in
building up health and strength in such
cases is because il combines the mediei-
nal tissue building and curative elements
Of Gods livers together with the blood
making, Strengthening properties Of
tonic iron. We ask every weak, ner-
Tous, rundown man or woman in this
vicinity TO try bottle Of Vinol on our
guarantee to return their money IL Il
tails 70 benefit
Reames Bros, SOmerville, Tenn.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-02-05

The adoption of resolution by the
legislature last week submitting to a
vote of the people the constitutional
amendment giving women the right to
vote does not mean that the measure
becomes effective. 1t must be passed
by the next legislature and then date
fixed for the vote by the people.
Failure to fix a date killed several i'm
portant amendments two years ago.
among them one making all county and
state officers serve four years and be
ineligible for second term.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-02-05
County High.

Dear Mr.. Editor:
Will you allow me space for a few
words to the citizens of our county?
A few weeks ago it was my privilege
to visit the High school and to conduct
the morning chapel exercises. As
had never been in the building | went
early that might see the arrangement
and equipment. Mr.. Editor, / was sur
prised at what saw, and not agree
ably so either.
! will not take time or space to tell
all the needs but to my mind there are
two that are most pressing. First,
there is no water in the Physics and
Chemistry laboratory. From experience
| know this to be most inconvenient to
teacher and pupil alike. Water, and
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-02-05
Correction.

The Falcon was misinformed as to
the family of Jim HesthcUck deceased
being related to the Roberts boys as
was stated in these columns last week.
Will Heathcock. son of Jim Heathcock,
has requested that this error be cor
rected and The Falcon is glad to make
the correction, and upon this request in
forms the public that Will Heathcock
states that he nor his family are in any
way related to or connected with the
Roberts boys, and that he never even
knew them until FIVE years ago when he
moved to the fifteenth district, some
two or three miles from the Roberts
home.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-02-05
HUSBAND RESCUED
DESPAIRING WIFE

| had gotten % weak I could not ssan4
and ! gave up IL despair.
Al last, my husband got me bottle q
Cardv, tis woman's tonic, and | CON-
asneed taking h. Prom the very firt
desc, could tell II was helping me. |
can aow walk two miles without 10
tirisg me. and am doing all my work"
n you are all run down from womRnly
troubles, don't give up in despair. Try
cardd, dc woman'stonic. lthas helped
more than 4 million women, In lis 50
years Of coatinuous success, and should
surely help you. too. Your druggist hss
sold cGdh for years. He knows whsi
il VIII do. Ask him. He VIII recon-
mend Il Begin taking csrdd today.
WEiis n: Diseases. kexlc.a Co. Lan~
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The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-02-05
David Dobbins Succumbs to
Wounds.

The wounding of David Dobbins by
Henry Roberts on Tuesday, January rs,
was related in these columns last week.
But the news of the death of Mr.. Dob
bins which occurred at st. Joseph
Hospital in Memphis on Wednesday
did not reach US in time for more than
mere mention in that issue,
1t can be safely said that in all Fay
cite county there was no better man
than Dave Dobbins. Of a quiet and
gentle disposition and with a courage
and fealty to his friends which hesi-
tated at no limit. There was nothing
pretended. about him or his life in any
of its phases. He was just what he
seemed to be, living openly the life
which characterizes a good man and
true. True to every principle of
gentlemanly demeanor, true to every
duty of home and loved ones, true to
his God, true to his fellow man.
Deceased was son of the late DR..
A. M. c. Dobbins who lost his life in
the yellow fever scourge of 1878 trying
to save others. He died martyr for
the good of humanity, and his most
worthy son now has been called hence
no less a martyr than was his father.
He is survived by an aged mother to
whom he was her ALL, wife and FIVE
children, the youngest being but eight
years of age. And these have but
little more Of grief for his death than
the hundreds of friends in Fayette coun-
ty who counted him as their friend.
A large gathering witnessed the last
sad rites on Thursday, January %,
when he was laid TO rest in Ebenezer
cemetery near Williston, where may
well be written as a constant reminder
to those who come after him of just
what character of man he was, He
was good man..
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-02-05

A former friend and schoolmate of the
late David Dobbins, seeing in the papers
mention of the sad death, wrote from
his home in Atlanta a few days ago
addressing his letter to the county
court cleark of Fayette county called
attention of our people to a duty that
we owe to the family of the de,
ceased to provide for their needs, bis
life having been lost in his discharge OF
a public service. This friend enclosed 81.
to start a. fund for the bereaved family
and The Falcon is glad to add another
dollar which we will deliver to C. w.
Crawford, county court clerk, whom
we suggest as proper treasurer for
such fund, being a former schoolmate
and lifelong friend of the deceased.
A thousand citizens can give 81 each to
this fund and that sum will but poorly
show the appreciation that we feel
for his public service by this help to his
wife and little ones left without pro-
vision for their support. If citizens
will respond to this call of duty and
send contributions to Mr.. Crawford,
The Falcon will be glad to acknowledge
the subscription by publishing the
names of those who contribute.