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BOARDING.

BRIGHT. airy rooms; every convent
cacc. Excellent table. Special sum-
ner rates Mrs, Z. S. Evans. lis East
Franklin street.
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Juanita Holland smiled as she shook
her head and replied: I'm a woman.
and don't use tobacco"
"rhe hell ye don't!" The boy
paused, then added scornfuIly. my
nanny chaws and smokes. too-but
she don't straddle no hoss."
After that administration Of rebuke
he deigned once more to recognize
the missionary's insistent queries.
though he did so with a laconic impa-
thence.
81 tell We Fletch hain't hyar" The
boy started disgustedly away. but
paused in passing to jerk his head
toward the house and added: "Ye
mought ak thet woman eff we've a mind
ter"
The travellers raised their eyes and
saw a second figure standing with
hands on hips staring at them from
i the distance. 1t was the slovenly fig
ure of woman, clad in a colorless
and shapeless skirt and an equally
shapeless jacket, which hung un5elted
about her thick waist AS she came
slowly forward the girl began to take
in other details. The woman was
barefooted and walked with a sham
bling gait which made Juanita think
of bears pacing their barred inclos-
ures in a zoo. Her face was hard and
unsmiling, and the wrinkles about her
eyes were those of anxious and lean
| years. but the eyes themselves were
not unkind. Her lips were tight
clamped on the stem of clay pipe.
"'Evenin', ma'am," began the noun
taineer. I'm Good Anse Talbot
reckon mebby we've heerd Of me. This
lady is Miss Holland from down be
low. l lowed F1etch mought let Us
tarry hyar till sunup."
II reckon he mought eff he war hyal
though we don't foIIer taking IL
strangers" was the dubious reply
but he amt hyar.s
Where air he at pa
Don't know. Didn't ye see hin
down the road as ye rid along?'
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GAVE A TOUCH OF REALISM
Member Of Congregation Helped Out
Minister Who Was DiscoursinG on
the Theme Of Hades.

Gov. James F Fielder of New Jer
sey smiled when reference was made
to realism He said he recalled an in
cident that happened in a little coun-
try church
One Sunday night the good parson
Of the aforesaid church chose Hades
for his theme, and even as he elo-
quently discoursed an absent-minded
member of the congregation began to
toy with a nickel-plated match safe
Finally the matches caught fire and
the same was necessarily dropped to
the floor and covered with a large
foot
1T is wonderful, Mary" whispered
an elderly woman 20 a friend in the
seat ahead OF the match-playing par
ishioner. TT is simply wonderful"
Il suppose you mean the pastor s
remarks, Sarah" responded the other
in subdued voice
Yes" answered the first, gently
shifting the sulphur-scented air, y
have heard Brother White preach
many a sermon, but none so realistic
as this"
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Their pint Some of Mills fellers aims
ter slip over thar, too, an while Calls
ceIebratin' they aims ter git him ter
night"
DO they?" The taller mans voice
else?"
"They aims ter tell the world thet
they let Their law take hits co'se fust,
but tibet Bad Anse Havey makes a
mockery Of Their law"
For a moment there was silence,
and the quiet voice commenced, IRON
icaIly: my God, them feIlers lay
a heap of deviItry up against Bad
Anse, don't they?"
After a moment Of silence, through
which Juanita Holland was painfully
conscious of the quick beat OF her own
heart, she heard again the unexcited
voice of the tall stranger. Now it was
the capable tones of a general officer
giving commands.
Did ye give warnin' in Peril?"
Mo- couldn't get to speak with
| Cal. He was in cote-and SEEM as
how they didn't hgger on raisin' no
| hell twen they git over hyar-I didn't
turn backwards. l come straight
through. I lowed this was Their place
ter fix things up
you ride over to the dancin' party.
Get the older feIlers together. Keep
the boys quiet and sober-cold sober
Watch tibet old fool, Bob McGreegor
Don't spread these tidings till l get
there. If Cal comes over there. tel
him to keep outen sight Nothin
won't break loose before midnight
That's my orders By God Almighty
1 aim to have peace hereabouts Just
now!"
The speakers voice broke on and
the two men passed out Of sight
| around the corner of the house.
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are ye amin to ten

Talk out. What are ye amin to tell
met"
81 met up with a Teller In Job
Heath's blind tiger Jest outside Peril
He'd drunk lot Of Ticker an he got
ter talking mighty loose-tongued an
Free
The girl sickened little as she felt
that her fears were being realized.
and one hand went involuntarily up
TO her breast and stayed there. The
young man with the shriH voice talked
on impetuously.
Ever sence the trial Of Cal Doug
las started good old Milt McBriar
hain't been actin like hisself. Him
an Breck Havey's been stoppin' at
ther same hotel in Peril, an yet Milf
hain't 'peared ter be a bearin' no
| grudge whatsoever. When Their jury
was med up MiIt didn't seek ter chal
lenge feIlers tibet everybody knowed
was friends of Calls. Milt didn't even
seek ter raise no hell when Their jedge
ruled favorable ter Cal right along
This Teller what 1 talked ter lowed
tibet Milt didn't keer eff Cal came
clar."
The listening man once more an
swered with a quiet laugh. DO ye
low that that old rattlesnake. Milt Nc
Briar, aims to stand by an not try
ter hang or penitentiaTy kin of mine
for killin' kin of his?" he inquired
almost softly.
"Thet's just hit" The answer came
| quickly and excitedly. This fellel
lowed thet Old MiIt aimed ter show
Their world thet he couldn't git no jes
tice in cote thet blonged to Anse
Havey, an then he aimed ter tend
ter his own jestice fer hisselE He
lows ter hev hit homemade"
How is he goin' to fix it?" This
question was a bit contemptuous.
They fgger tibet when Cal come!
clar he'll ride lickety-split, with 1
bunch of Hayey boys, over hyar TEL
this dance what's a-goin' forward a
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CHAPTER II.

The girl rose and made her way
unsteadily to the back door and let
herself in She threw herself on the
bed and lay there, rapidly thinking. It
was obvious that her absence had not
been commented upon A few min
utes later she heard the voice Of Mrs.
McNash singing out: You folks kin
all come in an eat" and found her
self, outwardly calm, making her way
around to the shed addition which
served jointly as kitchen and dining
room.
When she entered the place Fetch
McNash was already seated and
sagged over his plate with the stupid
inertia of dulled senses
Juanfta found herself unaccount-
ably eager to see the tall stranger
whose voice had treasured her; who
had appeared first as the Samaritan
bringing home the helpless; then a.
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phuric acid-a cycle Of operations
whose beginning and end was the Uti-
Hzation OF waste. This method Of pro-
ducing color was responsible for the
desolate madden fields of France and
Holland and for the loss to the Hindus
OF their long-cherished indigo cuItive-
ton. Anthracene, one Of the heavier
oils OF coal tar, caused the fall Of the
nadder-growing industry. The madden
produced violets. redss blacks. purple
and dark browns. Anthracene vas
sold very cheapEy for Iubricatsng pur-
poses until certain chemists heated It
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MOTHERS EMOTIONS"
Good for Young People to Follow.

''My little grandson often comes up
TO show me how large the muscles OF
his arms are.
He was delicate child, but has de-
veloped into strong, healthy boy and
Postum has been the principal factor
81 was induced to give him the Post
UNI because OF my own experience
with it.
81 am sixty years old, and have been
q victim OF nervous dyspepsia for
many years. Have tried all sorts Of
medicines and had treatment from
many physicians, but no permanent re-
lief came.
st used to read the Postum adTer-
tisements in our paper. At first I gave
but little attention to them, but finally
something in one Of the advertise
ments made me conclude to try Pos
tum
Il was very particular to have It
| prepared strictly according 70 direc-
tons, and used good, rich cream It
was very nice indeed, and about bed
time said to the members Of the fam
lily that I believed 1 felt better. One
/ Of them laughed and said, That's an
/ OLleI OF mOl46r uOIO45s D4L LIZ ~
ton has not left me yet
81 continued to improve right along
after leaving on coffee and taking
Postum, and now after three years
use / feel so well that 1 am almost
! young again I know Postum was the
cause OF the change in my health and
cannot say too much IN its favor ]
wish could persuade all nervous peo-
pie to use il"
Name given by Postum Co, BATHS
Greek, Mich.
Postum comes In two forms:
Postum cereal-the original form
must be we'll boiled 15c and Csc pack
ages
Instant Postum soluble powder
dfssolTes quickly IN cup Of hot water
and, with cream and scsar, makes :
delicious beverage instantly. soc and
Soc tins.
Both kinds are equally delicious and
cost about the same per cup
There's = Reason for Postum
sold BY Gr0csra
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Copyright by Charles Neville Buckl

squalid and unlighted cabin Of logs.
At sight of its deso1ation the girls
heart sank. A square howell, window
less and obviously OF one room. held
up a wretched Iean-to that sagged
drunkenly against its end. The open
door was merely patch of greater
darkness in the gray picture. Behind
it doomed the mountain like crouch
ing Colossus.
At first she thought it an abandoned
shack, but as they drew near the stile
dark object lazily rose, resolving IT.
self into a small boy of perhaps
eleven. He had been sitting hunched
up there at gaze with his hands
clasped around his thin knees.
AS he came to his feet he revealed
a thin stature swallowed up in hick-
DRY shirt and an overample pair OF
! butternut trousers that had evidently
come down in honorable heritage from
elder brethren. His small face wore
a sharp, prematurely old expression
as he stood staring up at the new arri-
walls and hitching at the single gal
Ius" which supported the family
| breeches.
Airy one O. ye folks got chaw o
| terbaccy?" he demanded tersely, then
added in plaintive afternote: Il hahn
had a chaw terday."
Sonny" announced the colorless
mountaineer with equal succinctness,
I'VE want ter be took in. We're be-
nighted."
Eye mought ak Fetch" was the
stolid reply, only he hain't hyar. Hes
airy one O. ye folks got claw o
terbaccy."
81 don't chaw, ner drink, ner smoke.
answered the horseman quietly, in the
manner of one who teaches by pre-
cept I'm preacher Of Their Gawspel
Air ye Fletch's boy?"
"Huh-huh. Hain't thet woman got
no terbaccy nuther?'
Evidently, whatever other charac
teristics went into this youths ma
ture, he was admirably gifted with te
nacity and singleness Of purpose
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line. Aniline had been obtained previ-
ously rom the indigo plant '-anil."
The dzscoTery Of mauve created q
large demand for the artificial anIline
base. and gave unexpected value to
benzine. It yielded aniline by being
treated with nitric acid and with the
borings of cast iron powdered into
dust. Having done its work In the
aniline still. the dust was used by the
gas maker TO cleanse his coal gas from
sulphur, and then It passed TO the
Manufacturing chemist. who burned the
sulphur out Of it and produced sui
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this discovery gave me more pleasure
than those I found in the protective
company Of the harmless ivy! That
is what Froude tells Us he found in
Thomas Carlyle. That is what We
should find In one another. II only we
had eager, patient. and loye-vsshed
eyes. Human life is not all nettles:
to affirm it Is the perverted Judgment
Of the cy1ie; they who have pas
sion for God viii snd tbs Godlike
everywhere; they viii ind the VtOlets
Of moral lcveIiness even IN the midst
Of the noisone waste And when
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Steals 500 Hmoviep Tickets.

When Peter Packa, fifteen years old.
was arrested yesterday on suspicion
Of having attempted to rob a store, it
was found that he had 500 tickets to
the United States Garden theater, a
moving picture house, N his pockets
81 just unscrewed the hinges on the
box once door and took en- he told
the police. I'D have had free movies
for more'n a year if you feller's hadn't
got wise to me."-New York World.
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HOW GREAT INDUSTRY BEGAN
Chemist May Be Said to Have Stun
bled Over q Discovery Of Inn
niense Importance.

An experimenting chemist. endeav-
~oring to produce artificial quinine. u.s.
ing a base known as aniline. not only
obtained coloring matter called mauve.
aIt laid the foundation for the coal-tar
color industry. which has developed
until today almost every color and
shade of color is derived from AMI
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with zinc filings and produced aIIzarin,
and then the secret Of the madden
plant was discovered La this way
chemistry displaced agriculture. one
pound Of alfzarin having the ccloring
power OF ninety pounds OF madden,
and the iubricating oil sold at a tride
as waste became valuable colOring
matter.
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Emulation.

Mrs. Comeup has got a spaniel
/ water dog
She has, has she? Then I'm going
to make your pa get me one Of them
air ocean greyhounds-'
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they have found them their fellow
searchers shall hear an exultant shout
and they shall come together, and IN
the gracious discovery there shall Be
a common rejoicing in the truth
J. II. Jowett. D. D.. In the Christian
Herald.
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To Remove Putty.

To remove old putty from q window
after the glass has been taken out
pass a hot soldering iron or poker over
Il This scfte1s II and It "a easily re-
no4ed
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Exp!erIna or Frlenes.

One dag / found an exquisite clunp
OF sweet vioIeEs hiding IN tbs very
heart Of BED q nsttlsss And think
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Hia unpermoat Thouqht.

Mrs. Blsnk-How had better have
my new dress mads2
BIank-SmaII in the bill.
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Keeping Cheese.

To keep cheese from molding In q
wet season spread the cut surface
thfnly with butter.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-11-26
In the Early Days Of Coal.

The use of coal is so general
throughout the world and is such an
indispensable commodity, that natural
ly the mind would think of it's having
been in existence from time immemo-
rial, yet one of the Oldest mentions of
its use as fuel is when Marco Polo.
the Venetian traveller, in 1875, wrote
as follows: 1T is fast that all over
the country of Cathay there is kind
of black stone existing in beds in the
mountains, which they dig out and
burn like firewood. 1t is true they
have plenty OF wood also, but they do
net burn it, because those stones burn
better and cost less" His countrymen
refused to believe his statement. The
first shipment CT coal to London was
made shortly after this period and the
first successful effort made to smelt
ore with coal in a blast furnace was
by enc Simon SturtevaEt, an English
man, in 1912.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-11-26
MANY WIRELESS STATIONS
Germany Prepared for Emergencies
That Would Arise in the Day
Of Conflict.

Part of German preparedness for
"the Day" was the erection of world.
wide system of high-power wireless
stations. When the war started there
were in operation German wireless
stations in Europe, Africa, America
and the South seas. Many have been
dismantled by the allies, but the three
greatest still remain and serve to keep
Germany in communication with the
outside world, even though the cables
be cut.
The three greatest stations are at
Nauen, Germany; Sayville, L. l., and
somewhere" IN Spain. The French
claim that there is German wireless
station in every state in the Union.
Outside of the Sayville station there
are known to be four high-power sta
tiQns in Mexico and ten in South
America, the latter having added ma
terially in the exploits of the German
sea raiders in both the Pacific and the
Atlantic.
The Spanish, Sayville and Nauen
stations are probably the most power
full in the world. They are each sup
posed to have constant transmit
ting power Of 5000 miles, OCCASIONALLY
raised to 1900 miles. The waves are
so powerful that they temporarily par
alyze other aerial communications.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-11-26
e CORRESPONDENCE =
Thetford.

VIM. Voss has moved back to Flint.
L. j. Benjamin was in Flint, Tuesday.
Delos Simpson spent Monday with
Mrs. Jas. Beckwith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Wildfong and sons
spent Sunday with d. Baldwin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Ross and family
have moved to their new home in Flint.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Baker and chill
dren have moved to the Wardoski farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. H. Beckwith spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. F. Carter in
Clio.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Crawford spent
Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. B.
Leonard in Mt. Morris.
Mrs. Delos Simpson has returned to
her home in Flint after spending the
week with Mrs. Jas. Beckwith.
The following pupils of the Wildcat
School were neither tardy nor absent
during the past month: Helen Willing,
Floyd Ross, Carlin Wildfong and Paul
Wildfong.
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Thetford Center

Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Benjamin spent
Tuesday in Flint.
Miss Louisa WILDER, of Flint, spent
Sunday with her parents.
Gala Maxwell and wife spent Sunday
with Austin Cummings and family.
Mrs. d. C. Simpson, of Flint, has
been visiting Mrs. Beckwith for few
days.
Frank McCray, of Saginaw, is at the
home of Wayne Page over Thanksgiv-
ing.
Miss Marian Mcintyre has gone to
Detroit after spending few days with
Mrs. Wayne Page.
Mrs. Ed. Campbell, of Saginaw.
came Wednesday to spend Thanksgiv-
ing with her mother.
Mrs. A. M. WILDER and Mrs. B. M.
Johnson were guests of Walter john
son and family, Tuesday.
Thomas Pound and wife and John
Newman and wife, of Fenton, spent
Saturday at the home of Geo. Pound.
Mrs. Raymond Marble and little
daughter, of Flint, is visiting her par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Harmon, for
few days.
Mrs. A. M. WILDER and Mrs. B. M.
Johnson visited at the home of George
Geiger, Thursday and at the home OF
Lloyd Geiger, Friday.
F. J. WILDER and wife and Mrs. A.
M. WILDER and her sister, Mrs. John
son, were entertained at the home OF
Seth Johnson, Sunday.
Ed. Seely and family, Sam Brady and
family, Otto Hornung, Harry Sieb and
family and Chas. Drudge and wife sur.
prised Mrs. Elmer Drudge, Sunday,
the occasion being the lady's birthday.
A Poverty Social will be given at the
Boutwell, School, Tuesday evening, Nov.
80. A hot supper will be served and 6
program will be given by the pupils. A
fine for all good clothes will be taken.
Everybody come.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-11-26
To Clean CO pper Easily.

Have you any copper utensils in
your household that are a trial to
clean? Why should il DC when there
is an easy way? Place a little oxalic
acid in a dish and moisten with water
enough to make a paste. Rub this
paste On the articles TO be cleaned,
using a soft cloth. Let them dry.
Now rub briskly with a dry flannel
cloth, and as a result you will have
a remarkable brightness.
Having the article to be cleaned
very hot will make the operation even
easier. Let the utensils stand with
boiling water in it for while before
cleaning 1t.
Try this method and see how easily
the percolator, chatting dish, tea pot,
serving tray and many other things
are made bright and new.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-11-26
QUEER OLD-TIME PENALTIES
Judges Seem to Have Mixed Humor
With the Severity Of the Pun
Ishment Inflicted.

When New York, or as 1t was then
called, New Amsterdam, was under
Dutch rule, some peculiar penalties
were enacted. In 1912 defendant in
an action for SANDER was sentenced
ito throw something in the box for
the poor" In 1914 Thomas Cornell,
soldier, was tried for desertion and
sentenced ito be conveyed to the
place of execution. and there fastened
to a stake, and ball fired over his
head, as an example to other evil
doers." In 1647 Jonas Jonassen, a
soldier, for robbing hen roosts and
killing a pig, was ordered ito ride a
wooden horse three days, from 2 p.
m. to the conclusion of the parade,
with fifty-pound weight tied to each
foot. In 1913 an Englishman found
guilty of a grave offense was pardoned
on condition that he saw firewood for
one year for the West India company
In the time of the commonwealth, in
England. drunkards at Newcastle-on-
Tyne were sentenced to carry about a
tub, with holes in the sides for the
arms to pass through. In 1854, in
Scotland. David Leyes, for striking his
father. was compelled to appear be-
fore the congregation at church, "bair-
heddit and bairfuttit." with paper
above his head inscribed with large
letters, Behold the onnaturall son,
punished for putting hand on his IA
Their, and dishonoring God in him."
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-11-26
Codes Used by Government.

In handling its communications, our
government, in its several branches
and departments, uses all the leading
commercial codes These 1t supple
ments by private codes held ccnfidm-
tial in the service, and prepared by
it's own officers and experts. The
State department employs code
bearing its name, copies Of which are
In the office OF the Secretary Of State,
and in the hands of our diplomatic
and consular agents everywhere.