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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-01-15

to thrill him, but enough 10 pay ex
penses for season. Then the ore
ran poor again. The following year
he decided the George Washington
wasn't of much account, so he re-
turned to the Independence.
Suddenly Struck the Trunk.
He plugged away all season at the
independence, occasionally running on
little vein of gold, profitable ore,
and then having it lose itself on him.
He just about made expenses. He
had his eyes open all the time for q
purchaser. The purchasers were
rather shy, however. Too many had
been stung. The independence and
the George Washington had bad
names. If Stratton had offered to sell
the two properties outright for $4,000
it's doubtful whether he could have
found purchaser.
That was the condition when STRAIT
ton suddenly came on the trunk of
that tree. 1t was rich ore. Within a
few days the strike was known
throughout America. Stratton no long
err was a joke. He had no trouble in
getting money. He could take it right
out of the ground. The more devel-
opment he made the richer became
the prospects. Day after day the
trunk widened. Mining experts from
all over the world came to see the
property. All sorts of propositions
were made to Stratton for the pur-
chase of his holdings. He was pretty
shrewd. He carried his development
along until he had eight or ten mil
lion dollars in ore in sight. Then he
sold out for SIS, 100000. There was no
string tied to this amount. He had
to get the money and he got it. He
had been seven years selling that
mine and he had got rid of it three
times before he finally sold II for good
and for all.
That $15,000,000 made Stratton one
of the great millionaires of the West.
His home at Colorado Springs became
show place OF Colorado. The indie
pendence mine Is one of the richest
the Cripple Creek region has known.
Stratton has been dead some years
and he will go down In history as a
miner, his name linked with the Inde-
pendence. Nine men out of ten who
knew him intimately will declare he
was a better carpenter than a miner,
and that his case was simply an in
stance of mans inability to avoid a
fortune when IL is his destiny to have
one come to him
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-01-15
BILIOUS, HEADACHY,
SICK ''CASCARETS'
Gently cleanse your liver and
sluggish bowels while
you sleep.
Get a 10-cent box.

Sick headache, biliousness, 'dizzi-
ness. coated tongue, foul taste and foul
breath-always trace them to torpid
liver; delayed. fermenting food in the
bowels or sour, gassy stomach.
Poisonous matter clogged in the in
testines. instead Of being cast out
of the system is re-absorbed into the
blood. When this poison reaches the
delicate brain tissue 1t causes con-
gestion and that dull. throbbing, sick
ening headache.
Cascarets Immediately cleanse the
stomach, remove the sour, undigested
food and foul gases, take the excess
bile from the liver and carry out all
the constipated waste matter and
poisons In the bowels.
A Cascaret tonight will surely
straighten you out by morning. They
work while you sleep-a 10-cent box
from your druggist means your head
clear, stomach sweet and your liver
and bowels regular for months. Adv.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-01-15

and silver were little more than
threads. Occasionally, when he could
afford 1t, he had an assay made. The
report was not reassuring. Once he
got out as much as a carload of ore.
This didn't bring him a days wages.
Then instead of widening. the little
veins of metal seemed to peter out
the deeper he went.
Stratton worked for several months
and then became convinced that the
mine was of no account, or at least
no account for a man who didn't have
enough money to carry the shaft
deeper into the earth than he could
afford. He was about at the end Of
his resources. He had to earn some
money to pay debts he had contract
ed and pay for his daily fare. He did
little carpentering and worked as a
day laborer in other mines. Mean
while he looked around to find some
one to whom he could sell his hole in
the ground. No one had much con-
fidence in his property, but there is
nothing like perseverance, and after a
weary search he finally dug up a per-
son who agreed to pay $500 for the
two claims. The purchaser was very
careful. He didn't mean to get stung.
He paid 500 down and agreed to pay
the other $500 six months later. II
the mine was all right, he was safe.
If 1t wasn't, all he could lose would
be the 500 and the work he put in.
Stratton was very happy when he
got that 500. 1t was lot of money
just then.
The purchaser Of the Stratton
claims was not 80 happy. He pro-
ceeded to get what stuff he could out
of the mine. He didn't get much. If
he worked "a hours a day he might
get enough gold or silver to pay for
one good meal, but not much more.
He was a logged sort Of individual
and the more he thought about that
800 Of his good money that had gone
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-01-15
NEW IN NATURAL HISTORY
DonaId's Sharp Eyes Had Noticed
Animal That None of the Glass
Recognized.

The class of little people were tell
ing stories in geography recitation.
Each one was allowed to describe an
animal and the others were to guess
the name. Donald anxiously awaited
his turn. When 1t came he began with
enthusiasm: WHY, it's a great, big,
clumsy animal with a thick hide and
a tail like a rope 1t has little eyes
close together, big, flappy ears, long
trunk"
Here he was interrupted by many
eager to guess.
can elephant" shouted the first boy
permitted to speak.
NO" said Donald, stolidly.
The class searched their brains for
other guesses and even the teacher
was puzzled. Finally all gave up
and Donald was asked the name.
why, | see pictures of it every
day in the paper and so do you. It's
a Cop"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-01-15
Strange Scorpion Found.

curious, strange specimen Of liz
ard or scorpion was captured by Wal
ter T. Todd near the trolley station
of the Chambersburg, Greencastle G.
Waynesboro Street Railway company
at Highfield, Pa. The reptile, or what
not, was about eight inches in length
and the color Of brick dust. 1t was
found lying on the ground only few
feet from the station and, on account
of the rain and cool weather, was un.
able to use it's locomotive powers very
actively and was easily captured.
The reptile had an elongated body
without scales, four short legs and
short tail, and its body was almost as
tough as rubber. Where it came from
no one seems to know.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-01-15
Ammunition Used In War.

How much ammunition does a mod
ern army use? We shall not know
until after the war what the German
and the allied forces have been ex-
pending; but we know what the Ger
mans used in 1901. The total for
rifles was 30,O00.000 cartridges, for
field artillery 100000 rounds. II II
worth noting that battles are much.
less costly in ammunition than siegess-
The siege of Strassburg alone cost.
weight for weight, three times the
amount of ammunition used In all the
decisive battles and actions through
out the whole war. or course these
figures are mere bagatelle COM
pared with those OF the present strug-
gle, with it's millions of soldiers and
its quick-firing guns and its week-lon8
battles-Manchester Guardian.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-01-15

to Stratton, the harder he labored to
get even. But it was no use.
When the six months were up and
Stratton called on him to produce the
other four hundred, the man was
angry enough to fight. He said he
wouldn't give four cents for quit
claim deed to the properties. STRAIT
ton offered to compromise, but there
was no compromise possible. Reluc-
family Stratton had to take the mine
back.
Stratton let the mine lie idle for
eight or nine months, and then, having
nothing better to do, he went back
and worked it. He could just get out
about enough to make him hopeful at
times, but not enough to live on.
Every time he found stranger in
Cripple Creek VINO was likely can
didate to buy a hole in the ground,
Stratton went after him. He landed
one person after a long effort and
managed to close q deal with him
that seemed heavenly to Stratton. The
stranger agreed to take the mine for
$4,000. He was to pay $3.50 down and
$1,750 at the end of the year.
This second purchaser did some
earnest work. He had fair amount
of money and spent several thousand
dollars in extending the shaft and
opening the thing up. 1t was no use.
The ore he got didn't pay expenses.
| The threads didn't widen beyond
threads. There was only streak Of
metal to be found and the outlook was
hopeless. His year rolled around and
when the time came for him to pay
the $3.50 he told Stratton to go hang.
BY this time the Stratton mine was
a camp joke. Some Of the old-timers
::aed to say that at the rate Stratton
was going he would make a good liv-
ing.
Sold for the Third Time.
Stratton had been ridiculed for so
many years that he was becoming
used to it. He went back to his mine
the following spring and took up the
work where the second purchaser had
left off. He hadn't been at the job
more than a month or two when the
thread Of gold suddenly widened into
pocket. It looked at first as II he
had struck a branch, big branch,
| of the tree of ore. There was some
excitement when the news got out
that Stratton, poor old Stratton they
had laughed about so much, had really
| struck II rich. Men went up and
| looked at that ore disclosure and
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-01-15
Not a Mlsdemeanor.

Colonel Carter had been playing golf
for but three months. Therefore, when
the secretary Of the club saw the col
onel playing his ball several feet In
front of the tee disks during tourna-
ment he thought the veteran soldier
had forgotten the rules.
COLONEL ColonelI" he exclaimed.
you must play from behind the tee
disks!"
The coloners face turned red, but
he preserved his dignity.
Its none of your business, sah," he,
answered as calmly as possible. but
this is my third stroke!"-Collier'D
Weekly.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-01-15
Mark of 100 for Sammy"

Sammy" April, the small boy who
supplies President Wilson with news.
papers, called on Secretary Tumulty
and asked him what he thought OF
Mr.. Wilson's message to congress
Mr.. Tumulty Immediately launched
into laudatory discussion of the sub
ject When he had talked a few min
utes, he paused and asked: "But why
do you ask, Sammy"
Il have to write composition on
it in school tomorrow" replied the
boy, land / thought l would come to
headquarters for the information"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-01-15
No Hurry.

do you believe in long engage
ments?' he asked, after she had con.
scented to be his.
"Yes, dearest" she replied. II have
always thought 1t was such a mistake
for two people to rush into matrimony
before they learned to really know
cath other"
well, about how long would you
wish the engagement to be?'
Let me see. Would you think it
was too long If we didn't get married
until a week from next Thursday"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-01-15
CLEAR YOUR SKIN
BY Daily Use of cuticura Soap and
Ointment. Trial Free.

You may rely on these fragrant
supercreamy emollents to care for
your skin, scalp, hair and hands. Moth
ing better to clear the skin of pimples,
blotches, redness and roughness, the
scalp of dandruff and itching and the
hands of chapping and soreness.
Sample each free by hail with 32-p.
Skin Book. Address postcard, Cuticura,
Dept Y, Boston. Sold everywhere. Adv.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-01-15
His Own Fault.

"Sir, your daughter has promised To
become my wife"
well, don't come to me for sympa--
thy; you might know something would
happen to you, hanging around here
five nights a week."-Houston Post.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-01-15
Her Age.

Howard-How old can Miss Jones
be?
Victor-Old enough to call college
men college boys."-Judge.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-01-15
WANTED

Butternut and Black Walnut Meats
Write. stating price per pound, number
of pounds you can furnish. Address
p. o. Box S9S, Omaha. Neb. Adv.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-01-15

YOUR OWN DRUGGIST WILL TELL. YOu
Try Murine Rye Remedy for Red Weak, WatexS
Myss E Sed comn %s foi o 70 Of the
BY mail Free. Murine Eyo Remedy Co., ChicaGN
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-01-15
important 70 Mothers
The Rank.

"They took. that junior officer off
the ship to command the torpedo
boat"
II guess that was because he was
q sub marine"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-01-15
Awaitinu the Outcome.

Awaiting the OUTGOING,
THE folks at our hotel are greatly
interested In a problem"
What is it?"
IAN irresistible blonde has Just met
an immovable achelor."-Judge.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-01-15

Always use Red Cross Ball Blue. Delights
the laundress. At all good grocers. Adv.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-01-15

Most particular women use Red Cross
Ball Blue. American made. Sure to please.
At all good grocers. Adv.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-01-15

She Kept Her Vow.
GLADYS vowed she would never live
to be gray-haired."
"She has kept her oath. l found her
In a dyeing condition"
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-05-28
SCHOOL CLOSED
THIS WEEK
After A Most Successful
Year
The School Year just MARKS Big Gair
In the Schools Career.

The Public School closed its school year
Thursday after one of the most successful
in its Career. The teachers are deserving
of much praise for their labors in behalf of
tine school and good feeling existing between
school and teachers. Prof. Murine has
labored untiringly and his labors in behalf
of his pupils are appreciated by all and dur
ing his turn has made many warm friends
not only among his scholars, but the parents
as well who are apprscirtive of the work he
has accompanied, this also many we'll be
said of all teachers of the different depart
ments on his staff and it is hoped that his
services may again be secured by the school
trustees.
The school as now inangurated by the
school board stands second to none in Ash
land county and the credit is due E. ],
Lockard in this respect as his one aim has
been to provide the best for the village,
and he has truly succeeded in his ambition.
We understand that another department will
be added to our school during vacation as
the present quarters were not large enough
to accommodate the pupils this year past
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-05-28
Safety First.
Committee Pests Following for Good
Of Workman

The committee appointed by the Steanrs
Lumber Co., for the protection of their
employees has this month posted the fol-
lowing bulletin.
TO EVERY WORKMAN.
Any habit is strong after once acquired.
Get the Safety First habit. It is one that
will help you and every one around you.
. 1t is just as easy to be safe as to be care
less and it means better chance all through
life.
Accidents means cripples, widows, orph-
ans. poverty and distress.
A piece oil machinery has no heart.
Don't expect it to look out if you are care
less.
Help out by telling us of any dangerous
place or practice, which you see. The
other fellow may not see it and it will get
him.
7. S. Stearns Lumber Co.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-05-28
GRAND JURY
CONVENES JUNE 9th
At Eu Clair, Wis, Large List OF lndict
ments Expected.

The. Grand Jury Convenes at Eu Clair,
Wis, June 9Th, and it is expected a large
number of indictments will be returned.
Marshall Pugh served supponeas on Ed Ma
ga-Nub, Riley Bressette, Paul BresSette and
George Kajune, in person. While it is es-
timated between IS and 20 have been sub
poned by mail. Under the recently passed
law no person can be let go with :; suspen-
ded sentence OF. otherwise, which means
any person indicted q, at this session will be
subject to this new law and receive senten-
ces from 80 days to one year in T,eaven-
worth, Kan.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-05-28

One can readily agree with Doctor
Favill of Rush Medical college, Chi
cago, that the dairy COW holds an i'm
portant place in this country. Next
to the Industrious hen and the salubri-
Gus golf she's just about it.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-05-28

In announcing the new American
submarines will be of the "seagoing"
variety, the naval department may not
intend any slur upon the earlier YES
sells of submersible type.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-05-28
FOR SALE and RENT COLUMN.

For SALE--A neat trim haptha launch,
fully equipped. Neat cabin and all modern
convience. Inquire at this Office. F. 26 St
For SALE--A team of driving Horses.
Good for Dairy business cheap if taken at
once. Inquire at this Office. A-9-2t.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-05-28

It is said the European war will
cause a shortage in, the supply Of
elephants. BY this time several Of
the nations would probably like to
dispose of some they have on their
hands
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-05-28

It must be admitted that no fac
fory has yet been able to create Yep
pelins with the rapidity and reliable
ity with which automobiles are pro-
duced in America.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-05-28

It is reported that sea gulls are
disclosing the presence of German
submarines. Could the allies train
the English sparrows to do something
useful, too?
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-05-28

If 1t did require the service of an
International fleet to keep down the
price of bread, the industrious hen,
by her own efforts, succeeded in low
ering the price of eggs.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-05-28

More than 1000 English women
have announced that they want to fill
The places Of men during the war. And
the men naturally are wondering IL
they will want to keep right on after
the war has closed.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-05-28

A Jersey court has awarded wife
$1,000 for her husbands love. No hus-
bands love that could be stolen is
worth that much. But if it was for
loss of support, why not say so?
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-05-28

: One reason for the popularity of the
movies is that the people have grown
tired Of the comedian whose stock in
trade is the mother-in-law joke.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-05-28

!. An expert says that old maids and
bachelors are more liable to insan-
ity than happy married people. But
that leaves the ratio still undecided.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-05-28

1t will be quite easy, however, for
many of us to avoid those counterfeit
$40 bills by combining our transactions
to the usual smaller sums.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-05-28

In estimating preparedness for war
lit must not be forgotten that this
|country is headquarters for the Mis-
souri mule. y ~s
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-05-28

Mrs. Geo Morrison and sister Lucy lefl
:or Rochester, Mimi, Yesterday where
Mrs Geo Morrison will undergo an opera
ton.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-05-28

; If the censors keep on cutting down
1.-THE film kiss it won't be much longer
than a Mexican presidential term.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-05-28

A sea1skin coat may be more up-to-
date, but somehow a man would rath-
-er take his troubles to the woman
who wears an old-fashioned blanket
shawl. 4.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-05-28

Recent advices from the navy de-
partment are to the effect that love-
sickness is to be guarded against, as
well as seasickness.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-05-28

I The early dandelion attracts at
Eention. and when the lawn is yellow
1T gets both stSention and uncompli-
bnentary remarks.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-05-28
A stitch in time may save a kimono

A lost submarine knows how to
/ keep a secret.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-05-28

! 1t sometimes happens that the just
Jest and manifest of judges gets body
blow from lightweights in ambush.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-05-28

u In the aeroplane game the chap that
4raises last generally wins.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-05-28

! Tt is sorrowful, distressing fact
that the long list of divorced couples
docs not include all who wish they
had not tied up.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-05-28

j When they make farm life as at
itractive in the fields as on the screens
lWe'H all want to go back.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-05-28

I; Give where needed, never where
harm results from the gift.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-05-28

A highbrow in the trenches offer!
just that much more target space t.
the enemy.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-05-28

The man who blames wine, woman,
and song for his downfall had better
cut out the whine.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-05-28
WASHBURN MILL
STARTS OPERATIONS
Stearns Lumber Company Started
Last Monday.

The mill of the ]. S. Stearns Lbr. Co,
at Washburn started last. Monday morning
on its summers run. The logs for the OPP
Grafton of this mill is being towed by RATS
form Black River, and one of these RATS
was lost during the heavy storms of last
week, but the greater portion of the raft
was saved. The starting of the mill at
Warhburn is of great benefit to that city,
and from present indications will operate to
late i'll the fall and the this year will
he a banner one for this concern there.
Lumber Market Better.
The reports from, the nothern mill points
all Indicate substantial gains in the demands
maple and Eastwood are in demand for fac
tory consumption. Wholesalers report in
quiries for these more numerous. Hemlock
is moving III good volumn to country yards
throughout northern Illinois and southern
Wisconsin. Improvements in conditions
is verified in the reports of activities at var
ious northern mill points. !
The Virginia and rainy Lake Company
resumed operations at its saSrlnfa. at Virgin
ia, MINI, and 200 plen are working day
and night shifts. 1t also is reported that
the mill of the James Cow Lumber Com
pany at Muskegon Lake has started pperat-
ions and will saw 1850. 900 feet during the
next two months
The mill of the Rice Lake Lumber Coma
pany at Rice Lake, Wis, has, completed
its run on hardwoods and is now saving
hemloek. The Peatigo Lumber Company
at Pes,igo, Wis, has started its single
mill. q
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-05-28

:. wireless outfit for auton 1biles has
zen tested in New York and found
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-05-28

FoR sALE--Nice 11-acrs tract on Made
line Island. Lake frontage. Nice location
for summer home. Good for fruit ortluck
farming. The location is ideal Investi-
gate this property Will sch reasonable.
For particulars and price inquire tais Office,
2tAI6