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Evening star., 1916-12-25
Counting Out" Rhymes.

From the London Chronicle
So great has been the zeal of corre-
spondents to bring to my notice the
particular counting out" rhyme ia
vored by the youth of their locality.
that l am constrained to add several
more variations of the rhymes already
given. The following Is an example Of
the rhyme in sophisticated decline:
l lem, bilem, timber lock.
One a-mercy. two o'clock.
Set sing morning spring.
Black. blue, yellow, green.
Although this rhyme is occasionally
used in Ianca shire. it's origin is be-
lteyed to be American:
Intery, mintery. cutlery. corn.
Ample seed and apple thorn,
Wire. briar. timber. lock.
Ten geese 10 4 flock
Sit and sing hy q spring
OUT out and In again.
The children of Crichie (Buchan) use
the following rhyme:
Eetum, peetum. penny pie
Poppy. lorie. 5inky. jy.
Stan We oot by ;..s-ts
For the bonny penny pie. i, =
Evening star., 1916-12-25
THE EVENING STORY
PATIENT NUMBER ONE.
Copyright, 1916. BY ". werner.3

Or Franzen-the great DIR. Fran
zen's going to make the opening
speech, Hurry, girls. we've got to see
btm."
Family, under the bedroom door,
came to the little, sick china painting
teacher a suggestion of carnation per-
fume and the sound Of hurrying feet
st. Helen's Hall was having half
holiday for the formal opening OF the
new city hospital close by.
The little china painter closed her
eyes as she was told. but she could not
sleep. Vivid mental pictures hung
themselves on the wall. One was the
beach on a stern and rockbound
coast" the tide far out. and three chill
dren clambering over the lodges in the
summer sunshine. while the sea news
shrilled beyond them and the wind
made itself as gentle as the blue sky.
One of the lads most venturesome
played at the very edge of the break
ers. Come on, Olaf" he shouted. The
other one would not leave the little
maid. who was afraid. but stayed TO
help her over the lodges and show her
the clinging starfsh and the pale green
Then it was winter and the quiet
little lad was lending the little maid
his skis that she might walk IN the
snow. and giving her slices of julekage
christmas cake), cardamom Favored.
he had boarded from his share at holi-
day time and saved for her.
In the last picture the happy go
lucky lad, a man grown, standing on
the rope-strewn deck of fishing
schooner. waved to the woman on the
dock, while the other lad. also man
grown stood by her. But she had eyes
only for the young captain.
Then the pain in the little teachers
heart was so great that for a long
time it surpassed the pain in her fe-
Vered throat.
Through many long years DIR. Fran
zen had preached and worked against
a slothful public sentiment. giving his
time and money freely, investigating
hospital plans, interviewing builders.
and visiting the great old world hospi-
tails. to study their methods. And now
the great home of the sick for which
he had SO valiantly striven doomed in
it's twenty buildings behind him. AS
he stood on the steps of one of the
Evening star., 1916-12-25

naturally come to those which must be
preserved. And here
Preserving the same lesson js
read. At most, you put
vesetaDies. up a few jellies and
jams, but you might have put up great
quantities Of fruits and vegetables. Even
though you had hired help, it would have
been a great saving. And when it comes
to drying fruits and vegetables, the art
has almost been lost. Who, for example.
dries his own squash and pumpkin for
winter use? And yet 1t Is easy and profit
able Few modern city dwellers ever
heard of dried sweet corn. Yet II you will
boil the ears three minutes, scrape off
the corn and dry it in the oven, you will
have a vegetable that will keep all win
corn. Then, too; you may put up string
beans in brine and make sauerkraut
There is no getting around the fact: II
you had used little diligence and fore
thought In the fall you would now have
your entire winter supply Of vegetables
and the Christmas drive on the high cost
of living could not shake your well stock
There is one other form in which you
may soon be able to get excellent
vegetables at low cost That is the
desiccated form. In France you can
buy for about twenty cents cake Of
desiccated vegetables and meat stock
sufficient to make a gallon of vegetable
stew. Nearly all vegetables are put
out in dried form in Europe. They
cannot afford to ship water all over the
country as we do And Europe at
war Is scarcely paying as much for Its
food as the United States at peace:
Now two firms have started making
dried and desiccated vegetables In the
United States, and large French con-
Germ is said to be looking over the field.
DIR. Corbett had in his office a large
can of desiccated spinach. This product
looks something like tea and is de-
lightfully fragrant. 1t Is dried at such
a temperature that all of the essential
oils of the vegetable are kept intact,
and when cooked it cannot be dis
tinguished from the fresh sort.
But these things are of the future.
Meantime preparedness is the solution
of the cost of-living problem.
Evening star., 1916-12-25
TRAVELETTE
By Mksah.
Niagara in Winter.

The city of Niagara Falls in summs,
Is. Of course. one Of the show places of
the world. as one of the native drivers
OF q rubber-neck automobile puts II.
He adds that people come there from
all over the world merely to commi,
suicide.
Not so in winter. The casual ,our.
lists. like the ducks, have departsd
southwark. Many of the hotels have
closed, and in the one that remains
open the bellboy snoozes and snor.s
and the clerk reads a novel
Nevertheless, an occasional hardy
-ssish'seeT puts in an appearance, and
thoush the temperature may be crowd
ing the bottom OF the thermometer and
snow foot deep. the great NIagaran
industry Of looking out for the way
farer goes on apaee. Travellers being
scarce. the few that do come are re-
veo WIN more than usual joy and
unction No sooner are you of the
train than young man grabs your
suit case, slows 1t in large touring
car. puts you in after it. packs YOU
isprobes and four Imitation bear sktns
and announces that he is going 10 shox,
you the sights at slightly reduced raten
In view Of the fact that business is dull
ded around In a snow-clad blizzardy
world, sent slipping and xiithering
down frozen paths. to crane your neck
over ies-eoated raiiings. and try to see
the falls through blur Of wind blown
icy mist You are hurled across a
bridge where a soldier looks under the
seat to see that you have no dynamite .
on board. and shot down an inclined
railway and bidden to look at the
rapids where Capt. Webb lost his life
and acroas which Blondin walked on a
tight rope. The whirlpool, the Vic
teria Park. Goat Island and the shred
dsd wheat factory are all passed in
swift and somewhat confused review.
And all this time your guide and
chauffeur has been talking at the rate
of three hundred words . minute, Civ
ing you every detail Of history and In
formation that an encyclopedia could
possibly contain. When you get to
your hotel one hour and forty minutes
later, frozen though you are. you have
the profound satisfaction Of knowing
that you have done" Niagara Falls 70
the last detail
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ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Arrivals.

Schooners Majestic and Centurian.
oysters, from the lower Potomac oyster
beds, at 1lth street wharf for the mar
ket here; barge Nanjemoy. at Alex
andria, from river point with pulp
wood to load cars for Wilmington.
Del: steamer Southland, from Norfolk
and Old Point. steamer Majestic, from
Lower Machodoc and Nomini creeks
and lower river whsrves: steamer
Three Rivers, from Baltimore and Po-
tomac points; steamer Gratitude. from
Mattox creek, Colonial Beach and up
per river landings.
Departures. T..
Schooner Levin J. Marcel. light, for
Baltimore to load for North Carolina
point; steamer Northfand. for Old
Point and Norfolk, by the Norfolk
and Washington Steamboat Company;
steamer Volunteer. for river landings
as far as Winthrop and Grinders: {:
United states Army steamer Capt. A.
NJ. Wetherill. for Fort Washington and
Fort Hunt with army stores and pas
sengers; schooner Grape Shot. for
Alexandria to load for Boyds Hole.
l. Tugs and Tows.
s o. Company tug No. 12 arrived at
Baltimore towing two tank barges
from this city: tug James o. Carter
arrived with two oyster-laden vessels
in tow from the lower river.
Memoranda.
Schooner Charles l.. Rhode is due to
sail from North Carolina point for
this city with lumber: schooner Eliza--
beth Carter is in Mattox creek to lay
until she can obtain a cargo of cord
wood for this city; schooners Lottie
Thomas. Halle X. and j. r. Dixon have
arrived on the lower Potomac oyster
oysters for the market here; schooner
Winnie Windsor is at Indian Head to
unload part cargo Of oil before ccntfnu-
ing down river; schooner Edith VePral
Will sail from Nanjemoy creek for this
city a. soon ~ weather conditions will
allow.
Evening star., 1916-12-25
WEATHER.

For the District OF Columbia. Mary
land and Virginia, fair. colder tonight
and tomorrow; temperature tonight be-
low freezing; moderate northwest
winds.
For West Virginia, cloudy and colder
tonight. Tomorrow snow or rain and
warmer.
Tide Tables.
Compiled by United States coast and
geodetic survey)
Today-Low tide, 2:32 am. and 2:3O
pm; high tide. sos am. and s 80 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide. 3:22 am. and
3:27 pm; high tide. am. and 9:24
The Sun and Moon.
Today-sun rose. 1925 am: sun sets,
4:51 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises. 1926 am: sun
sets, 4:52 pm.
Moon rises, S.13 am; sets. 5:55 pm.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings OF
the. thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four
hours beginning at PM yesterday:
mometer-Yesterday. PM, IS;
pm. 81; IL midnight. 80; today. am,
90; am, AZ. Maximum. AZ. at am
today; minimum, 29. at am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Ma SImum: 62; minimum, 80.
Rarometer-Yesterda 4 pm, 30.68;
pm, 29.ss; IL midnight. 1898: today
am, 1892; s am. 1901.
Weather in Various Cities.
Evening star., 1916-12-25
Fresh Kid.

From the Boston Transcript.
Drummer-Good morning. son. Is the
buyer in?
once Boy-No; but the cellar is
downstairs.
Evening star., 1916-12-25

The Natieaal Library for the Hliad
will hold Its annual Christmas tree
celebration at 1873 H street northwest
Wednesday evening at o'clock. IL was
announced today. There will he music
ana reeitat4bRa. and the "Rrainbuilder"
will give 4 lecture.
Evening star., 1916-12-25

More than 1000 persons siGned tKe
visitors book at Shakespear@s birth
place, at Stratford-on-Avon. In 1914.
Last year the total number was 25].
Evening star., 1916-12-25
An Easily
Made Cellar.

you have neighbors you can trust, the
very best way to keep your winter veg
etables is to bury them in q pile of
damp sand In the back yard. II is nota-
BILE that nearly all the animals which
have the storing instinct. such as squir-
rels, p9ek-rats, woodchucks and ants
store their provender under ground,
whore II keeps perfectly.
A little reversion to primitive tyre
seems to BE- what We need Our civilixs-
tion has made our way Of living so arti-
dcial that the excellent primitive instinct
to prepare for the coming Of winter has
atrophied. We blitheiy trust ourselves
In the hands of the retailer. who blithely
makes large per cent.
Evening star., 1916-12-25

II you have not a cellar, you can
easily make one in the back yard by
Evening star., 1916-12-25

nishing the housewife much relief. The
cabbage crop is short, and cabbage is
selling for about Ave times what 1T was
at this time last year. This is a spe-
eial hardship on great numbers of poor
people, who depend almost entirely
upon cabbage for the carbohydrate ele-
are likewise scarce and high and
many markets never have an adequate
winter supply of these vegetables be-
cause there Is ordinarily SO little de-
mand for them. Yet they are all very
palatable and supply the vegetable
element in diet just as well as canned
vegetables or those raised under glass
in Florida.
Now here is one part of your diet
upon which you can save money by
using forethought, These vegetables
Aay be purchased in the late summer
and early fall at moderate prices, and
they Will keep all winter. II You have
cellar with north window you can
make one corner Of 1t into a storehouse
for vegetables and fruits that will keep
your table supplied with abundance
and variety at fraction Of Wnat IL
costs you to buy from day to day
PAPER bag living: as Dr. corbett
calls it, is indeed, fundamental cause
OF our present distress, and to learn
how and when and what to buy is our
| real cost-of-living problem. If you are
typical paper-bag housekeeper, for
this evenings meal you will probably
buy a can Of green peas for about 20
cents and some half-ripe tomatoes from
South Carolina for a quarter. Thus
you have spent the price of a meal for
two not altogether satisfactory veg
etables containing little nourishment
But il you had that providence for
which the ant is famous. you would
provide from your own cellar such
dishes as creamed carrots. buttered
parsnips. picked beets and cold slaw
| that cost you but few cents in the
| early fall.
OF course. if YOU live in an apart
| ment the storage question is a diff
cult one. You have neither a cellar
nor a backyard. In this connection DR..
| Corbett believes that there is q fortune
| awaiting the man who will build apart
ment houses each having In the base
ment a cold storage plant in which ach
tenant will have his own locker for
Evening star., 1916-12-25

The need for fresh vegetables Is a
part of the diet is well known, but ap-
The Clio messenger., 1916-12-08
School Notes.

Bryan Smith was visitor Monday.
Miss Helfrich and Mrs. Miller visited
the second grade last Friday.
At last the art material has arrived
and all art classes started Tuesday
Mildred and Merle Pervorse, of the
second grade, gave that grade a candy
treat Wednesday of last week. They
will soon move to Lansing.
Margaret Henderson, Annah Hab-
kirk, Simon Close, Floyd Shaft, Doris
Richardson and Merle Richardson visit
ed the high school last Friday.
There were twenty two pupils of the
fifth grade and twenty four pupils of
the fourth grade that were neither tar
dy nor absent during this month.
The eighth grade defeated the sixth
grade in game of football Monday, by
score of 100. Gordon Goodfelow
made drop kick from the 20 yard line.
Kind words are looked upon like
jewels in the breast, never to be for
gotten. and perhaps, to cheer by their
memory long, sad life; while words of
cruelty or carelessness are like swords
in the bosom, wounding or leaving
scars which will be borne to the grave
by their victim. School News.
Man can never come up to his ideal
standard; it is the nature of the immor-
tai spirit to raise the standard higher
and higher, as it goes from strength to
strength, still upward and onward
Accordingly, the wisest and greatest
men are ever the most modest. -Schoo
News.
The high school pupils who were
neither absent nor tardy during the
month ending Dec. l, 1916, are Heller
Acheson, VIM. Allen, Beatrice Carl,
Ruth Chappell, Wallace Collins, Eliza
DAILY. Evelyn Dobbs, Vera Dobbs, Ber.
nard Doyle, Gordon Franklin, Evelyn
Gillette, Shirley Harmon, Fanny Hill,
Emma Hitler, Naomi Holmes, Bernice
Hyman, Mildred Jewell, Ralph Jones,
Agnes Kent, Mable Kramer, Don anG
Harold Littlefield, Bessie Lowell
Gladys Mann, Elsie Martin. Lloyd Mill
er, Ray Mitchell. Roy Palmer, Clifford
Plumb, Vernice and Bernice Richardson
Ruth and Carlyle Sandersfield, Marshal
Smith, Harry Stuber, Carrie Tomkin
son, Carl Underhill. Luella Whaley
Florence Wilson and Beatrice Woolson
The Clio messenger., 1916-12-08
JOHN ANDERSON WINS
FAMOUS STEER CASE
JURY DECIDED LONG CONTEST
LAST SATURDAY
A Disagreement Had Been Cen,raily
Expected But After Two Hour.
Jury Reached Verdict

The famous justice court case be-
tween Selby G. Stafford on the one side
and John A. Anderson & Son on the
other, involving the ownership of
steer, details of which have hitherto
appeared in The Messenger, was
brought to close last Saturday even
ing, when a jury composed of l.. J.
Scholl, Geo. Phillips, Geo. Vincent,
Clark Hill, Aaron Williams and MI.
Boutwell, gave decision in favor of
the Messrs. Anderson. The verdict
came after the jury had listened to the
evidence for several hours, after COM
prehensive arguments by Attorneys
Selby and VanBenschoten, and alter
about two hours of delberatior. As
time heightened after the case was
given to the lurymen, it was quite gen.
orally expected they would again dis
agree, so their final concurrence was
somewhat surprising and brought to
the winners of the long drawn out con-
test the hearty congratulations of their
friends. Messrs. Anderson are not as
yet in possession of the jumping steer
but it is presumed they will be within a
few days, and while the fact is not
definitely known. it is not thought like
ly the case will be further contested in
the courts.
The Clio messenger., 1916-12-08
Masons Elect Officers

Vienna Lodge, No. 2O5, F. & A. M,
held its annual meeting last Tuesday
evening. at which time the following
were elected officers for the ensuing
year:
Worshipful Master, Ola Thompson.
Senior Warden, Chas. H. Reed.
Junior Warden, Clyde Willard.
Senior Deacon, Earl Hadsell.
Junior Deacon, Fisk Brown.
Secretary, H. d. Griswold.
Treasurer, Ed. l.. Beeman.
Stewards, Herb. Haas, Earl McInnes.
Tyler, Earl Shorten.
Trustee, 3 years, F. M. Buffum.
The officers-elect were duly installed
and by a rising vote the lodge ex-
pressed its appreciation of the services
OF Past Master Buffum during the past
year. The lodge now has member
ship above 200 and disbursed last year,
for all purposes, more than $4,000.
On the evening of Dec. % the grand
lecturer will conduct a school of in
struction in Clio for the benefit of
Vienna and Bridgeport lodges, at which
time light refreshments will be served
and the largest possible attendance is
desired
On Wednesday January 10 the lodge
will celebrate its 5Oth anniversary with
fitting program.
The Clio messenger., 1916-12-08
Furs Stolen

Last Sunday night thieves broke
through the floor of corn crib at the
home of Carl Acheson and stole bunch
OF furs which the latter had been col
lecting during the fall and valued at
about $4,000. There were "a musk
rat skins, three skunks, and one weasel
in the bunch and as the door to the
granary was locked, the thieves gained
entrance by forcing up boards in the
floor. Mr.. Acheson says he has
pretty good clue to the thieves and
hopes soon to complete his proofs and
have them arrested in case they do not
make restitution.
The Clio messenger., 1916-12-08
Aged Couple Remembered

Tuesday evening the Clio chapter of
Orangemen presented purse to their
Oldest member, Joseph Gibson. who is
also the Oldest member of the order in
the state, having. been initiated 65 years
ago. AT the same time with the pres
entation of the purse the young people
OF the M. E. Church gave the aged
couple'a surprise. something in the ma
ture of a pound social. Mr.. and Mrs.
Gibson are very worthy people, upon
whom infirmity and age have been
resting heavily of late and these testi-
monials to their worth will be source
of qualification to all who know them.
The Clio messenger., 1916-12-08
PRICE AND CORW|N
AUTOS COLLIDE
MET HEAD-ON THIS SIDE OF
MONTROSE
Machines SO Thoroughly Wedged To-
rether That it was very Difficult
to Separate Them

Last week Thursday evening auto
mobiles driven by Harry Price and
Fred Corwin met in head-on collision
about a mile this side of Montrose and
were 80 thoroughly forced together by
the impact that it was impossible for
two other machines to pull them apart
until they had been disentangled by
worknoen. The accident took place at
about $50 o'clock and was doubtless
due to the difficulty which the drivers
were able to see each other and judge
of their respective locations on the
roadway. Mr.. Corwin was headed
toward Montrose and had with him in
his machine Miss SHOEMAKER and Mr..
and Mrs. e. E. Corwin and their daugh-
ter Marie. while Mr.. Price had with
him his wife and little daughter.
1t appears that Mr.. Corwin was
somewhat blinded by the force of the
lights on the Price car and Mr.. Price
was placed at similar disadvantage by
the dimness of the lights on Mr.. Cor
wins car. At first Mr.. Price turned
out on the right hand side of the road,
but saws he thought the other driver
was coming straight at him, so ne
turned to the left and just at the mo-
ment he did so Mr.. Corwin turned his
car to the right so that the two
machines came squarely together, head
on.
The impact was something terrific,
although the cars were going slow, the
radiator, fehders, crank case and the
lamps of the Price car being smashed,
while the Corwin car was damaged in a
similar manner and in addition the body
was split and broken, so that it is prob
ably total loss. Fortunately, and very
strangely, none of the passengers in
either of the cars were very much hurt,
although the machines were driven to-
gether so fast that it took several hours
to get them apart and bring them to
Clio. The damage to Mr.. Prices car
will probably amount to $4,000, while
MIR. Corwin's machine seems to be
valuable only as junk
We have understood that an action
covering damages sustained has been
started by Mr.. Corwin and that in
event he wins in his contention Mr..
Prices liability will be covered by an
insurance policy which he carried on
his car, which policy, strange to say.
does not cover damages to his own car
at all.
The Clio messenger., 1916-12-08
.GENESEE COUNTY
POMONA GRANGE
MEETS WITH BURTON GRANGE
THIS AFTERNOON
Program Will Be Supplemented by the
Annual Business Meeting and
Election of Officers

Opening in the Fifth Degree IL A. M.
Election of Pomona Officers
DINNER
Served by Burton Grange
Opening in the Fourth Degree
Address of Welcome
d. w. RICHARDS, Master of Bur-
ton Grange
Response
w. E. HILL, Overseer of Pomona
Grange
Song-Grange Melodies
Community Betterment
REV. C E. BENSON
Man in The Moon EDITH LYON
Instrumental Music
MRS. DORA H. STocKMAN, Lecturer of
State Grange
Pantomine-"Wante Wife,.
instrumental Music
The use of the Initiative, Referendum,
and Primary Elections in Popular
Government. E. G. HACKNEY.
Dialogue Advertising for Help.
SUPPER
Music
Report of Pomona Officers
Recitation RUTH WHEELER
Should Farmers Organize?
COLLINS BOOMER
Recitation GYNETH LYON
Music
Why Endorse the Motto-.1n Essen
tials, Unity; in Non Essentials, Lib
erty; In All Things Charity?"
c. II. REED
Tableau in degree work by nine girls
Conferring the Fifth Degree
The Clio messenger., 1916-12-08
Improving Plant

The Gillett Manufacturing Co. is COM
pleting an additional dry kiln this week,
in order to care for its rapidly increas-
ing business. AS an additional i'm.
provement, the company has recently
completed the erection of sixty barrel
elevated water tank, through which the
exhaust steam from the engine passes,
thus raising the temperature of the
water which is used in the boiler, and
effecting considerable economy in
fuel. During the past four. weeks the
factory has been running almost con-
tinuously and before Christmas it is
expected that three thousand tables
will have been turned out on single
order.
The Clio messenger., 1916-12-08
Made a Clean Record

Your humble servant. the editor, as
village treasurer. collected every as
essment on the rolls this year and turn
ed over clean set of books to the county
treasurer. We are informed that this
is the second time in the history of the
village when no taxes have been re-
turned as unpaid. The amount of the
roll this year was $5,476.75. The
amount of paving tax collected was
$S45. 33, and $4,000 in interest on the
deferred payments Of the paving tax.
On Dec. 1. the village had balance of
SO, 932. So to its credit in the bank.
The Clio messenger., 1916-12-08
M. E. Church Notes

The w. Fl. M. S. will meet with Mrs.
W. H. Sargent. Friday afternoon, Dec.
8, 1916, at two O'Clock
Class meeting, $50 a. m. sermon, 10
a. M; Sunday school, ILLS a. m. Ep-
worth League, 6 p. M. 'The Mission
of the Religious Newspaper, leader,
Ralph Bartholomew.
The l.. A. s. held very enjoyable
meeting, Wednesday afternoon A pro-
gram consisting of Church History, by
Mrs. Gage and Mrs. Jones, was very
interesting, followed by very enjoy
able reading by Mrs. Stout, concluded
by delightful solo by Miss Anna Ulrey.