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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-09-08
THEY COULDN'T RESIST HIM
Young Man Surely Had Taking Way
With the Ladies, IL You Let
Him Tell 1t.

"Oh. l make friends with people
whenever / like" he had explained,
land they never object. They like
it. They all like it,"
"And you speak to strange young
ladiesY
1.-The last one ! spoke to was In
London last month. l was standing
on the steps of house in Piccadilly,
watching some visiting potentatcs
drive by, when the door opened, and
out came the prettiest girl ever saw
in my life. She stood for q moment
looking up and down the street, and
said to her: DO you know who that
fierce, fat man in the last carriage is
the one who looks like walrus?'
She said: oh, that's my Uncle Ethel
bert"
"But that was the end of it," Mary
broke in-"you didn't go on talking
to herr"
"The end of it," Krujer Hobbs had
concluded, taking off his glove and Of
fering slim bony hand-"the end was
that we had tea at an A. Il. G. shop,
and she said she was sorry she was
engaged TO marry her cousin, whose
name, l think, was Lionel."-From
"Krujer Hobbs" by Marjory Morten,
in Century Magazine.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-09-08
His Caution.

"Tuther morning" related Mr.. Gap
Johnson of Rumpus Ridge. while
was in bed, wrapped in the arms of
Morpus. and wife cooking breakfast,
she suddenly hollered for me to get
up quick, b'cuz Rowdy, the baby, had
su allower quarter.
mo, l reckon not, just yet says
|. While | admire to see child de-
velop n saving disposition this early in
the game, | don't want To fatter the
little cuss by paying too much atten-
ton to him. kansas City Star.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-09-08

mend your Compound to other ladies. =
Mrs. MARY RIDGwAY, Durand, Wis.
A Massachusetts, Woman Writes:
Blackstone, Mass. "My troubles
were from my age, and felt awfully
sick for three years. had hot flashes
often and frequently suffered from
pains. took Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and now am WE'LL"
Mrs. PIERRE CoURNoYER, Box 239,
Blackstone, Mass.
Such warning symptoms as sense Of
suffocation, hot flashes, headaches, back
aches, dread of impending evil, timidity,
sounds in the ears, palpitation of the
heart, sparks before the eyes, irregu-
larities, constipation, variable appetite,
weakness and dizziness, should be needed
by middle-aged women. Lydia f. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has carried
many women safely through this crisis.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-09-08
Could Get No Satisfaction Out of the
Paper Stars.

to displace it's predecessor, each eff
fort thus receiving its due share of
attention and appreciation. Where
there are several children 1t should
be possible to provide large paper en-
velopes and boxes in which these early
treasures may be kept.
Every mother knows that young
children can be a nuisance and in the
way just when they are trying to help
with some work" The number of
peas that the baby can shell or the
area that the child can sweep will
contribute little to tightening the days
work. But the value of the contribu-
ton is not to he measured thus. IT
is to he measured I'm good will, I'm APP
plication and i'm the satisfaction that
comes-or should come-from having
made worthy effort at doing some
thing useful. We should therefore
not belttle the achievement or make
the child feel that his assistance is
worthless.
The child works in the spirit of the
artist. He is not seeking material re-
wards: he wants the satisfaction of
doing something that has meaning and
he wants appreciation. Without these
he will become either shirker shun-
ming all effort or perfunctory
grind, flooring under compulsion of
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-09-08
War and The Weather.

If the north Atlantic shippers who
think that the bad weather from which
they have been suffering is due to the
conclusion of the bombardment in Eu-
rope would compare notes with their
colleagues in the West India and Ca
ribbeGn trad~ they might take broad
er view oS the meteorological dis
turbances. The storms which have
been raging I'm the north Atlantic, the
bdy of Biscay and the Mediterranean
started in the tropics and had already
paid respects to our COAST before cross
ing over tn add to Europes troubles.
The skepticism of the scientists in re-
gard to the connection between war
and weather is well founded. AS for
the sun spots, all that can ne said at
present is that they are under sus-
picion.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-09-08
TRAINING TODkYS
BOYS AND GIRLS
A Little Talk on the Appreciation
of Their Efforts.
SHOULD KEEP THE CREATIONS
Il 10 the Pleasant allow Nice" That
Makes All the Difference
to the Hearts of the
Children.
ev s,poNIE M. GUTENBERG.

AS each childS name was called ne
stepped forward and received from
the kindergarten the result OF his ef-
forts at making something" IL some
.eMber OF the home. The children
were gay and they were anticipating
the JOY of giving. 1t was pleasure
to watch them. But when Genevieve's
name was called IL new note was
struck. please, Miss White" she
saiN, my mother does not want me
to bother her any more with the
things / make And Miss White laid
Genevieve's calendar aside.
lie is not difficult To see the point OF
view expressed in Gencvieve's plain
tive abnegation. There is really no
room for ali these things t holAe.
We have all the calendars nd blot
ters and picture frames and shaving
pads that we really need. Aud rs for
ornaments, these things are not par
ticularly beautiful, and ii they are, as
may sometimes happen, they do not
harmonize with the scheme of things
already installed, and, besides, they
That have not already too many dust
csatcherS We can well understand
tnat Ggaevicve's mother was weary Of
cal nudarS and boollmarks.
But Miss White is also weary of
calendars and bookmarks. Where
one mother has had half dozen she
mas lad hundreds. She manages to
smile, however, in spite of the clutter
and in spite of the obvious m0nOtony
through curious trick of the mind
which il would be well for Genevleve'S
mother and other mothers to learn.
The trick is this: Instead of dealing
with calendars and boOkmarks, she
fixes her mind upon the efforts of the
tots. she sees trial and tribulation,
she sees wonder and experiments,
where the rest of us see only crude
limitations of tulips or apple BIOS
SONS
Notwithstanding the high rentals
we have to pay it ought to be pos
sible for every mother to keep each
child's tokens of struggle and con-
quest for some time mt least. For
nothing is more important to the
child than that his meager and I'M
successful attempts at mastering his
material surroundings should receive
generous encouragement. And while
much is gained by having someone
stand by and cheer him when he fall
tiers, that is not enough. The prod
uct, poor though ii he. is the symbol
of an idea, an inspiration, and de-
serves the courtesy Of serious and
dignified attention from parents and
other elders The calendar is as wor-
thy of a place on the wall as any
thing you can buy at the store, for
by hOnorng ii you teach the child
that his efforts are not wasted. As
for taste in calendars, leave that to
the years.
OF course ii is not necessary to
display all of the child's creations or
to convert the home into an indus
trial museum. II is, i'm fact, the lat
est trophy that carries the greatest
interest, and the latest may be made
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-09-08
Making a BAD Matter Worse.

1t is dangerous thing, when you
have let slip an unfortunate remark,
70 try To cover up the blunder.
Mrs. G. was talking with the wife
of Judge VI. about her sous choice of
Il profession. Il don't want him to
be a lawyer" she said.
"Why not?" said the judges wife.
81 think there is nothing much finer
than the legal profession for bright
boy"
We'll" said Mrs. c., bluntly, "a
lawyer has to tell SO many lies" Then
ii dawned on her that she was talking
TO the wife of n lawyer; so she hastily
added, THAT is-er-to be good law
yer "-Youth's Companion.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-09-08
Handicapped.

First Stranger Ito second stranger,
who is sporting Il massive watch
charln) What's the time. friend?
Second Stranger-Can't tell, just
now, mister.
First Stranger - Can't tell me?
You've got watch, amt you?
Second Stranger-Ies. I've got a
watch, mister; but the blamed thing
stopped about month ago, one noon
time, an ever since | amt been able
to tell whether it's right unless
hear the twelve O'clock whistles blow
in
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-09-08
Mollycoddle.

did you see that?" yelled the ex-
cited man in the Panama hat. THAT
robber of an umpire calls Gilligan out
at third and Rafferty, never come
with In foot Of touchn' him."
at looked that way to me, too
admitted the man beside him. "Still,
l dare say the umpire could see the
play better from where he was than
we could from up here"
Jaw, go on home!" retorted the 9TH
err savagely. You amt got no bust
ness goin to ball game. You're one
of these blamed pacifists, that's what
you are"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-09-08

muscular control that he could get
no satisfaction out of the paper stars
he cut out himself, and so refused,
after one or two attempts, to try
again.
When little Allan's mother failed
to recognize the child's drawing as
that of clamp" she was wise enough
to take to herself the blame-"How
stupid of mel" For. after all, you can
recognize even the lamp if you are
told what it is supposed to be. And
so the burden of keeping keen the
edge Of effort rests upon us. But don't
let the child become conceited.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-09-08

one kind or another. II lie therefore
necessary not only that opportunities
be furnished for doing various kinds of
work, but that he first awkward at
tempts be appreciated in way that
will lead to further effort. And this
is just as true of attempts at singing
or invention-invention of Il song or
story, for example-as IL is of at
tempts ut making some object or
drawing that others may handle or
exhibit.
While this doctrine of appreciation
does not permit us to bellttle the
child's efforts, 1t still leaves us free
to help the child with criticisms cal
culated to enable him to increase his
work. But we should call attention to
such defects only as he is In posi-
ton to remedy himself, and without
too much effort. II the dolls dress is
too long, it's simple matter to cut it
down. But If it's too short we note
that it's very nice dress, and think
we'll make the next one II little long
er. The repeated emphasis on defects
of design or execution may have the
effect Of improving the child's taste or
judgment; but they are more likely to
discourage all effort.
A child that sees too clearly the
to do anything at all. This was the
case with four-year-old Herbert whose
sense Of form was so far ahead of his
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-09-08
For HAIR AND SKIN HEALTH
cuticura Soap and cuticura Ointment
Are Supreme. Trial Free.

These fragrant. super-creamy emol
lients keep the skin fresh and clear,
the scalp free from dandruff, crusts
and scales and the hands soft and
white. They are splendid for nursery
and toilet purposes and are most eco
nomical because most effective.
Free sample each by mail with Book
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-09-08
ELDERLY women
SAFEGUARDED
Tel Others How They Were
Carried Safely Through
Change of Life.
Durand, Wis.-"I am the mother Of
fourteen children and owe nv life tn

Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vege table Com
pound. When l was
As and had tn 9
Oh ange of Life,
a friend recon-
mended it and it
gave me such relief
from my bad feel
ings that / took
several bottles. I
am now well and
healthv and racou,.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-09-08
A Soother.
"Bliggins is an optimist."

"Bliggins is an optimist."
mo. he isn't. He talks that way
because things just now are going
pretty much the way he likes and he
doesn't want anybody TO make fuss
and disturb them"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-09-08
No Need to Worry.

Rankin-My wife speaks six differ
ent languages.
Phyle-I wouldn't worry.
Rankin-Whaddy mean worry?
Phyle-She can only talk one ut a
Chronicle-Telegraph.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-09-08

Brazilian coconut palms are believed
to live from 600 To 700 years, and the
date from 200 to 300 years.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-09-08
Only Natural.

"He seems welded to his work"
"He ought to be; He married his
employers daughter. Judge.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-09-08

Skin-deep beauty is all right-if
the girl has the money.
The forum., 1916-10-28
WHO WANTS TO FIGHT US?

Has the President kept us out
of the European war9 Did we
want to go to war with any nation
engaged in that conflict No.
Aside from a group of passion
blinded and prejudiced inflamed
hot-heads, so few that in number
they are negligible, the American
people have been and are solidly
opposed to engaging in the war
for or against any of the Europe
an belligerents.
Did any of the warning nations
want to fight usl No. Every one
of them already have more than
enough of war on its hands. No
President could have possibly got
ten us into war except by an act
of madness unthinkable in any one
who could be chosen as the chief
Magistrate of the United States.
We could have prevented every
outrage that we have tamely suf-
fered, stopped every depreciation
on our commerce, without getting
into the war. We could even have
retaliated for the abuses which
have been and now are increasing
ly practised upon us without the
least danger of being drawn into
the conflict.
Did Grover Cleveland get us in
to war with Great Britain when
he defied that power with an ul-
timatum which meant hostilities if
it was not needed No. And yet
Great Britain was not then already
engaged in war that taxed her
strength to the uttermost as she
now is.
Hon. A. j. Beveridge.
The forum., 1916-10-28
LINCOLN NEWS

The election is nearing. We
call your attention to the candi
dacies of such men as Lynn r.
Parker, for Circuit Clerk, a man
who has lived in Lincoln his en-
tire life; is we'll known; has served
years as Circuit Clerk, making
an enviable record. He has been
good friend to the Negro and
all know him so regardless of poll
ties in this local fight, it is we'll to
stick by your friends.
Don't forget G. E. Smith, a
friend, true and tried, 365 days in
the year. A young man whose
record is well known. For States
Attorney. you can't support bet
ter man. In local affairs it does
not matter very much, just so the
man'is square. Mr.. Smith soli-
cits through this paper, the sup
port of the colored people, but not
them only, all whom he has tried
to treat absolutely square.
DIR. Taylor has been highly en-
dorsed for Coroner. He should
be supported.
Attorney P. Murphy is can
didate for the Legislature, from
the 28th Senatorial District, COM
prising the counties of Macon,
Dewitt and Logan.
Mr.. Murphy is we'll known to
the colored people of Lincoln.
Like the late Clifford Quisenber-
ry, he has won the respect and es-
TEEN of the colored people of Lin
coin by treating them as other cit
izens. We therefore call the at
tention of the colored voters who
do not know him to his candidacy,
and inform them that Mr. Murphy
has been spoken of highly by the
colored people of Lincoln, where
he lives.
He can be depended upon to do
the right thing in the legislature.
He is thoroughly competent and
we'll versed in the needs of the
District and Logan County.
The forum., 1916-10-28
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE
SOLDIERS ONE NIGHT.
ROSE HARRIS

ROSE HARRIS
Girls, at Camp Lincoln every night
When the stars are shining bright.
From every soldiers tent
You see a little light,
Girls, it makes a pretty sight.
But, oh girls! on one night,
w zen they Thought every thing
ws all right,
What do you suppose camel
Something came,
And we all know its name.
Then, girls, the next morning,
Their little city was all white
You ought to have heard them
mourn,
Cause they didn't think twas right
Oh girls it was very cold,
And those poor boys had to stand
in line,
While Mr. October Wind acted
awfully bold
And not one bit of sunshine.
Girls, don't you think they are
nice boys
To live in Springfield on such a
day.
Or do you think they are Just iron
toys,
And you would rather not sayl
Now girls, tbs one you should do,
You can't forget what those sol
diers gave up
When they were called away to
fight for you.
Now don'tmind if your sweetheart
does scold you
just be awfully nice to your sol
diers.
Cause girls they are going home,
Then what are you going to dol
When Camp Lincoln will once
more be alone,
You know, girls, it will make you
mighty blue.
The forum., 1916-10-28
DR. Ellis is doing first rate.
Presiding Elder Jameson preach
ed his first sermon, under his new
charge, at St Peters last Sunday.
Read the Forum weekly.

Misses Jeanette and Mary Teal
of Bloomington were week end Wis
itors in this city last week.
Misses Wanda Boone. Valeria
Watson, and Florence Woods, of
Peoria, were visitors at Camp Lin
coin Sunday. They were guests of
Mrs J.H. White while in the city.
Frank Bass of St Louis was a
Camp Lincoln visitor Sunday.
The National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People,
local branch, met, at the Arsenal,
October 13, 1916, and listened to a
very timely address by Mr. Lavine,
head of the Civil Service Dept, at
the State House. His thesis dealt
with the Race Problem. The Pres.
Major Ford, says the lecture was
very complimentary. The officers
and friends are anxious for all of
the colored people to become enthu
siastically interested in this Asso-
citation; cooperate and attend the
sessions.
The forum., 1916-10-28
PEOKIA NEWS

Bakers coffee and beans are
drawing crowds from all parts of
Peoria. They are marching in
droves to 304 N. Adams there is
a reason.
Matrimonial. E. Powers.
Oct. 16, at the late residence,
COS Monson St., occurred roman
ic marriage, the contracting par
ties being Mr.. j. E. Powers, a
well known-man of this city and
Mrs. Margaret Hammitt, of Phia-
delphia, a lady whom he had not
seen prior to the time of the meet
ing, just before the marriage.
They became acquainted by cor
respondence and fell in love the
same way.
The marriage took place at the
Ward Chapel A. M. E. Church.
Rev. Jones, officiating. 1t was a
very splendid affair and large
crowd of invited friends of the
groom were present. A reception
was rendered in the basement of
the edifice and the couple received
a large number of handsome and
valuable presents.
1t was unique affair and novel
in every particular.
Mr.. Powers is popular and well
known. His friends wish him
much success.
The forum., 1916-10-28

In Peoria, the Republican head
quarters and the Democratic head.
quarters arc in the same building
the COP. has the ground floor
and the Democrats have the second
floor the Republicans have the
advantage they are in on the
ground Floor.
The trouble in Chicago is, that
there is always an internecine war
flare going on between the states
Attorney and the rest of the world.
The saloons and private banks seem
to create more more trouble than
we people down state can stand.
The forum., 1916-10-28
BIRTHS.

Born to DR.. and Mrs. j. miles,
Thursday, Oct, 26th, an IL pound
girl, third child. Mrs. Miles and
daughter are doing nicely.
Mr.. Jack Allen. who is at St.
Johns hospital, is doing nicely.
The forum., 1916-10-28
TO SPRINGFIELD
COLORED WOMEN

The nine hundred Springfield col
ored women who have been given
the franchise in the coming cleo
tion have four important officers,
and one very important question,
to vote for; namely, President,
the Equalization Board, County
Surveyor, Trustee of the Univers-
ity and the generator proposition,
which has been raised to high tenn
perature by the Utility Co.'S Mgr
Mr. Mackie
Here is what hoppened: The
State of Illinois Law Body passed
a law that makes it legal for Il City
to do commercial lighting which
meets the approval of the majority
of the voters of the State. Spring
field had an old, worn-out, Light.
plant at Tenth and Reynolds Sts.,
whidh was unable to do even the
City lighting. not to speak of sur.
plus current to sell to homes and
business houses of Springfield.
You are aware of the fact that
we have water plant north of the
city which is second to none in the
State of Illinois, land was mdae so
by the Mayor and Commissioners,
who are fighting, untiring, to give
you the same kind of light plant.
To do this, they closed the 10th
st. plant, and combined the water
and light plant together at the riv-
er. You voted for the purchasing
of the new generator some months
ago which was one of the best acts
of woman suffrage. and is praised
to the highest by the male voters
to see our woman use such good
judgment. In the above, | am Civ
ing just brief outline of what has
happened; here iswhat is to come
next. To make our lightplant sub
stantial, we need reserve, or sec
ond, generator Mr. Mackie, who
is very anxious to talk to the ladies
of Springfield on the generator,
but not in debate with Mr. Spauld-
ing, says we don't need it, that it
is waste of money to install it.
But if you read all of the fair play
committee literature, hear all Mr.
Mackie's speeches. you will not
find or hear them give any real
reason why we should not have a
second generator, but YOU all know
that with reserve unit we are
protected against breakdowns and
against leaving our city in dark
ness and the private consumers
who are furnished with surplus
current, at sea. There is only one
reason why every colored home is
not lighted with electricityand that
because it is too high too high
to buy. And when you voted for
the generator, you were for cheap
er light, not only light but many
other things operated by electrici-
ty, such as electric irons, toasters,
washing machines and many other
things. | am sure without doubt
that the women voters of Spring
field believe that the Mayor and
Commissioners are in a better po-
sition to know the needs of the
city of Springfield than the CAPT
talists of New York. So don't be
misIead by Mr.. Mackie's figures
which are wrongly interpretated
ind was apparently intended for
this purpose. Go to the polls on
Tuesday, Nov. 18th and vote yes
on the generator proposition for
cheaper light and a greater Spring
field. A VOTER (adv.
The forum., 1916-10-28

Some of the exchanges have the
nerve" and brass" to copy our
matter verbatim and use it, as the
they composed and wrote the mat
ter. They steal our thunder, we 0.
pine, because it is not copyrighted.