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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-12-22

saw the teeny, weeny Pine-tree and
sent some of her children. the Merry
Little Breezes, to drive up shower
cloud that it might not go thirsty.
But no one else saw the teeny, weeny
Pine-tree, or if they did see it, they
took no notice of it. Happy Jack
Squirrel ran right past and didn't so
much as look at it, for he had forgot.
ten all about hiding that homely little
brown seed in the ground there. Once
Peter Rabbit, nibbling tender sweet
clover, nearly nipped off the head of
the teeny, weeny Pine-tree and didn't
even know ii.
But nothing really happened to the
teeny, weeny Pine-tree, and 1t grew
jolly, round, bright Mr.. Sun and Old
Mother West Wind and the Merry
Little Breezes, and they loved it. So
it grew and grew, and when rough
Brother North Wind came again he
covered it deep with soft blanket of
snow to keep it warm all winter.
So the teeny, weeny Pine-tree was
kept safe all the long winter, and when
gentle Sister South Wind once more
came in the spring the teeny, weeny
Pine-tree began to grow again. 1t
grew and grew and grew and grew
until it was no longer teeny, weeny,
but put out sturdy branches and was
very good to look upon and held its
head high, for it was indeed a beauti-
FIJI young tree.
And for time the young Pine-tree
was very, very happy. But after a
while it began to feel lonely. All the
other Pipe-trees were in the Green
Forest, and often it could hear then
whispering together and 1T longed to
whisper with them and could not, and
so it sighed and sighed, and Peter Rab-
bit passing that way often stopped to
wonder what made such a handsome
young Pine-tree seem so sad.
SO the years passed and the young
Pine-tree became bigger than any OF
its neighbors I'm the Green Forest, and
became known as the Beautiful Pine.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-12-22

leaves to see what he could find under
them, and his heart was happy, for
his stomach was full, and you know a
full stomach, unless it be too full, al
most always makes happy heart.
Now, as he pulled over the red and
yellow and brown leaves, his sharp
eyes spied a little brown seed. 1t was
q homely little seed which had fallen
from q rough pine cone, and you and
I would very likely not have seen it
at all, or if we had we would have
thought it of no account. But Happy
Jacks eyes sparkled when he saw that
homely little brown seed, for he knew
that it was very good to eat.
Not that he was hungry. oh, my,
mol There wasn't room in his stomach
for the least teeny, weeny bit more
just then. But Happy Jack knew that
there might come time when his
stomach would not be so full, and then
that little brown seed would taste oh,
so good!
Now, he had hidden a great many
little brown seeds and fat nuts near
the Lone Little Path, so when he
picked up this particular little brown
seed quickly he scampered over the dry
leaves until presently he came to the
edge of the Green Forest. He looked
this way and he looked that way to
see If anyone was watching him. and
when he was sure that no one was, he
ran out a little way from the edge of
the Green Forest, dug a tiny hole in
the soft, warm earth with his paws,
dropped into 1t the little brown seed
and covered IL carefully.
There" said he to himself, Us he
scampered back to the Green Forest
to see what more he could find, "every-
one knows 1 live I'm the Green Forest
and no one will think to look out here
for things have hidden
Old Mother Nature. who knew just
what Happy Jack had done, smiled, for
she also knew that it was more than
likely that Happy Jack would forget
all about that little brown seed, and II
be did she had q plan to use 1t her.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-12-22

md was beloved Of all the little people
If the Green Forest and the Green
Meadows, and gave them shelter and
was happy.
Once every year, long after the nuts
lad been gathered and all the world
seemed drear and bare, came merry
children, and older folk, and with
augh and song and happy shout would
ut young Pine trees and young Hem
ock trees and carry them away. At
irst the Beautiful Pine had pitied the
7Oung trees, but when it saw that 1T
was the possession of these trees that
made the children so happy, it began
% envy them, and when Jack Frost
old 1t Of peeping in at many win
lows and seeing these little trees
made beautiful with many lights, and
lung with beautiful things to fill the
hearts of little children with joy, 1T
sighed more than ever.
"For." murmured the Beautiful Pine
% the kindly stars, ~ would gladly
give myself to put joy in the heart of
lust one little child; but, alas ] am
100 big. am too big. No little child
wants me because / am too big"
SO Christmas after Christmas the
Beautiful Pine would watch the little
trees carried away and would muir
muir sadly, 81 can give Christmas JOY
to not one little child because am
too big, too big" And the wandering
Night Wind would carry that sad rlur-
muir through all the Green Forest, II
am too big, too big"
Then, one day, when the snow lay
white on the Green Meadows ami in
the Green Forest, and the Beautiful
Pine had watched the little trees for
Christmas carried away with laugh
and shout, as it had for so many
Christmases, came men and horses,
and keen axes sent shivers clear to its
beautiful top, until its proud length
lay stretched on the snow. And some
how the beautiful Pine cared not, for
1t so wanted to give joy to just one
little child, and it was too big, too big.
1t was carried into a great city, and
there, in the very heart of the great
city, the Beautiful Pine was raised I'M
til 1t stood as proudly as it had stood
just beyond the edge of the Green For
est, and it was hung with many colored
lights until 1t was quite. quite the most
beautiful that ever was. And there
came not one, but thousand little
children, and they danced around the
Beautiful Pine, and laughter was in
their eyes, for joy was in their hearts.
And they sang and their voices were
joyous. And they shouted and their
voices were merry. And they cried |:
'It is the most beautiful tree in all
the world, for it is our Christmas
tree-the Christmas tree of all the
childrenv
Then was the heart of the Beauti-
full Pine, planted long, long years ago
by the great-great-ever-so- great grand
father Of Happy Jack Squirrel, filed
with great joy-the joy of giving, for
1t had given its greatest gift, the gift
Of itself, for the joy of many. And
the spirit Of Christmas, which is love
for all mankind, descended upon it as
sweet-toned bells chimed, "On earth
peace, good will toward men," and the
glad voices of q thousand little chill
dren cried, "Merry merry Christmas ~
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-12-22
Ohrtattttas
Luke Il, In

NOW it came TO pass IN those daye,
M there went out decree from caesar
/ Y Augustus, that all the world shouio
be enrolled. This was the first enrollmens
made when Quirinus was governor or
SYRIA And ali went to enroll themselves
everyone to his own city
And Joseph also went up from Galilee,
out of the city OF Nazareth. into Judeas
to the city Of David. which is called Beth.
lsnem, because he was OF the house ana
family of David; to enroll himself with
Mary, who was betrothed to him. being
great with child.
And it came to pass. while they were
there, the days were fulfilled that she
should be delivered. And she brought
forth hee first-b born son: and she wrapped
him in swaddling clothes and laid him IN
a manager because there was no room Tor
them in the inn.
And there were shepherds in the
same country, abiding in the field, and
keeping watch by night over their HOOK.
And an angel OF the Lord stood by
them and the glory of the Lord shone
round about them; and they were sore
afraid.
And the angel said unto them: "Bs
not afraid, for behold bring you good
tidings of great Joy, for there is born to
YOU this day in the city of David Saviour,
which is Christ, the Lord. And this is the
sign unto you: 'Ye shall find a babe
wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying
in a manger.
And suddenly there was with the
angel multitude of the heavenly host,
praising God and saying.
''Glory to God in the highest
'.And on earth peace, good wip
toward men."
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-12-22
x X "
Evidently Not.

"Confound the luckl What did she
want to slap me for? She was stand
ing squarely beneath bunch of mis-
tletoe when 1 kissed her."
"Son, I'm surprised at your obtuse-
ness"
"WellT
81 suspect that you we're not the
man she was waiting for"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-12-22
g & g
A Sweet Revenge.

81 sent my present to Nellie Sly
boots when she was at her club, and
l knew all the. girls and fellows would
gather around to see her open it."
''Why, thought you didn't like Mel
lie."
II can't bear her. The present was
q nice long hair SWITCH
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-12-22

the Lone Little Path that comes down
the hill through the Green Forest.
He was happy, very happy, was Hap
by Jack, which was quite as 1t should
be, for there was everything to make
him happy. His sides were fat with
the good things he had to eat. He had
a beautiful new coat to keep him warm
when rough Brother North Wind and
Jack Frost should come driving the
snow clouds to make white the Green
Meadows and change the Green Forest
until the little people who live there
only In the summer would never, never
known it had they happened to have
come back. But rough Brother North
Wind and Jack Frost had not come
yet, and Old Mother Nature was busy
preparing the Green Forest for them
and urging all the little people to hur-
ry and make ready for them.
So Happy Jack scampered down the
Lone Little Path and pulled over red
leaves and yellow leaves and brown
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-12-22
% & *
Annual Phenomenon.

SNOW" said the magazine editor,
"we'll have a cover design represent
ing the old year as an aged man and
the New Year as smiling infant"
"All right" replied the artist. But
1t looks like nature-faking to me. Any.
body knows that smiling infant
couldn't grow all those white whiskers
in one short year."
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-12-22
YuIe Log ls Gone.

The old-fashioned season of fun and
frolic has been replaced by a meaning
less, mirthless celebration. The Yule
log has gone out, and there is no fire.
place for old Santa Claus to scramble
down and leave his gifts of simple
Joys for unsuspecting childhood. The
steam-heated home, the sterilized ur-
chin, the pure-food laws, all forbid the
painted sugar cats and dogs whose
green backs would have put any par
rot to shame.
Yet how beautiful in retrospect is
the memory of some Christmas Of the
long ago, when, like Tiny Tin, who
gathered around the simple table and
looked forward with JOY to the home
coming Of all the family, the wonder
full dinner Of goose and the loving
greeting, God bless us ALL That
was a wealth such as no Scrooge could
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-12-22

"Why don't you send your little
friend a nice wax doll for Chrlstmasf"
81 don't think she'd care much for
a wax doll now, auntle; you see, they
just got meat one at her houses"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-12-22
h N N N N N "a J
The Christmas Spirit.

o. The Christmas Spirit. ~
m Let the spirit of Christmas ~
e~ time, "Peaee on earth, good ~
m will to men," come into your ~
-. heart and be merry and glad. x,<
m But In the midst Of your ~
merrymaking and charitable
u thought, do not forget that ~
there are many to whom
g Christmas will bring no ~
TN cheer. These are the hope
o. lessly Ill in hospitals, the hui M
m man driftwood in the reform ~
90 atories, the tiny inmates M
m of the orphanages. If you ~
are able to, bring a bit Of AZ
~ ,cheer-practical cheer-into y
the dead life of someone con-
~ fined in one of these institu- ~
tons. Do not think such an
& effort is a waste of time or ~
IN out of date. Indeed, it will
o. be the kindest act you can do M
N at Christmas time-to think ~
~ of someone who has lost his AZ
III place, or is not yet able to ~
take his place in the great ~.
y world. 81
Y " & " " " G "
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-12-22
We Should Hang Garlands.

We Should Hang Garlands.
The singing of carols in English vii.
lagos was good old custom and ought
to be revived, as we'll as the lighting
of the Yule log on Christmas eve, for
the memory of the English Christmas
fingers ever in the British heart, wher.
ever he may be. In the early days at
jamestown, Va, the cradle of English
civilization on this western continent,
John Smith says: "The extreme cold
frost, rain and snow caused us to keep
Christmas among the savages, where
we were never more merry nor had
more good oysters, fish, flesh, wild fowl
and good bread nor ever had bet
ter fires in England" Kipling, too
refers to the memory of Yuletide in his
"Black Sheep" with the couplet, "At
home they are making merry, twixt
the white and scarlet berry," And so
we should garland the house with trail.
ing pine, hang the wreaths of holly in
the window and the mistletoe meath
the chandelier. 1t helps others If II
does not help you.
Boston's Fine Example.
Last Christmas in Boston the mayor
requested everyone in the city to leave
their window shades up on Christmas
eve to help light the city. Such a
cheerful glow as it gave TO old Bea-
con street and Commonwealth avenue !!
Down in the Public gardens the city
was enjoying its municipal Christmas
tree, stately fir, bedecked with myri-
adj colored electric bulbs, while the
band played old familiar carols that
veered into popular street songs be-
fore the crowd scattered. The scene
was significant of Christmas now be-
ing cosmopolitan festival holding
the heart of Puritan New England,
whose holy of holes has heretofore
been Thanksgiving. This is right, and
as it should be, since ours is land
of religious liberty and Christmas is
the season of "peace and good will
to all mankind"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-12-22

possibly buy! That was the spirit
which prompted Dickens to say,
Though it has never put scrap Of
gold or silver in my pocket, believe
it has done me good, and 1 say, God
bless IL ="
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-12-22
WHY NOT REVIVE
OLD CUSTOMS a.?
BY CASSIE MoNcLURE LYME.

low like sheep the leadership of some
foolish friend who either has more
cents and less sense than the average,
because we are the slaves of custom.
Christmas is the season for the Christ
Child-when simplicity and sincerity
should dominate love of ostentation
and all pretense. 1t is hard in this
day of luxury to experience a new SEN
sation; for children are stated on the
threshold Of life with gifts that would
have astonished George Washington
and taken away the breath of little
backwoods Abraham Lincoln. 1t Is no
use telling your child to eat his red
apple and suck his stick of candy with
a thankful heart If little Bobbie next
door owns a motorcycle and real pig
skin. Precious poor fun will your lit
tie Mary Jane find in her rag baby If
Inez Doris has a bisque French doll
that can talk. And so we are happy or
miserable, poor or rich by contrast /;
those comparisons that are obvious If
odious.
Tombstone epitaph., 1916-05-07
CHAPTER xvi,i-contInued.

He sat facing the door: he perceived
her first; he rose with an expression
OF real surprise and pleasure. Why.
Mrs. lie Grange, How did you get
here?" he said. But now his eye
caught Betsy-Bsrabara. She, toe, had
risen. as one who acts al last after
long strain of repression. Her color
came and went; she was looking at
Rosaiie and then back at Estrilla
Miss Lane" said Rosalie in a quiet
meaning voice. well excuse you. Take
your coat. dear"
Estrilla opened his mouth as though
to protest, made an inarticulate sound,
stopped. His eyes were on Rosalie.
What does this mean?" he asked.
1T means first that you had better
sit down." she said The walters
iookin' this way. A man In your posi-
ton can't afford to make q scene IN a
public place"
EstrilIa sank with an unsteady mo
ton into his chair At this physical
support. he seemed to grip his nerve
What do you mean by my post
ton! Why do you come this way
Why"
Listen. First OF all. I'm youl
friend. Get that right away!-I'n
here TO help you. An I'm In hurrT
Tombstone epitaph., 1916-05-07
SYNOPSIS.

Tommy North. returning 10 his room in
Mrs Moore boarding house at ~ a. m.
discovers th. body of Capt John Hansks.
snother rooner. with knife wound on
hls breast Suspicion rests upon man
giving the name OF Lawrence Wade. who
bad been heard Guarreliug with HanSka
During the excitement a strange woman
who gives her name as RosalIe LeGrange.
appears and takes into her own home
seross the street all OF Mrs Moore's
eoarders. including Miss Estrilla. an in
valid whose brother was favorite
among the other boarders. Wade Is ar
rested Mrs. LeGrange. who. while plying
her trade a trance medium. had aided
Police Inspector Martin MCGEE several
times. calls at his office to tell what she
knows OF the crime. While she Is there.
Constance HAnsks. widow OF the murder
ed man. whose existence had been un-
known. appears. Mrs Hanska. says she
had left her husband and dlscloses the
fact that Wade represented her and Wis
tied Hanska on the night OF the murder
In an effort to settle their affairs. She
admits Wade was in love with her. Wade
Of Hsnska. Tommy North. who had been
held by the police is released and re-
turns TO Mrs. IeGrange's house. He be-
nara. and at her urgins prepares 70 es-
,ss.ss :isS Thomas -. North al. Using
Agency. Mrs. LeGrange. with Inspector
MCGEE, examines the house where Han
ska was killed and finds on the fire es-
cape outside Hanska's window red shoe
button. which she conceals Mrs. Le-
boarde-s In search of one the red button
will ft. She pretents TO 20 into a trance
IN Miss Estrilla's room and communes
with spirits Rnsalie secures from In
sDector McGee the services Of an Italian
detective. ~ work under he. direction.
Rosare fnis evidence 20 show that Es-
trilla's real name IL Perez and that they
Formerly lived IN Port OF Spsln. Rcsalie
goes into another trance IN Miss Estrilla :
room and gains the young vonan's CON
Ndence. In succeeding seences Rnsalie
leads Miss Estriila 20 believe she Is talk
ing with the spirit OF John Hanska. and
eets Information that leads her TO pre-
pare for a supreme test with Inspector
NcCee and detectives at the Windows.
Resale. in q final seance. leads Miss Es-
trilla to tell. in a supposed conversation
with the spirit OF Harska. that her broth
er - held the knife that pierced Han
rLa'S heart. Confronted by the officers
Miss Estriiia makes a fun confession. She
tells how Hanska secured possession OF
her Jewels and fed TO New York. and
how she and her brother Juan had traced
him to Mrs Noores house She says
that Juan. dressed IN her clothes entered
Hanska's room to search for the Jewels
that HansNa swoke and rushed al the IN
truder who picked up q knife from the
table 10 threaten Hanska. She declare:
HaDska. In his rage. was suddenly strck'
en- with apopleNy and fell upon the knife
which pierced his heart
Tombstone epitaph., 1916-05-07
Look and Feel
Clean, Sweet and
Fresh Every Day
Drink . glass OF real hot water
before breakfast to wash
out poisons.

Life is not merely to live, but to
i've well. eat well. digest well. work
well. sleep well. look we'll. What .
glorious condition to attain, and yet
how very easy 1t is II one will only
adopt the morning inside bath.
Folks who are accustomed to feel
dull and heavy when they arise, split.
ting headache. stuffy from a cold. foul
tongue, nasty breath, acid stomach.
can. instead. feel as fresh as a daisy
by opening the sluices OF the system
each morning and flushing out the
whole Of the internal poisonous stag
nant matter.
Everyone. whether ailing. sick or
well. should. each morning. before
breakfast, drink a glass OF real hot
water with a teaspoonful OF limestone
phosphate in II to wash from the
stomach. liver. kidneys and bowels the
previous days indigestible waste. sour
bile and poisonous toxins; thus cleans
ing. sweetening and purifying the en-
tire alimentary tract before putting
more food into the stomach. The &C
ton Of hot water and limestone phos-
phate on an empty stomach Is wonder.
fully invigorating. 1t cleans ont all the
sour lamentations. gases, waste and
acidity and gives one a splendid ap
petite for breakfast. While you are
enjoying your breakfast the water and
phosphate Is quietly extracting q large
volume OF water from the blood and
getting ready for a thorough flushing
Of sll the inside organs.
The millions OF people who are both,
cred with constipation. bilious spells.
stomach trouble. rheumatism; others
who have sallow skins. blood disor.
ders and sickly compilations are urged
to get . quarter pound of limestone
phosphate from any store that handles
drugs which will cost very little. but
IL sufficient to make anyone q pro.
nounced crank on the subject OF In.
/ ternal sanitation-Adv.
Tombstone epitaph., 1916-05-07
Tie Red Button
BY Will Irwin
AUTHOR OF THE CITY THAT WAS. ETC.
ILLUSTRATED By THdrryR .Grissin6e
1912 BOB8S-hERRILl CO

feet. No jury would swallow il. She's
accessory or somethin'-but you can
bet, Mr. Juan Perez, that an American
jury amt goin' to give a verdict
against a sick little woman who's an
accessory because she's standin' by
her brother. They may do that in
English countries. but not here. An
which do you think would be better
for -our sister-to go 10 jail until her
trial. or TO wait by the gate OF Sing
Sing an take you away some morn
ing all dead an fioppy after you'd had
ten thousand volts OF electricity
switched into your spinal column"
Estriila was on his feet now. IN q
crisis OF nerves. His eyes closed and
opened to a set stare.
Il thought you'd see It." said Rosa
lie. Il won't keep you in suspense any
longer. You're goin' to git away. An
I've fixed II. Look at this-here. take
IT." She pulled another paper from
her mutf. handed II to Estrilla- II
shook Z. his hands as be read.
"A sesman's paper" he said al
length.
For Antonio Corri. an Italian sailor
signed for the schooner Maud. He fell
Tombstone epitaph., 1916-05-07
Colorado.

Leadville mines are very active as
4 result of the high price prevailing
Tor silver.
Boulder is in the throes OF a min
ing boom that has eclipsed anything
in its history.
The Western Zinc Oxide Company
has completed plans for enlarging the
plant at Leadville.
Reports reached Leadville stating
that tungsten had been discovered in
the Gold Park section near Red Cliff.
Leadyille lessees have started work
on the old Brain Boru property 10
Gated on the north side of Iowa
gulch.
Ore, practically solid gold, from a
streak of good size. is reported be.
ing taken from the Snow Bound lode
at Gold Hill.
The discovery of body OF tungsten
ore in the little Dora mine adioin
ing the townsite OF Silverton has lel
to increased activity in that vicinity
Lessees on the Adelaide and Hum
boldt properties in Adelaide park
Leadville district, are shipping a
large tonnage of iron -uIphide carry
/ ing extensive high percentage Of sui
phur.
John F. Cass OF Denver, owner o.
| twelve claims near Spruce on tbs
Moffat road west of Tolland, say!
/ that he has opened tungsten OF,
( which runs So per cent tungsten. A
the current price this ore is wortl
$4,000 per ton.
George Cramer has geatly expand
ed his zone OF activity on Carbonate
hill by securing leases on the Yankee
Doodle, Aetna, and other claims in th'
Leadville district The immens
bodies Of iron and manganese ore
which he has developed in Star Nc
property for several years hav'
ben followed into adjoining claims.
The Harrod oil interests of Pitts
burg and Des Moines have joine,
with Grove people and leased 200
acres of land near town to prospec
for oil. Ten thousand dollars ha
been advanced for the preliminary ez
pense and several drills are expecto
to be at work soon. The land lease,
is identical in appearance to that 1.
the valuable Salt Creek district o
Wyoming.