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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-10
Quite Happy.

Through the wild way of her good
for-nothing husband, a Woodworking
charwoman had to remove to little
twp-roomed cottage, where there was
scarcely space to sneeze without shak-
ing the ornaments from the mantel-
piece.
"It's hard lines for you to be brought
down like this, after what you've been
accustomed to-" said sympathetic
neighbor. 81 don't doubt you feel very
miserable, Mrs. Jones'"
mo, / don't" the charwOman stout
ly denied. "I'm happier here by
long way than l used to be in the old
place. For one thing, when my hus-
band comes home in brute Of a tenn
per, he can't throw me down the cellar
steps, as he used to, cos there amt
none now v'-Pearson's Weekly.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-10
WHERE SEASONS ARE MIXED
Caves Exist in United States in Which
Ice Freezes in Summer and
Thaws in Winter.

There are several caves in the Unit
ed States where nature seems to have
become confused as to the seasons, ac-
cOrdlng to Popular Science Monthly.
During the late spring and sum-
mer Ice forms and a freezing tempera-
ture prevails, but as winter comes on
The interior of the caves becomes mild
err, the ice gradually melts and kind
Of subdued summer sets In under
ground.
One of these peculiar caves Is to be
found at Coudersport, Pa. and one at
DEBORAH, In. The superstitious among
the residents of those localities
give the caves wide berth and look
with suspicion upon any one daring
enough to attend to investigate them.
Edwin S. Balch Of Philadelphia, who
has made study Of the subterranean
Ice mines, as they are called, states
that according to the theory evolved
by investigators the formation of the
caverns is such that the cold air Of
winter does not penetrate and settle in
them until late in the spring at the
time when the water fom spring
thaws is seeping through the walls
and roof. This water meeting the cold
air freezes and stays frozen all sum-
me until, as the fall season ap-
proaches, the warm summer air at last
finds its way into the cave and melts
the ice.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-10
There comes into Roses life
a new crisis which means more
hard work and much worry. The
next instalIment covers import
ant developments In the story.
GRO BE CONTINUED.)
Luminous Eyes.

Cats among mammals, and owls
among birds, says w. II. Hudson in his
book idle Days in Patagonia" are the
most highly favored of any creatures
in the matter of luminous eyes. "The
feline eyes, as of puma or wildcat,
blazing with wrath, sometimes affect
one like an electric shock; but for Ill
tense brilliance the yellow globes CT
the owl are unparalleled. Mr.. Hud-
son asserts that nature has done CON-
paratively little for the human eye
either in these terrifying splendors or
in beauty. He says that In Brazil he
was greatly impressed with the mag;
nificent appearance of many of the ne
gro women; but that If they had only
possessed the golden irides" of GER
tain intensely black tropical birds
their unique loneliness" would have
been complete.-Outlo0k.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-10

swered, was q sort of exaggerated mat
ter-of-factness. II could design the
costumes and pick out the materials, +"
she said, "but we'd have to get good
sewing woman-perhaps more than
one-to get them DONE"
He wasn't greatly surprised. Per-
haps the notion that she might suggest
something of the sort was responsible
for the tentative, dubious way In which
he had said he supposed it couldn't
be done.
you've had-experience in design
ing gowns. have your" Galbraith
asked.
"Only for myself" she admitted.
"But / know I can do that part of 1t.
I'm not good at sewing, though"-she
reverted to the other part of the plan.
I'D have to have somebody awfully
good, who'd do exactly what I told
her."
"Oh, that can be managed" he said
little absently, and at the end Of a
silence which lasted while they walked
a whole block: II was just figuring out
a way to work It." he said, explaining
his silence. II shall tell Goldsmith and
Block (Block was the junior partner
In the enterprise) that I've got hold
Of q costumer who agrees to deliver
twelve costumes satisfactory to me, at
IN average of, say, twenty per cent
less than the ones Mrs. Goldsmith
picked out. II they aren't satisfactory.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-10
DETROIT auto MAN
SUFFERS2O YEARS
Tried All Kinds of Medicines and
Treatments Without Get
ting Results.
FINDS RELIEF AT LAST
Making Full Time at Work Since Tan
lac overcame Troubles, He Says
Has Gained Twelve Pounds.

II have actually gained twelve
pounds on three bottles Of Tanlac and
I now consider myself a we'll man for
the first time in twenty years." said
A. G. Strayer of 400 Kirby street west,
Detroit, Mich, an expert wood worker
In the Fisher Automobile Plant, few
days ago.
II was a sufferer from stomach
trouble and rheumatism all these
years." he explained, land had to be
as careful about my diet as If I were
feeding baby. My head ached like
1t would burst and gas from undigest-
ed food swelled me up so l was in
misery and could hardly button my
clothes on me. My limbs would swell
from rheumatism and would hurt so
felt like l couldn't stand 1t another
minute. 1 tried all kinds Of medicines
and consulted specialists in different
states, but nothing did me any good
until tried Tanlac.
"A friend in York, Pa, told me about
1t and got bottle and felt better
almost from the first dose. can now
eat anything want and It gives me no
trouble. sleep so sound had to buy
an alarm clock to wake me up in the
morning. The rheumatism don't bother
me now and l am making full time
working every day at my trade. My
wife is taking Tanlac too, and she is
as much of a Tanlac booster as I
am. think everybody here ought to
know what wonderful medicine it is"
There is a Tanlac dealer in your
TOWN Adv
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-10

prise over his having made request
instead of giving an order.
do you think you'll be able to con-
vince Mrs. Goldsmith" she asked,
as they walked down the east side Of
the avenue together, "that her gowns
don't look well on the stage?"
probably not" he said. "No, she
won't be convinced, and If I know
Goldsmith, he'll say his wife's taste Is
good enough for him. So II we want
change, we've fight on our hands"
The way he had unconsciously
phrased that sentence startled him a
little.
1.-THE question is" he went on,
whether they're worth making fight
about. Are they as bad as I think
they are?"
"Oh. yes" said Rose. They're dow
dy and fourth-class and ridiculous. OF
course don't know how many people
in the audience would know that"
"And don't care" said John Gal
braith, with flash of intensity that
made her look around ut him. That's
not consideration I'll give any weight
to. When put production under my
name, it's the best 1 can make with
what I've got. When have to take
cynical view and try to get by with
bad work because most of the people
out in front won't know the difference.
I'll go out to my little farm on Long
Island and raise garden truck"
There was another momentary ST.
lence, for the girl made no comment
at all on this statement Of his credo.
But he felt sure, somehow, that she
understood it, and presently he went
on speaking.
"Would it be possible, do you think,
to get better gowns that would also
be cheaper? That argument would
bring Goldsmith around in hurry. It's
ridiculous, of course, but that's the
trouble with making a production for
amateurs. You spend more time fight
ing them than you do producing the
show"
II don't believe" said Rose, "that
you could get better ready-made cos
tunes a lot cheaper; the two or three
we might be able to find wouldn't help
us much"
"And suppose" he said obviously,
'it's out of the question getting them
any other way than ready made; that
is, and cheaper, too"
The only sign of excitement there
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-10

She found the other girls on the
point of departure. But Edna offered
to wait for her.
mo, you run along" Rose said. "Tve
some errands, and don't feel like see
ing movie tonight, anyway"
Edna looked little odd about it,
but hurried along after the others.
A saleswoman-the same one the
manager had assigned to Rose, under
the misconception which that smart
French ulster of hers had created
when she came into the store-now
came around behind the screen to
gather up the frocks the girls had shed.
"Will you please bring me-" said
Rose, "the Poiret model you showed
me before the others came in? I'll
try it on"
The saleswoman's manner was diff
ferent now, and she grumbled some
thing about its being closing time.
'Then, If you'll bring it at once :"
said Rose. And the saleswoman went
on the errand.
Five minutes later, Galbraith, from
staring gloomily at the mournful heap
of trouble Mrs. Goldsmith had left on
his hands, looked up to confront a
vision that made him gasp.
II wanted you to see If you liked
this" said Rose.
IF I like itw he echoed. "Look
here! If you knew enough to pick
~ 10 hot Lot
that woman waste everybody's time
with junk like this? Why didn't you
help her out?"
II couldn't have done much" Rose
said, "even If my offering to do any
thing hadn't made her angry-and
think it would have. You see, she's
got lots of taste, only it's bad. She
wasn't bewildered a bit. She knew
just what she wanted, and she got it.
It's the badness of these things she
likes. And / thought :" She
hesitated a little over this II
thought that it would be easier to
throw them all out and get a fresh
start"
He stared at her with frown of
curiosity. That's good sense" he
said. "But why should you bother to
think of itT'
Her color came up perceptibly as she
answered. "Why-I want the piece to
succeed, of course :" Rose turned
rather suddenly to the saleswoman. II
wish you'd get that little Empire frock
in maize and cornflower," she said.
'Td like Mr.. Galbraith to see that,
too" And the saleswoman, now pla-
Gated. hustled away.
'This thing that I've got on" said
Rose swiftly, "costs hundred and
fifty dollars, but 1 know I can copy it
for twenty. I can't get the materials
exactly, of course, but / can come
near enough"
"Will you try this one on, miss?"
asked the saleswoman, coming on the
scene again with the frock she had
been sent for.
NO" said Rose. "Just hold 1t up"
Galbraith admitted it was beautiful,
but wasn't overwhelmed at all as he
had been by the other.
"It's not quite so much your style,
Is 1t? Not drive enough?"
ut isn't for me-" said Rose. "It's
for Edna Larson to wear in that All
Alone number for the sextette."
Galbraith stared at her a moment.
Then, "Put on your street things" he
said brusquely. 'T'll wait"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-10
CHAPTER XVIII.
A Business Proposition.

Buzzing around In the back of John
Galbraith's mind was an unworded
protest against the way Rose had just
killed her own beauty, with a thick
white veil, so nearly opaque that all 1t
let him see Of her face was an inter-
mittent CLEAN of her eyes. The bust
ness between them was over, and
all she was waiting for was q word
Of dismissal, to nod him a fare
well and 60 swinging away down the
avenue. Still he didn't speak, and she
moved little restlessly. At last:
do you mind crossing the street7"
he asked abruptly. Then we can talk
AZ we walk along" She must have
hesitated, because he added. ITS too
cold to stand here"
~Of course" she said then. All that
had made her hesitate vas heP sur-
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-10
Woman Landscape Gardener Succeeds

Miss Mabel Keyes Babcock, for four
years In charge Of the department at
horticulture and landscape archite.
ture at Wellesley college, has been
chosen to design the great formal gar
den which is to be feature Of tina
new residence Of The president Of the
Massachusetts, Institute Of Technology
ut Boston. and which Is to be an i'm
pressive detail Of the magnificent new
installation of that institution. Miss
Babcock II one Of the most distin-
guished Landscape gardeners Of her sex
IN the country, and she has done mo-
table work In landscape effects for the
wellesley grounds, for several great
estates a Chaessv ~ - = eseAtsg
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-10
In Fat Berth.

Towne-No; Grafton doesn't work at
all now.
Browne-He doesn't? Why. when I
knew him he seemed to be young
man with considerable push.
Towne-All that's changed now. He's
young man with considerable pull
and doesi't have TO work.-Catholic
Standard and Times.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-10

A mouse is afraid of a man. A
man Is afraid of woman. and a wom-
an Is afraid Of mOuse-sometimes
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-10

synopsis.-Rose of mares
wealthy Rodney Adrh short acquaintance than
dness and Chicago The life pals she
useful that motherhood
however, the
Rose becomes dissatis
violent her dotng husband
disappears world make initiative
musical rehearsal
a roomng She
intelligent efforts
o California a long visit
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-06-28
CODE OF THE JUNIOR POLICE
Organization OF Young Boys In New
York Is Given instruction In CIVIC
Duties and Good Conduct.

The Junior police OF the city of New
York is an organization for boys be-
tween the ages Of eleven and fifteen.
who are regularly trained. drilled and
instructed in athletic sports. civic du-
ties and good conduct under competent
and responsible supervision. In the
Century Henry Rood describes lts
origin. 1T occurred first to Il police
captain of the East side-Sweeney or
the Fifteenth precinct. The commits
sioner and several civilians got to-
gether with Sweeney, and the iaea was
worked out. Today the junior force
is we'll organized, with inspectors and
captains ana other young officers. and
Il growing membership that Will reach
5000 and over this spring. Uniforms
are permitted, but are not Insisted on:
every Junior. however, is entitled 10
wear special badge. which Is never
worn ON the outside Of coat or Jacket.
excepting ut drills or other gatherings.
Duties of the junior police include the
use of clean and decent language at
all times, in all places. The code con-
tinues thus;
Never 'hitch on wagons oF Hh''e
cars; always cross the streets AT the
corners; do not build bonfires In The
streets; do not break windows or stree
lamps, or deface buildings or sidewalks
with chalk do not smoke cigarettes or
play craps; see that garbage cans ar"
kept covered. that garbage and ashes
and waste paper are not mixed IN
cans. that cans nre promutlV removed
from the sidewalk after being emptied I:
that persons are requested 70 keep side
walks and areaways in front OF their
buildings clean. and that they do not
throw refuse I'm the street"
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-06-28

About the paved inner court Of The
Kremlin In Moscow rise other churches.
cathedrals and palaces. To right and
left. None Of them can compare with
the Church Of St. Basil for oddity. hat
many are beautiful in more convcn-
tionnl fashion. famous among their
kind. In this court. too. is the famous
Tower of Ivan. holding up It's load
of monster bells. After It's churches
the kremlin Is celebrated for its huge
cannon and bells. The great bell OF
Moscow Is 6s feet in circumference and
weighs 200 tons. The largest Of the,
cannon has bore OF : feet. thus out
doing the 12-centlmeters of Herr krunp
by about 100 per cent. The only wcnk-
ness of the Russian monster is the fact
that 1t will not shoot.-Exchange
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-06-28

1t is only stupid people who complain
that they are misunderstood. II they
we're not stupid. they would know that
There is absolutely no such thing as
being understood. and. therefore that
there Is nothing whatsoever 10 be
gained by complaining about ~.
Wise people who want to be under
stood do not spend their time complain
ing. but IN perfecting some means OF
expressing themselves by which they
may reveal 10 the world about them
some slight remnant, at least, of their
souls. or their minds. or their ideas. or
their discoveries. or their eccentrici-
ties. or whatever 1t is they want to
make known.
When you complain about not bcina
understood. the only thing you MAKE
clear is that you are IA cOmqlalncr.-
Puck.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-06-28
FRENCH DRIVING
GERMANS BACK
AND RETAkE TERRITORY
THEY LOST LAST WEEK.
Operations of British Consist of Put
ting Down Attempted Enemy Raids.
Mo Resumption of italian
Offensive in Trentino.

London.-The French, continuing
their smashing tactics against the Ger
mans, have retaken the greater part
of the territory lying northeast of the
NOISY farm in the region of NauXmil-
lon, which the army of the German
crown prince captured last week.
To the east, in the region of Hurte-
bise and Craonne, the violent artillery
duel continues and the French guns
have put down an attempted infantry
attack by the Germans.
The German war office asserts that
east of Mont Carnillet, in Champagne,
the French have been compelled under
a heavy concentration of artillery fire
to evacuate ground they captured from
the Germans last week.
Operations of Sir Douglas Haig's
army against the Germans in France
and Belgium have consisted entirely
In effectually putting down attempted
enemy raids and answering the fire
of hostile guns.
There is still considerable artillery
activity on the part of the Germans on
various sectors in Belgium. especially
near Reninghe, Pypegaale and Lizerne,
and lively hand grenade fighting be
tween the French and the Germans
near Streenstraete and the ferryman's
house.
There has been no resumption of the
Italian offensive in the Trentino re-
gion of the Austro-Italian theatre but
on the Asiago plateau there has been
considerable artillery activity, appar-
emily with the Austrians the agrees
ors. To the northeast the Austrians
delivered an attadl in the Cordevole
valley at Mont Settsass. Italians
drove back the enemy, inflicting heavy
casualties.
The movements in Russia and Ca
licia still have not risen in Importance
above patrol engagements and recon
naissances. These have been lively in
Galicia.
In the Macedonia theatre only small
engagements by patrol parties have
been reported, although east of Lake
Presba the enemy has violently shelled
entente trenches.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-06-28
REGULATIONS FOR
DRAFTING ARMY
DRAWING WILL BE ENTIRELY BY
NUMBER, LEAVING NO CHANCE
FOR FAVORlTlSM.
Figures Show That Almost One-half
of the Total of 9,6d9,9S9 Men
Registered Claim Exemption
for Various Causes.

Washington.-Regu for draft
ing the new national army. now await
ing President Wilson's approval, con
tain provision for every step in the
great undertaking except the actual
method of the draft itself.
No official announcement has been
made and official confirmation is be-
ing withheld, but it has been stated
that the federal government itself
will do the drafting, probably here IN
Washington, so there will be no OPP
portunity for local favOritiSm. poltl-
cal or otherwise.
AS the regulations stand now, every
registered man bears Il number. The
numbers will be forwarded To Washing
ton and the drawing Will be entirely by
number. The identity of the num-
bered men will be unknown 10 those
in charge of the draft machinery and
can be established only by comparing
ii number with printed list OF the
mans home district.
The question of exemptions Will go
before the local boards. Ii II man is
exempted the man bearing the number
which was drawn next in order will
take the place and 50 on until the first
increment of 625OOO has been assem-
bled. The others will he called as the
need develops. Ii is hoped To have all
the men in training by September l.
Following is the complete official
registration by states rs given out by
the war department June %.
The figures show that almost one
half the total of 9,649.93S men regis
tered claim exemption Tor various
| causes.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-06-28
HALF MILLION VOLUNTEERS.
Men Offering Services to Country in
the Regular Army and Navy.

Washington.-More than half a mil
lion men have volunteered in the
American army and navy during the
period of less than three months that
has elapsed since war was declared to
exist.
The army, navy and national guard
represented an aggregate strength of
little more than 100000 men when the
war resolution was adopted. Today
between 100000 and 100000 are en-
rolled in the various branches of the
fighting service and the great majority
of them are armed, equipped and I'M
der training.
They will be Joined at the end of
the summer by nearly a million men
selected for the new national army
from the millions registered for wal
duty June >.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-06-28

more fitting for the nations birthday
We should be nation of athletes
there is no day better than July 4 for
arousing the latent strength of man.
hood or exhibiting what is already de-
veloped. Surely the parks should ring
with the best music our bands can
produce. Men gifted with power to
sway the multitudes should this day
tell what the nation stands for and
pay tribute to those who are
Slow to smite and swift to spare,
Gentle and merciful and just
Who. in the fear of God, do bear
The sword of power, nations trust
Today we are in need of patri-
otism as great as that of '76. The oc-
casion is different and the problem re-
quires greater wisdom in its solution.
1t is a satisfaction to remember that
the national sword has never been
lifted in conquest. The glory of the
starry flag is that she is an emblem Of
freedom of conscience, religion and
civil liberty. Except in the cause of
humanity she has never been in battle.
Not all that has been done under her
is worthy of praise. but it is safe to
say that few nations have more I'M
selfish record.