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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-29
Not Wanted In Wisconsin.
Council is Aroused.

Not Wantfd IN WISCONSIN,.
MADISON, Wis, Aug. 29.-Gover-
nor E. l.. Philip is not extending any
invitation to the Peoples Council,
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-10-12
HERMIT SCULPTOR is, FOUND
Spends Time Modelling Little Master
pieces Which He Promptly De-
stroys Upon Completion.

There has been discovered at Cape
Scott, one of the most solitary points
In Vancouver island, by the chief en-
gineer Of the public works department
Of British Columbia, a sculptor who
spends his time I'm modelling little mas
terpieces from Jumps Of clay and then
destroying them, relates an exchange.
He is A. f. Whittier, and he calls
himself "prospector." Living entire
ly alone, he has for the past two years
been carrying out lonely investigations
Of mineral claims In his neighborhood.
His sculptor's tools are of the simplest
kind, and 1t Is his habit to work with
the same piece of clay. which weighs
scarcely five pounds but with that he
has modelled scores of objects.
The government engineer found him
just as he had completed bust OF the
martyred British nurse, Edith Cavell.
Mr.. Whittier was about TO destroy the
work in order that he nigh. Use The
clay for q miniature statue of his sou.
who was recently killed. He Was, how
ever, persuaded to part with the bust,
which is to be auctioned in aid Of the
Red Cross funds.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-10-12
Makes Shaving Easy

The wonderful skin food and
wrinkle chaser" Usit, is the finest
thing to soften a wiry, stubborn beard.
A few drops rubbed into the stiffest
beard before lathering softens the hair
and makes shaving pleasure. Your
face feels fine after you have finished,
and there isn't the least bit of smart
ing and tenderness. Usit not only
softens the beard but makes the skin
smooth and firm. After shaving apply
Usit Face Powder de Luxe.
A clergyman writes: "For years I
tried in vain to get something to make
shaving less painful to me. Accident
ally struck upon 'Usit,' and have used
it ever since. 1t seems to possess the
properties to soften the. beard, to make
the skin firm, smooth, less sensitive,
and thus the work is made easy" For
further distribution a bargain. Once
only. One SOC bottle Usit and one SOC
box Usit Face Powder de Luxe for 75c.
Address Usit Mfg Co., 800 Main street,
Buffalo, N. Y.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-10-12
CAMP CUSTER NOTES

Mrs. Elizabeth ~. Custer, widow
of General Custer, from whom the
camp is named, has sent portrait Of
General Custer to the camp as her
gift.
The soldiers are up in arms against
the street car company, which is now
charging a 15-cent fare to or from
Battle Creek. Formerly 1t was 10
cents, regarded as sufficient for four
mile ride.
Several members of the Officers
Reserve corps, T. has been discovered
are among the selected men here. This
was revealed when the surgeon general
at Washington requested the discharge
of one Detroit man who has been call.
ed to active duty as a second lieuten.
ant in the regular army. Discharges
for the others also may be asked.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-10-12
SENIORITY RULE
DONE AWAY With
GUARD OFFICERS, IN FUTURE,
TO BE PROMOTED BY
MERIT ONLY.
OFFICERS SCHOOL FOR CUSTER
Draft Men Will Get Opportunity to
Win commissions-Schoo to
Be Opened January is.
Lansing.

Promotion by seniority is done away
with in the Michigan National Guard.
While it is in the federal service pro-
motions are to be made because OF
"fitness and capacity" only.
This news, in war department
bulletin just published at Camp Nc.
Arthur, Waco, Texas, is soothing 70
several 31st officers, who, because of
the breaking up of the regiment, lost
their seniority. Furthermore, 1t sets
at rest the rumor that there would
be no promotion OF guard officers
above the rank of captain. The new
regulations provide for all officers up
to colonel.
While the officers of the old 31st
have settled down in the 125th and
10th and are devoting their entire at
tention to learning and teaching the
new military game, some Of the men
have not so adapted themselves, espe.
cially those of the companies that
were spill. up. Requests for transfers
are coming in numbers, as comrades
were separated by the breaking up of
the companies. In one instance, three
brothers found themselves in different
organizations and are now trying to
get together.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-10-12
WORTH over SIPS
A BOTTLE He SAYS
Georgia Farmer Says TanIac Re-
lieved His rheumatism
Entirely.
SUFFERED As YEARS
~ Am Well Man In Every Way and
Feel as Strong and Healthy
as ! Ever Did," He
Says.

81 wouldn't take five hundred del.
lars in cash for the good four bottles
of Tanlac did me-" said j. Nj. Mallory,
well-known farmer of Stonewall,
Georgia, short time ago.
For forty-five year 1 suffered al
most every day." he continued, land
was so crippled up with rheumatism
that / had to hobbe around on
clutches. My knees were so stiff
could hardly bend them and often
have been so weak that have had to
take to my bed for weeks at time.
More than half the time 1 couldn't do
any work. had indigestion and stom-
ach trouble, too, and my back hurt so
bad that couldn't lay on my left side
at all. / tried every medicine 1 saw
advertised and many prescriptions be-
sides, but kept getting worse.
"My brother living in Atlanta told
me what Tanlac had done for him and
begged me to try it. Well, sir, l have
taken four bottles in all and have
thrown my crutches away for the rheu-
matism is entirely gone and l can
jump two feet off the ground without
1t hurting me a bit i ann a well man
In every way and feel as strong ana
healthy as l ever did In my life"
There is a Tsnlac. dealer in your
town.-Ady.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-10-12
Hospital to Each 400 Men.

There are exactly 81 hospital build
ings in Camp Custer, not counting the
first aid and ambulance stations OF
the contractors. Perhaps there is in
the United States no similar area con-
tanning that number of buildings de-
voted to the fight against sickness.
1t figures out at one hospital
building for each 400 men-at which
rate the city of Detroit would have
1875 such buildings.
In ordinary communities a hospital
is usually the last thing built. There
are communities century old in
Michigan that never had a hospital.
But in a cantonment of the United
States army the hospital is among
the first things built-health is the
first thing guarded, and the line Of
sentinels drawn against disease is
more complex than the line drawn
against fire and theft.
Camp Clusters health record to date
is all included in this statement: Not
one Of THE cases being treated today
originated in camp, except case OF
pneumonia and a few minor injuries.
Every other case had its origin in
civil life and was brought in by the
man himself.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-10-12
Sewage Disposal Plants at Custer.

Kalamazoo, Galesburg, Augusta and
other towns lying below Battle Creek
on the Kalamazoo river, which have
been wondering what effect Camp
Clusters sewage might have on their
health, can now breathe easier, for the
war department has ordered immedi-
ate construction of two sewage dispos-
al plants, and one of them Is already
under way, at the foot of the famous
hill over which each Of the 10000 Sc
lected men Of the Eighty-fifth division
has to pass.
Each plant is a cement structure 100
by so feet, containing eight settling
tanks, approached by three channels
through which all sewage for that
particular end of the camp must pass.
After being chemically treated the
liquid will eventually pass into the
Kalamazoo river. 1t will cost the gov
eminent $4,000 for this one little
item.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-10-12
ADAM SPRUNG FIRST JOKE
Asked Eve If She Expected an Ich-
thyosaurus, When She Objected
to Spider on Rose.

We believe that in the Garden of
Eden, Adam gave Eve rose in ex-
change for kiss. And she shuddered
and said, ugh! There's Il spider on
the rose!" and he answered, "Well,
what do you expect for one stingy lit
tie kiss-an ichthyosaurus?"
We believe that to be the oldest joke
in the world-older than the goat, the
nother-in-law, or any that are sup
posed to be included in the Original
Seven. In varying forms one finds 1t
i'm the Talmud, in Plautus, in Aesop,
in Rabelais, in Joe Miller, in all the
almanacs and comic papers.
When we were Il boy, ii was told in
minstrel show, thus: A man buys "a
suit of clothes at secondhand store.
He comes back and complains that the
coat is inhabited by unpleasant insects.
And the dealer says, "Well, what do
you expect for $5-humming birds?'
Vaudeville knows it in this form
Tenant-"Look here, you'll have to
make some repairs in this house. The
cellar is full of water" Landlord
"Well, what do you expect for $50 n
onth-champagne"
And just last week we ran across
our old friend again in weekly comic
paper. This time passenger on a
street car calls down the conductor for
not calling the names of the streets
distinctly. And the conductor replies,
"Well, what do YOU expect for $14 a
week-a tenor sOlO?"
Lastly-a few days ago, we ran a
version of the old thing in this column.
We cut its hair, trimmed its whiskers,
and fitted it with new suit, but we
could not disguise it completely. When
you run across it in any of it's cos
tunes, send us clipping, will you?
We are making collection of that
joke.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-10-12
Trading Stamp Law Killed.

The supreme court has knocked out
the famous trading stamp case"
which has been hanging fire for some
time. The trading stamp law passed
by the legislature Of 1909. This law
prohibited the use of trading stamps
in the state and was tested by the
Sperry and Hutchinson National Trad
ing Stamp concern. The opinion OF
the court is based on the general pro-
position that while 1t is conceded by
the United States supreme court that
control of the trading stamp business
is within the police power of the state.
the Michigan law is hardly reasonable,
fair and discriminating.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-10-12
A Boy With a Future,

Ellis Perrot Blister, the lily fishing
expert, said at banquet:
1.-THE prime virtue of good angler
Is patience. No man or boy ever tie
yeloped into a successful fisherman
who hadn't at least twice the patience
of job.
There's a boy in Shawnee who Is
going to make champion one of these
days. l haw him fishing the other aft
ernOon on the bank of creek, and
| said to him:
"'What are you fishing for, SOM"
"'Snigs,' said he.
"'What are snigsY said l.
az Dunno said the boy. 4 amt
never caught none yet"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-10-12
Custer Men viii Be Made Officers.

New ambition and hope for officers
rank has been aroused in the breasts
of Camp Custer soldiers.
This was caused by definite an
nouncement by the war department Of
officers training camps to train pri-
vate soldiers for commissions
The schools will be opened Jan. Is.
One will be opened in each division
Of the regular army, the National
Guard and the draft army. This
means that school will be located
at Camp Custer, or that one will be
opened nearby for Camp Custer men.
Any private between 81 and 40, a
member of the regular army, the draft
army or the National OAard, will be
eligible for the officers schools. In
addition, about 5000 college men will
be received.
Camp Custer will be entitled to send
about II per cent OF her enrolment,
or 700 men, to the officers school,
This will be only the beginning of
Camp Clusters contribution to the
officers of the land forces. When the
army of 100000 is finally trained it
must have 100000 officers. Camp Gus
tcr's quota will be upwards Of 5000.
OF course, many contingents will
have come and gone in Camp Custer
before the army of 100000 is afoot.
and her 5000 officers have tied their
gold-and-black hat cords. But already
q definite chance of nonors is offered
the national army men,
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-10-12
An Exaggeration.

Crossing the ocean nowadays Is
serious proposition" sai6 j. p. Nor
gan, who crosses the ocean continu-
ally, "but it isn't, after all, as ter
rible a thing as certain exaggerations
would make you believe.
"'Anything to declareY custoirs
officer said to man who had just
crossed the ocean.
ayes said the man. L '1ec'are that
Tn one mass of black and blue bruises
from jolting and humping for six days
ever regular corduroy road of Ger
man mines and submarines
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-10-12
Custer Expects Negro Troops Soon.

1t is understood that the next in
crement of drafted men going to Camp
Custer will include enough Negroes 10
form one regiment and an overflow
Some 1900 colored boys are expected
from Wisconsin and Michigan and II
enough Of them are left after the ex-
aminations to form the neuclus for a
second regiment, Negro selects from
one or two other states may be
brought in to fill out the ranks,
Negro troops will be commanded
by Colonel Frye, but will be differed
by commissioned men Of their own col
or who will come from Che Des Moines
training camp.
Battle Creeks Negro population
plans to look after the selected Ne
groes as nicely as the war recreation
board is looking after the white Sc
lects. Three Negro lodges, Masonic,
Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias,
will have joint meeting as soon as
they are told when to look for the
boys and will make elaborate plans
for entertaining teen.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-10-12
Some Satisfaction.

, At ball given by Lord Derby in
Canada. writes Douglas Sladen, /
watched his A. d. c. taking an impor-
tant politician, whom he should
have known perfectly well, to intro
duce him to his (the politician's) own
wife, young and pretty woman, who
considered herself one of the lions of
Canadian society.
The situation struck me as prom
Using one, so listened to hear what he
would say.
"Mrs. Pm" he said, may introduce
Mr.. Um-um to your"
She looked up at him. with an
amused smile, and he continued quite
blissfully:
"He's stupid old duffer, but I'll
get him away from you as soon rs
can"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-10-12
Work On Heating plants Rushed.

Work on the heating plants at Camp
Custer is being rushed but final COM
pletion is not expected till November
1st.
All heating pipes which run from
building to building are carried on
poles, high in the air. 1t was neces-
sary to adopt this course, In order to
complete the installation before win
ter sets In. A vast amount of coal
will be necessary to feed the boilers,
owing to the wastage of heat, but this
was the lesser of the two evils, and
the plan was chosen by the engineers
for that reason.
In the meantime most of the bar
racks, during the cold spell, have been
uncohfortably cold. During the day
the men did not suffer The evening
hours following their return to their
barracks, however, were the ones when
they felt the chill. The result was
that the Y. M. C. A. buildings, which
are heated, enjoyed more than their
usual patronage.
Five hundred stoves, which had been
OTutTeu III dutlClpdIlOH VI IL COlu ohoP,
are being installed. The stoves are
oodburning sheet-iron affairs, capa-
BILE of producing large volume OF
heat. There is more than enough fuel
to keep them all going until the steam
plants are in operation.
The demand for heat comes just at
a time when the construction depart
ment is straining every nerve to re-
model the barracks to hold the en-
larged companies, which will be the
rule under the war strength standard.
In some cases barracks are being d.
vided, in others the ends have been
torn out and moved forward several
feet and wherever possible the capa-
city of the buildings has been doubled.
All new barracks are twice as large
as the old
With the steady demand for an In
creased number of buildings and with
the new plans of the rife and ma
chine gun ranges completed and ap-
proved, it will be necessary to enlarge
the cantonment grounds fully rs per
cent. Negotiations along that line are
already under way.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-10-12
CLEARS AWAY PIMPLES
Does CutIcura Ointment-Assisted by
cuticura Soap-Trial Free.

On rising and retiring smear the af-
fected surfaces gently with Cuticura
Ointment. Wash off in five minutes
with Cuticura Soap and hot water.
When the skin is clear keep 1t so by
using Cuticura for everyday toilet and
nursery purposes.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. l.,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-10-12
HOW'S This 2

We offer $4,000 for any case of catarrir
that cannot be cured by HALLS CA
TARRH MEDICINE. HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE is taken internally and acts
faces of the System.
Sold by druggists for over forty years.
Price 75c. Testimonials free.
+. j. Cheney q Co. Toledo, Ohio.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-10-12
An Emphatic Assurance.

''If you don't marry me-" exclaimed
the sutton, "Pll join the army"
LET me tell you something an
swered the girl. IF you don't join
the army you won't even be well
enough acquainted with me hereafter
to ask me to marry you"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-10-12
In Uniform. All RIGHT.

Lady of House-You say you are in
the army Then why aren't you
dressed as n soldier?
Ragged Rogers-1t's de army of de
unemployed, lady, an dis is me ia
tigue uniform.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-10-12
Custer Men Buy Liberty Bonds.


The first drive In which the men
of Camp Custer are taking part is the
Liberty Loan campaign.
Orders were received from Wash
ington instructing the division staff to
organize the forces into teams, to
create enthusiasm with speakers and
competition, and to urge every man
to help swing the big loan by taking a
bond
The men are told that their sub
scriptions are purely voluntary and
that no action is required of them.
Despite this, the natural competition
which springs up between companies
and regiments and between this camp
and other environments, will result in
big subscription.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-10-12
Quite Sufficient.

The Amateur Gardener-What do
you consider is best for cabbage
worms?
The Market Gardener never stud
led their diet closely, but mine seem
to thrive on cabbages.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-10-12
Court Affirms $4,000 Damage Award.

Court Affirms $4,000 Damage Award.
In affirming the decision of the Lena
wee case of Leo Guy VS.. the Cincinnati
Northern Railroad Co., the Michigan
supreme court established new
high water mark in awards IN person.
al injury cases. Guy, who was en-
ployed in the yards of the rDad at Hud-
son, was terribly injured in an accident
January Is, 1914, and the jury in the
circuit court awarded him damages to
the extent of $4,000, which was ap-
proved by the supreme court. Hereto
fore the largest award was $4,000.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-10-12
The Question.

1t isn't so much question of what
man ought to do as what has he
done?
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-10-12

The worst of grass widow is that
she is apt to make hay of her reputa.
ton.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-10-12
Friendly Advice.

The fellow who tells you how to
run your business never offers to
finance the shop.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-10-12
One Delivery DaiIv.

st. Paul grocers during war viii
make no more than one delivery daily.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-10-12

for a sheep when it's the fluffy, pink
ribboned kind.
The Dickinson press., 1917-11-24
BIDS WANTED

WAN
Sealed bids will be received by Green
river School District No. II, Dunn Co.,
N. D., up to one o'clock in the after
a frame school house on the NV corner
of the NWA 26-141-95. Plans and speci-
fications to be seen in the office of Wal
ton & Davis. Dickinson. N. D., and at the
office of the district clerk. The success
full bidder will be required to furnish q
bond covering the amount of his bid:
The board reserves the right to reject
any or all bids.
BY order of the school board,
JOSEPH PELESKA,
District Clerk.
New Hradec, N. D.
(Pub. Nov. "a; Dec. 1-8.)
The Dickinson press., 1917-11-24

Of EH NEA -. So 14o 90 1918
L. N. Cary, Part of VIZ
NWA ................ 80 14O 80 50.l5
I hereby certify that the above is a
true and correct list of the unpaid and
delinquent taxes for the year 1916, and
previous years, as shown by the records
Of my office
Dated at Dickinson, North Dakota,
this 18th day of November, 1917:
(SeaD J. l.. HUGHES,
County Auditor of Stark County.
North Dakota.
The Dickinson press., 1917-11-24

Consolidated Coal Co.,
Leased Site No. 25364
opposite ....-.....-..-..-..-..: II
Schwartz & Singer, Leased
Site No. 28375 -:..-.-:-.
A. w. Berns, Leased Site
No. 28456 .......................
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-19
FLEETS GUNS
DO GREAT WORK
Admiral May Reports Greater Progress
in Workmanship This Year
Than Ever Before.

Washington, June l9.--Greater prog
ress has been made in the marksman-
ship of the Atlantic fleet this year than
ever before, according to report by
Admiral Mayo, made public by Secretary
Daniels.
II am confident" said the admiral,
that the entire fleet will be ready in
the near future to render valuable serv-
ice on the scene of active operations in
the same spirit as those units of the
fleet which have already responded quick
ly and effectively to the sudden call for
active service against the enemy.
Notwithstanding the many Interrupt
tons in the schedules and the conditions
under which the exercises were neces-
sarily held, the reports indicate steady
progress in the ability and confidence of
the personnel to prepare for, maintain,
and control the fire OF the different bat
teries under varying conditions, and 1t
is believed that the final analysis of the
scores will show marked increase in
the rapidity of the fire and reasonably
increase in accuracy"
In reporting the increased efficiency
of the destroyer Admiral Mayo declares
"the time has now arrived when destroy
ers have become dangerous factors to
the enemy fleet in day as well as night
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-19
WILSON TO CALL
NEW ARMY SOON
The President Is Nearly Ready to Issue
Consumption Proclama-
ton.

Washington, June l9.--The American
war machine to grind out $4,000 sol
diers for service in France is agreed upon
and was ready to start work yesterday.
President Wilson's proclamation of
regulations, which will start the machine
by putting into practice the actual en-
rolling of men, is completed and ready
to be issued.
This proclamation tells in detail how
the fate of every man eligible for army
service will be decided. 1t directly al
fects every American on the registration
lists.
Since Saturday the president and Sec
rotary Baker have been going over the
final draft of the regulations prepared
by special advisory board.
In the next "a hours the rules prob
ably will be promulgated and the most
vital phase of the selective CONSUMPTION
will begin. The regulations create two
classes of exemption boards, outline
their duties and enunciate general rules
for exemption or service.
The personnel of local exemption
boards in 20 states was decided yester-
day They will be announced in less
than "a hours.
President Wilson's proclamation does
not set an exact day for the great lot
terry which will result in the men for
Americas first armies being summoned
from thousands of homes. But all Pro-
vost Marshal General Crowder's plans
are predicated on conducting this mo-
mentous lottery in the first week of
July.